Real VS Fake Nature Republic Soothing and Moisture Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel With the popularity of the Nature Republic Aloe Vera gel, there are definitely fake ones out there. Even though I'm not an expert, but before I bought mine, I did sooooo much research beforehand. Before you guys read this I want to say, not all of this is mine own, what I did is go through many Chinese articles, and I translate them, so more people could know if they bought the real Aloe Vera gel. Before you even open the product check the opening lines on the side of the plastic package. The real one is almost twice as wide as the fake ones. The real gel has shinning water marks on the top, which are made in detail, and when you glide your hands over them, you can feel the bumps of where the water marks are. The real gel has many small air bubbles in between the gel. When you shake the bottle you can hear the "texture", the fake ones sounds very different.