Generally Barbados aloe is a coarse looking perennial plant that have a short stem. Its leaves are long, erect and crowded in a basal rosette. The secretions of the Barbados aloe plant are well known for their ability to heal a variety of skin injuries and disorders.

Barbados aloe is a succulent plant of the class Liliopsida, order Asparagales, Family Asphodelaceae, genus Aloe. There are approximately 400 species in the genus. One of these is Barbados aloe (Medical aloe). As its name implies, the medicinal variation is the variety of Barbados aloe with health benefits that give the plant its reputation for healing burns.

The healing properties and health benefits of Barbados aloe for mild skin burns are so well. It is the best known for its soothing and external healing effect on burns, wounds, and rashes. According to modern research, when Barbados aloe is applied externally, it can help speed healing and restore skin tissue. This is primarily because of the plant's moisturizing effects. Barbados aloe is easily absorbed into the skin, preventing the air from drying damaged skin tissue and helping to relieve the pain that is associated with both burns and wounds.

This treatment has been known to reduce the pain, redness, and swelling of the burn and to prevent scars from forming on the skin. Its anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties help to heal and reduce burns quickly as well as moisturize the body skin gently and make them healthy and shiny. Women are strictly prohibited to use of Barbados Aloe in the pregnancy.