"Bitter Aloe" is a dried latex taken from the "peel" of the leaves, more precisely the double wall of the leafs water sacs. When bitter aloe is first extracted from the leaf, it is yellow, but it turns brown as it dries. The type of Aloe Vera sold by Herb Essential is made from the entire dehydrated leaf, cut or powdered. It is widely used in Cosmetics, food supplements and herbal remedies