John Myers
Aloe vera was already considered an effective beauty secret in ancient Egypt. But what can the exotic plant really do and how is it used? Read everything you need to know about aloe vera care for skin and hair here!
Tropical medicinal plant: This is aloe vera
Aloe vera is an evergreen perennial native to the subtropics and has been cultivated as a medicinal plant for thousands of years. The power of aloe vera is deep inside: namely in the clear, gel-like plant sap. This is hidden in the fleshy plant leaves and is considered a real beauty elixir in naturopathy.
This is how aloe vera cares: possible uses
Aloe vera gel is said to have several effects. The plant sap is considered antibacterial, moisturizing, and anti-inflammatory. For this reason, the active ingredient can be found in countless skin care products for the face and body such as creams, peelings, and lotions, but also in wound ointments.
Après-sun products with aloe vera are also popular because the gel has a cooling and soothing effect on stressed skin. The anti-inflammatory property is also ideal for acne and impure skin because it allows pimples to heal faster. Aloe vera provides dry skin and hair with an extra portion of moisture and makes them shine.
Recently, drinks with extracts of medicinal plants have also become popular, which are supposed to make you beautiful from the inside out. Unfortunately, this effect has not yet been adequately documented.
Homemade care products with aloe vera
With pure aloe gel you can easily make a variety of beauty aids yourself. Whether you buy this or use a plant yourself is up to you. Because: In this country you can actually easily cultivate the succulent at home as a container or houseplant. Incidentally, the tropical exotic develops colorful flowers in winter and decorates every room.
Simply cut off a few outer leaves from your own plant for extraction. Then hang them upside down for a few minutes to allow the yellow resin to spill out. Then peel the leaves and cut and puree the gel. Finished!
For a moisturizing homemade mask, simply mix the gel with a few drops of jojoba or almond oil. As an SOS helper for sunburn, apply pure gel to painful areas and let it soak in for a while.
To conjure up a body and face scrub, combine aloe vera gel with honey and sea salt. And your hair will also thank you if you regularly massage pure aloe vera gel into dry ends. By the way, we have many more DIY ideas for you. For example instructions on how to sew make-up removal pads. Discover now!
