Introducing her to toner wasn't the only beauty advice Cowen's mom instilled in her. She also taught her about aloe vera and how to use it, which is a beauty secret Cowen still uses to this day. "Because we're a family of redheads, we would always get burned," she said, recalling her years of living in Florida. Her mom grew an aloe plant in their backyard and Cowen said "she would break it off and just put it on our skin, and our skin would be brand new the next morning."
Now, her mom keeps an aloe leaf in the fridge at all times and applies it as needed. "I do that too," she said. "It's amazing. . . it's my favourite little secret."