LOOK IN THE MIRROR. GO AHEAD, I'LL WAIT. HAS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL ACNE MADE A COMEBACK? I BET YOU THOUGHT YOU COULDN'T EVEN GET ACNE AS AN ADULT. DIDN'T YOU? AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS, BUT OUR NEXT GUEST ONCE BATTLED ACNE AND THEN WENT ON TO BECOME A BEAUTY QUEEN! WE WANT TO WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW ALLISON KUSENBERGER, WHO'S WITH THE ALOE SOURCE. WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW, ALLISON. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WHEN I LOOK AT YOUR BEAUTIFUL SKIN IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE YOU BATTLED ACNE. AND I KNOW THAT FOR YOU HAVING CLEAR SKIN IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU'VE GRACED THE STAGE AS A CONTESTANT IN PAGEANTS, IN FACT, YOU WERE MISS ARKANSAS TEEN USA--WHAT WAS IT? ABOUT 2009? YES. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. WELL, THANK YOU. WHAT A TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND I GUESS BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT YOUR SKIN. I HAVE. AND WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOUR ACNE. PEOPLE THINK IT'S JUST A PHASE YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A DAILY BEAUTY REGIMEN AND WASH YOUR FACE TWICE A DAY. IT IS IMPORTANT AND IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE A KID...MY SON'S TWELVE, HE DOES NOT WASH HIS FACE TWICE A DAY, HE HAS ACNE. AND SO IT'S REALLY A BATTLE TO TRY TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL, AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ACNE AND YOUR PARTICULAR CASE, WHEN DID YOURS START? HOW DID YOU DEAL WITH IT AND GET RID OF IT? HOW LONG DID IT LAST? WELL, ACNE IS CAUSED WHEN DIRT AND BACTERIA CLOG YOUR PORES CAUSING THEM TO BECOME RED AND INFLAMED. SO LIKE MOST PEOPLE, I STARTED STRUGGLING WITH ACNE WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND AS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, MIDDLE SCHOOL IS HARD ENOUGH WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT COVERING UP THE EMBARASSING RED BUMPS ALL OVER YOUR FACE. SO I STARTED TRYING A LOT OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AND NOTHING REALLY SEEMED TO WORK LONG-TERM, UNTIL I STARTED USING PRODUCTS WITH STABILIZED ALOE VERA. BUT THEY NOT ONLY HELPED MY ACNE, THEY ALSO HELPED BOOST MY CONFIDENCE. SO I COULD PUT MY TIME AND ENERGY INTO OTHER THINGS. AND IT REDUCED THE APPEARANCE OF OLD ACNE SCARS. WELL, YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD. KIDS CAN BE CRUEL--. MM HMM. --AT THAT AGE. AND THAT'S THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO BE DEALING WITH IS ACNE GROWTH. I NEVER HONESTLY WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT ALOE FOR ACNE, THOUGH. EXPLAIN THE CONNECTION. WELL, ALOE VERA IS FULL OF VITAMINS. IT HAS VITAMIN E, VITAMIN C, VITAMIN B3, B6, B12. IT HAS LOTS OF MINERALS, AMINO ACIDS, AND ENZYMES, AND THAT'S WHAT GIVE ALOE VERA ITS ANTI-OXIDANT PROPERTIES, SO IT PROMOTES HEALING OF THE SKIN. IT REDUCES THE REDNESS AND INFLAMMATION, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S GOOD TO USE FOR ACNE. IT SOUNDS LIKE ALOE VERA'S A ROCK STAR! IT IS. IT HAS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES AND THAT'S WHY WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, MY MOM WOULD ALWAYS BREAK OPEN A PIECE OF AN ALOE VERA PLANT AND RUB IT ON MY CUTS AND BURNS. AND SO, YOU DON'T THINK OF ALOE VERA, NECESSARILY FOR ACNE, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY PRODUCTS THAT CAN HELP, BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE GETTING THE RIGHT ONES. IT'S INTERESTING YOU SAY "SO MANY PRODUCTS" BECAUSE WHEN YOU GO TO A STORE, AND YOU LOOK AT THOSE STORE SHELVES, THEY ARE FILLED WITH PRODUCTS CONTAINING ALOE VERA. HOW DO I KNOW WHICH ONE IS BEST? DO YOUR RESEARCH. YOU NEED TO BE LOOKING AT THE INGREDIENTS AND THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO BE TELLING YOUR HOW THEY'RE PROCESSED. IF THEY'RE HIDING THIS INFORMATION FROM YOU, IT'S PROBABLY NOT A GOOD THING. BUT AT THE ALOE SOURCE, OUR ALOE VERA IS ACTUALLY HARVESTED AND ORGANICALLY GROWN. WELL, LISTEN, IF IT'S ORGANICALLY GROWN, IF IT'S STABILIZED, THAT IS GONNA BE FRONT AND CENTER. RIGHT THERE ON THAT PACKAGING, BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA WANNA TOUT THAT, RIGHT? MM HMM. WHAT DOES STABILIZED ALOE VERA MEAN? ALOE VERA BECOMES INACTIVE 5 HOURS AFTER IT'S REMOVED FROM THE PLANT, IF IT'S NOT PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF. SO OUR ALOE VERA IS CUT, SHIPPED, AND HARVESTED DIFFERENTLY TO MAKE SURE THOSE NUTRIENTS REMAIN ACTIVE SO YOU RECEIVE THE FULL BENEFIT. I THINK THAT THERE ARE SO MANY SURPRISING BENEFITS OF ALOE VERA THAT I KNOW I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, AND I KNOW THAT THE ALOE SOURCE HAS PRODUCTS TO HELP ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS, NOT JUST ACNE, RIGHT? YES. WE HAVE A COMPLETE LINE OF FACE, BODY, AND INNER HEALTH PRODUCTS. EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF. BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT TO HELP WOMEN LOOK AND FEEL BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES. BOOST THEIR CONFIDENCE, AND REALLY JUST GIVE THEM SOMETHING SO THEY CAN TAKE ON THE DAY, AND THEY ALSO MAKE GREAT HOLIDAY GIFTS. I THINK THAT IS A GREAT WAY TO END IT. AND LISTEN, GREAT FOR YOU TO BE HERE. AND GOOD LUCK IN THE UPCOMING PAGEANT YOU HAVE. WE'RE GONNA BE ROOTING FOR YOU. THANK YOU. ALLISON, ALWAYS A PLEASURE WHEN YOU'RE HERE AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE COMING BACK WITH US. THIS IS NOT YOUR LAST VISIT WITH US. YOU'VE GOT TO COME BACK FOR PART FOUR TO WRAP UP OUR SERIES ON THE BENEFITS OF ALOE, SO I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT, AND FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALOE VERA AND ITS INCREDIBLE USES, SIMPLY VISIT OUR WEBSITE. THAT'S thebalancingact.com.