A is for Aloe: Healthy Skin and Hair
February 17th, 2009
Why all the hype about Aloe being so important to healthy skin and hair?
The aloe plant has been in existence for thousands of years. It’s restorative and medicinal properties have been used since ancient times to fight everything from treating burns to counteracting wrinkles. Simple, yet highly effective remedies survive and remain popular because they have stood the test of time! In other words, they work!
The aging process is natural and unavoidable. Don’t let clever or deceptive marketing lead you to believe otherwise. Cell function begins to slow as early as our 20’s and 30’s. Poor diets, sun exposure, and environmental toxins are but a few of the contributing factors that accelerate this natural process.
Fortunately, Mother Nature has provided us with a host of natural remedies to ease the aging process. One such element is the essence of the Aloe Vera plant.
Aloe Vera possesses remarkable moisturizing properties and is excellent for the skin and hair because its pH value is almost identical to that of skin (slightly acidic). Scientific analysis reveals a complex group of chemicals and enzymes that are biologically active.
Aloe Vera is one of several natural substances scientifically documented to work. Scientific research into the benefits of Aloe began in the 1930’s. To date, volumes of research is available to review documenting the aloe plant’s ability to positively aid in the healing and repair of skin.
One remarkable benefit of Aloe Vera is it’s ability to increase the skin’s support protein, Collagen (which keeps skin firm and youthful looking), by increasing human fibroblast cells six to eight times faster than normal cell production.
Aloe Vera has also been known to be an excellent cleanser; it exfoliates old cells; cleans the pores; mops up excess oils; and removes wastes and toxins.
In addition, Aloe Vera has the tightening, astringent action which reduces large pores and the possibility of blemishes. It also contains an aspirin-like compound that makes the Aloe leaf and juice have an anti-inflammatory effect.
Aloe Vera aids in:
• keeping skin firm and youthful looking
• ridding old, dead skin cells
• tightening the skin to make you look younger
• cleaning and flushing skin’s pores
• Combats excessive sebum (oil) buildup
• Removal of all wastes and skin toxins
• reducing large pores
• reducing the possibility of blemishes
• and is suited for every skin type and every skin tone
• Aloe Vera is an anti-irritant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial.
Next to Cannabis Sativa (Hemp Seed Oil), extracts of the Aloe plant are the most important and most beneficial natural substance our skin and hair has.



