Aloe Vera Is Magical

Mucho apologies my dear beauty fiends (yes it's meant to say fiends not friends) I haven't been giving much of my dedicated time to this site as I would like to but I do have some things to share.

You may have heard people saying that the Aloe Vera plant is great for healing skin, dry skin, sunburn and so on. But, until you have tried it you may aswell have not been listening.

If you live in sunny climes you may be familiar with the Aloe Vera plant, if not this is what it looks like....



You will notice that the leaves are actually spiky, but don't let that put you off! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one, I advise you to cut a leaf from the underside of the plant so not to damage the rest of the plant. Be careful not to spike your hands, take a knife and just slightly peel the spikes off the edges of the leaf to make it smooth.

Wash the leaf to make sure there are no bugs hanging around, and make another cut on the edge where you cut it from the plant. This will be the juiciest edge. The reason I needed one the other day is because my lips where chapped beyond chapped. Not even The Body Shop's Vitamin E Lip Balm could help me, as the sides of my mouth had cracked too.

So I got the leaf and squeezed some aloe vera juice out, it looks a lot like clear lipgloss, so if you do put it on your lips they won't be green or anything. The improvement was so good. I kept the leaf in a food bag in my fridge so the leaf would be kept cool. I applied it as often as I could in the house and right before bed. You can also strip the leaf and slap it right on your sunburn.

If you don't have any Aloe Vera growing near you, there are always aloe based treatments, it's even in Shampoo. I found this great site where people in the US can get free Aloe Vera samples plus they have loads of info on there including my fave, that Cleopatra is said to have used it on her face! Well if it is good enough for an Egyptian Queen, then it's good enough for me. :)

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2 Responses to "Aloe Vera Is Magical"
debeauty blogger 24 January 2009 18:17  

OMG, I used to be SUPER addicted to Aloe Vera plants! I used to make masks of them all the time! Went as far as forcing the hubs go on night time missions and "borrow" from random neighborhood plants. Then I caught the case of the conscience and my and I bought me some at the store for me to plant at home. LOVE THEM. I also have been using Infinite Aloe. Ever heard of it? It's a miracle cream I tell ya! On top of my recommend list but quite pricey. I get it only when I feel a splurge coming on! Great post!

Crazy About Makeup 25 January 2009 20:21  

Hey thanks ;) hehe your Aloe Vera borrowing story made me laugh!
I pinched a leaf off one of my Mum's plants before!
I haven't heard of Infinite Aloe nope, I will check it out though.
Do you have any aloe mask recipes?

:p

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