This plant from my balcony garden.
Aloe vera is very well known plant . Most people have this in their home now. But how much do we know about it. Aloe is a cactus-like plant that grows in hot, dry climates. It originates from the Arabian Peninsula. It is cultivated for agricultural and medicinal uses. The botanical name of Aloe vera is Aloe barbadensis miller. Actually I didn't know it , found from google later.
My father is cutting the leaf to get the inner gel out of the leaf.
Aloe vera is gel from the leaves of aloe plants. The main attraction and effective thing is the gel. People used this gel from ancient period as a skin treatment. Aloe vera is considered as natural laxative, day by day it's uses increasing in a several way. You can use or drink it in any way you will get benefitted.
Three ways of using Aloe vera gel
~If you use aloe vera gel in your skin, it's an effective face moisturizer and pain reliever. Also it keeps your skin clear and hydrated. Press the gel in your skin through your fingers slowly. It may work as skin treatment. Amazingly it can be apply any type of skin like dry, oily ,normal or combined. But if you have any allergic issues please do not use it raw. If you use it raw it may reason of itching.
A raw aloe vera juice can be use as beaty hacks like makeup primer, makeup remover, sunburn soother, lightweight moisturizer.
~You can make a juice of aloe vera through grinding the gel with water or you can mix the grind gel into lemon juice as if it doesn't feel bad. It may look colorless but it is so pure to drink. In my family, we try to drink it regularly.
~You can apply the raw gel in your hair along or can use with oil. It help grow healthy hair and prevent hair fall.
Benefits of using aloe vera gel
Aloe vera juice is loaded with vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. It may boost digestion and remove toxins from the body and keep hydrated. Aloe vera juice is jam-packed with nutrients. It contains important vitamins and minerals like vitamins B, C,E and folic acid. Also contains small amounts of calcium, chopper, potassium, sodium, manganese, chromium, zinc. Aloe vera juice may also help to lower cholesterol, reduce blood sugar levels, promote hair growth. It may help decrease irritation in the stomach and other inflammatory disorders of the intestines. As aloe vera is a rich source of antioxidants that may help protect your skin. It’s often used to treat sunburns or other minor irritations.
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