Aloe vera in cosmetics

It is known that the use of aloe to treat various diseases for over two thousand years. Recent scientific evidence suggests that this plant is effective for treating colds, herpes, gingivitis and other diseases. There is also reason to believe that aloe vera can be an excellent tool for the care of teeth and oral cavity. Aloe gel speeds up the healing process and quickly relieves pain. When applied to the skin it causes a burning sensation, but as a means of oral care it has one drawback - it has a very bitter taste. Currently there are aloe juice, aloe gel and aloe - quite expensive, and very effective ingredient in many cosmetics.

Aloe vera is not only one of the ingredients of expensive moisturizers for the face and anti-sunburn. It is used in countless cosmetics and hair care. However, this leaves kaktusoobraznogo plants can be used in its natural form. The juice, which is released from the inside of the aloe leaf, has incredible moisturizing properties. It can be immediately rubbed into the skin for burns, cuts, scrapes and skin inflammation - aloe juice has a calming effect. In addition, aloe can be rubbed into the skin to smooth wrinkles and reduce the itching, burning and swelling after insect bites.

Aloe is famous not only because it has a curative effect on the skin, but also moisturizes and softens it. Aloe juice helps in the treatment of bruises, acne Acne: facial trouble , Minor defects of the skin, dermatitis, skin ulcers and eczema. Aloe also cope with the treatment of cosmetic defects such as varicose veins. Aloe is used to treat athlete's foot, canker sores and other oral disease, and psoriasis.

As a rule, used in the manufacture of cosmetics and aloe gel. They are perfectly moisturize the skin, and rapidly improve the condition of dry and damaged skin, eliminating peeling, returning firmness and elasticity.

Aloe helps to smooth wrinkles and makes the skin young and healthy. Aloe extract is a rich source of vitamin E - one of the most important substances for healthy skin.

Aloe is found in many cosmetic products intended for use after prolonged sun exposure. Chemicals that are part of the aloe, quickly soothe the skin and promote its recovery.

Aloe - recipes

To strengthen the immune system, it is recommended to take daily 1-2 tablespoons of aloe juice. It contains antioxidants Antioxidants: the truth about the notorious benefits   It helps the body to better fight disease and slow the aging process. Aloe juice can be mixed with other fresh juices - they neutralize the bitter taste of aloe.

Drinking aloe juice also helps to better control weight, and gives strength. It stimulates the cleansing of the digestive system, which over time accumulate substances that cause fatigue, depression, lethargy, and other problems that are sometimes mistakenly attributed to stress How to beat stress? Create an oasis   and other factors. In fact, it is often enough to bring the body of toxins that people felt much more cheerful.

If you have problems with the gums, put on the toothbrush little aloe gel, and gently rub her gums. To obtain a significant and stable results, you must do it regularly. Of course, such treatment does not eliminate the need to visit the dentist.

The daily intake of aloe juice for three months helps to reduce blood sugar levels Blood sugar - one of the main indicators of human health   in patients with type 2 diabetes. Start taking aloe juice should be only after consultation with your doctor.

Aloe juice is recommended to use externally as a remedy for arthritis pain. It reduces inflammation, and just two weeks significantly reduces the pain caused by arthritis.

Aloe vera medicine

Aloe vera accelerates healing, reduces scarring, slows the effects of aging, and it contains emollients penetrate deep into the skin, moisturizing it. If your location does not grow aloe and you do not feel reluctant to grow it at home (although it does not require much effort), you can use drugs based on it, which is applied to the skin or taken orally.

When using natural aloe leaf and squeezing juice, remember that aloe may fade, but the tip of the cut sheet is oxidized 4 hours after the circumcision. Try cut sheet placed in a plastic bag and used within a few hours after cutting. If this option is not acceptable to you, please use the medicines containing 98-99% pure Aloe. A few tablespoons of the prepared aloe vera juice can be added to any moisturizers to improve its effectiveness.

Benefits of Aloe

The species of aloe very much - about four hundred, but the most useful is only one species of this family of plants, aloe vera, or "health" of aloe. Aloe Vera - a plant has a truly miraculous, universal properties. One of the oldest traditional medicine of different countries, aloe for centuries been used to treat various diseases and disorders, was considered as "a means of first aid" for burns, wounds, variety of skin diseases.

Aloe Vera - this plant is a relative of a cactus. From it you can get two substances - gel and latex. Gel - a clear jelly-like substance that is inside aloe leaves. The milky sap is directly under the skin and the plant has a yellowish color. In the manufacture of certain products, these substances are used separately; others are made from crushed leaves, so there is also a gel and juice. Aloe vera has long been used for various purposes; It is even mentioned in the Bible, like a plant that is used as incense.

