Karen Sottosanti
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Karen Sottosanti is a writer and editor who works in educational publishing. Prior to starting her own business in 2005, she was a content editor and project manager at McGraw-Hill. Educated at Ohio University and Kansas State University, she has taught composition at KSU and worked as a journalist for daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, and online content providers.
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Aloe vera, (Aloe vera), perennial succulent plant cultivated worldwide as an ornamental and for medicinal and cosmetic uses. The gelatinous interior of the leaves is commonly applied directly to the skin as a beauty treatment or to soothe sunburns, and it is sometimes ingested as a traditional…
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