ALOEVERA is a magical
herb that helps to cure and enhance an overall personality. No wonder why this
is a commonly known remedy or medicine used by each one for all concerns. As
rightly said India is a land of Ayurveda, and herbs like Aloevera proves the
saying that has been globally accepted. Just google and one can get endless
results praising the benefits of this miracle plant. Its wonders are being used
in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics due to its anti inflammatory, antioxidants and
anti bacterial properties. Its extracts are used in almost every cosmetic
whether you talk of hair products like shampoos and conditioners or face care
like face wash, scrubs and packs. Not only in cosmetic intake of aloevera as a
medicine is curing endless health issues from head to toe. At present aloevera
juice is a part of daily routine for many people just to avoid regular health
concerns.
Aloevera has multiple
medicinal properties that make it best for beauty and health. That is Why
Multinational brands have no hesitation infusing it to their products and selling
them in the name of aloevera. Here is why one should go for it without giving a
second thought:
Aloe Vera for skin:
Anti inflammatory and
healing properties makes it an ultimate healer for skin burns, ulcers and
wounds. Majorly people use it to treat the sun burns and heal the tanned skin.
Regular use of aloevera gel greatly helps to reduce the dark spots, blemishes
and stretch marks. It has soothing and moisturising properties due to which it
is very effective on dry and rough skin. Even the normal skin people use it as
a skin massager or night moisturiser to keep the skin hydrated and spot
free.
Collagen and elastin
are the fibres that make the supporting structure of Human skin responsible for
its firmness and elasticity. Regular application of Aloevera slows down the
process of enzymes that are responsible for the breaking of the supporting
structure of the skin. That is why it acts as an anti ageing product also and
is effectively used to slow down early skin ageing with its regular use. An
antibacterial property of Aloe Vera due to the presence of salicylic acid is
very effective in controlling acnes and blemishes.
Aloe Vera For Hair
Aloevera is an
overlooked product especially for hair care in spite of its awesome and
ultimate results. For skin aloevera is the first pick healing all concerns but
for hair it is mostly out of the thought. Especially we Indians have a
perception that stick to only two or three product we trust for hair that
includes herbs like amla, reetha, shikakai, and heena.
As discussed earlier
Aloevera has soothing and moisturising properties that does wonders on dry and
rough hair making them silky and hydrated. Combined with products like curd,
egg, onion and many more, helps in deep conditioning of the hair. Proteolytic
enzymes present in aloevera acts as building block for hair split ends and
damaged cells in scalp further improving health of the hair follicles and
boosting hair growth. Endless videos can be seen online explaining how to add
aloevera with any of the conditioning product for hair growth.
Aloevera for overall health
We discussed how
common is this herb in cosmetics and beauty enhancements. Its uses are even
more dynamic and popular in medicines and health improvement. Just count on any
body part and you will be able to find its use. It is well said that beauty can’t
exist without health and aloevera has the expertise in crafting a beautiful
healthy body.
Aloevera can be
consumed in the form of Juice, powder and tablets available in the market as
per the requirement. Aloevera juice has earned popularity in comparison to
tablets and powder and is readily available. Herbal and Ayurvedic brands
promote it as a life saviour like Patanjali, SRI SRI, and Baidyanath. Its most
popular use is for stomach and intestine related issues like acidity,
constipation, digestion etc. Ayurveda states that any disease has its roots in
stomach and aloevera is considered as the best remedy to treat all issues
related to stomach and digestion. Hence indirectly it treats the concerns
related to liver and kidney as well. It is one of the best product to keep the
body hyderated and detoxified as aloe vera is a water dense plant. This is a
proven fact that hyderated body has the clear and impure skin. As its is a rich
source of antioxidants and vitamins it reduces the skin conditions like
Psoriasis and dermatitis.
General treatments for cuts, wounds, burns is very common as it poses the
potential to cure inflammation by destroying bacteria and soothing the effected
part. Extracts from aloe vera are used in food and energy drinks as well as it
is rich in nutrients, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and active enzymes. Aloe
Vera is rich with vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E. Many minerals are also
found in it like copper, iron, sodium, calcium, zinc, potassium, chromium, and
magnesium.
EXTRACTING ALOE VERA GEL AT HOME
What could be better than a natural home remedy for
beauty and health concerns. Extracting Aloe Vera Gel at home is very easy and has
better results than market promoted products. It can be done in 3 easy steps
1.Carefully check out thick and juicy leaves for
extracting the gel. Cut the leave from the bottom of its plant and let the sap
drain on its own.
2.Now make the leaves thorn free by cutting the edges
of the leaves.
3.Now using the knife, peel the green layer of the
leaves up to a thickness wherein transparent portion is easily visible. Then
chop this transparent portion into small pieces or dices. Transparent Aloe Vera
gel is ready for use.
Aloe Leaf contains three different substances called
Sap, gel and latex. Gel is basically the Aloe Vera Gel which is present deep
inside the leaf and is solid transparent substance. Whereas Sap is fluid just
with within top most layer of the leaf and is bitter in taste. This protects
the plant from animals. Latex is the substance between Sap and Gel. It is
yellow in color. It is also used along with gel in many medicines but is very
unsafe for direct consumption. Some people may consume it considering it as
Aloe Vera Gel but this is to understand that this substance is not for oral
consumption especially in high doses. It can cause cancer and is also very
harsh on kidneys.