Health Benefits of Aloe

The beneficial properties of Aloe Vera have been known for several thousand years BC .  In the Philippine Islands aloe juice and milk treated kidney infection, in Japan added to drinks for overall health, and in some regions of India Aloe was the national food ingredient .  First of all, this plant is known for its healing effect on the skin: cut aloe leaves was applied to cuts, burns, wounds .  Very useful aloe vera for sunburn: thanks to antibacterial properties and soothing, moisturizing effect on the skin of freshly cut leaves of the aloe vera relieve redness and itching caused by sun damage, accelerate the natural healing process of the skin .  It helps aloe and more serious violations of the skin - such as common skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis .  Aloe found most widespread use in the treatment of various diseases and disorders: ulcer, diabetes, arthritis, colds, constipation, headache .  The main benefits of aloe health include:

• The ability to accelerate the natural healing process of tissue and skin for cuts, burns and other skin lesions
• The ability to prevent fungal, viral and bacterial infections by known antibacterial properties
• The ability to improve the skin condition by moisturizing and firming effect
• The ability to suppress inflammation and prevent the formation of scars
• The ability to suppress skin irritation and itching to shoot
• The ingestion - The ability to remove various disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, constipation and diarrhea to irritable bowel syndrome

The use of aloe

For centuries in folk medicine, used mainly aloe leaves - thick, fleshy, with a thick, gel-like juice. Today Aloe health benefits can be estimated, and without trying to grow a medicinal plant at home: aloe is available in the form of various medicinal ointments and gels, as well as in the form of capsules for oral administration. Aloe can also be found in the composition of a variety of means to care for the skin, because it is the skin of biologically active components of aloe are the best - all sorts of creams, lotions, masks for facial skin care and body. Of course, the most useful freshly picked leaves of aloe and fruit juice plants: over time the healing properties of aloe reduced.

Preparations based on aloe

Medicaments prepared on the basis of aloe, taken orally or applied to the skin. Aloe gel can simply be ingested for osteoarthritis, diseases of the gut including ulcerative colitis, as well as heat, skin ulcers and inflammatory processes, or as a restorative tonic. It is also used in gastric ulcer, diabetes, asthma, and for treatment of side effects of radiation therapy. It tastes very bitter aloe gel, so it is recommended to take mixed with honey or just a snack with something that has a strong taste.

Aloe

In most cases, however, the aloe gel is used externally as a remedy for burns (including solar), frostbite, psoriasis and cold (herpes). Some people also use it to quickly heal the wounds left after surgery and bedsores. Some scientific evidence supports the effectiveness of aloe gel. It contains substances that improve blood circulation in the thinnest blood vessels and kill bacteria. The combination of these effects really needs to promote more rapid healing of skin lesions. So far, however, data are insufficient to make accurate conclusions. One study even showed that aloe gel can slow the healing of wounds. Scientists continue to study its effect.

Milky juice is an effective folk remedy for constipation.

Laxative effect becomes apparent after about 10 hours after initiation of the gel. Prolonged use to achieve the same laxative effect is necessary to increase the dose to the patient, because of the substances contained in the milky juice, the inner lining of the intestine cells gradually lose potassium. It leads to a distinctive paralysis of the intestinal wall, due to which defecation is difficult. Therefore, taking this money for a long time can be dangerous.

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It is also taken orally for epilepsy, asthma, colds, bleeding, amenorrhea, colitis, depression Depression - a little more than a bad mood , Diabetes, multiple sclerosis, hemorrhoids, varicose veins Varicose veins - the operation is inevitable? , Bursa Bursitis - if you have trouble walking , Osteoarthritis, glaucoma, as well as some other visual impairment.

However, modern medicine considers oral latex, especially in high doses, it is not completely secure. There are suspicions, although it is not enough to prove that some of the substances that make up the milky sap can cause cancer. In addition, the milky juice of aloe is harmful to the kidneys; it can cause serious damage to the body, and in severe cases, even lead to death.

In recent studies it was found that upon oral daily intake of 10-20 ml of aloe gel for 12 weeks cholesterol reduced on average by 15%. Data from one study is not enough to draw definitive conclusions about the properties of this plant, however, people with high cholesterol levels can try taking aloe, but in smaller doses.

Contraindications and side effects

As with most medicinal herbs, aloe vera have very few contraindications and side effects. For external use of aloe vera gel is not observed any side effects at all - and the healing effect of aloe on your skin is evident, so healing or soothing ointments and gels with aloe vera can be used safely. If ingestion is the main side effect that can cause aloe vera, are disorders of the gastrointestinal tract - such as abdominal pain Abdominal pain: Types and Symptoms Diarrhea that occurs due to the action of aloe laxative and can reduce the absorption of drugs that are used in conjunction with Aloe.

Precautions to take aloe vera is recommended in the following cases:

• In diabetes (prolonged use of aloe orally can affect blood sugar levels)
• During pregnancy and breastfeeding
• During the menstrual period,
• When appendicitis and inflammatory bowel disease
• When you receive diuretics (diuretics), corticosteroids
• When ulcerative colitis

Tatiana Smirnova