The company's lead product, Manapol , is simply aloe vera juice. Promoters acknowledge that many counterfeit products emerged during past aloe vera fads, but this juice is the real thing. The true story on aloe vera is that breaking off a leaf from a living plant and applying the juice to a burn is one of the best first aid measures one can use. Aloe vera juice is also used in burn wards to soothe, protect and moisten wounds. The problem with marketing the juice is that it doesn't keep well.
Processing inactivates the ingredient that produces the desired effects.
So, many aloe vera products contain processed juice that has lost the plant's helpful properties. Mannatech does not claim to be able to stabilize betamannans, which is what is needed for the substance to be effective. The whole matter hangs on the question of Manapol's effectiveness, which they also tend to weasel on. Although it is a separate company, Mannatech has a licensing agreement with Carrington Laboratories, an aloe processor. Carrington has a jaded history on Wall Street in connection with its product Carrisyn .