Centennial gives youth! Aloe in cosmetology
Aloe is one of the oldest medicinal plants, which is distributed throughout the planet. He was treated in ancient times and is often used now.
From ancient times it was known that the plant was used not only in medicine, but also in cosmetology. The Egyptians sacredly believed that aloe had miraculous powers. It was used for skin, hair, as lotions and as a gel. Try it and you take advantage of the miraculous plant!
Therapeutic and beneficial properties
The composition of the leaves and aloe juice includes more than 150 nutrients, which are associated with significant healing and cosmetic properties. Among them, various enzymes, vitamins, trace elements can be distinguished.The flower contains a huge amount of natural immunostimulant - Acemannan, which has an antibacterial effect.
- Protective property. This substance protects cells very well against a variety of viral lesions, so aloe-based drugs are used to treat AIDS and cancer. Aloe juice contains a large amount of mineral salts corresponding to human blood.
- Wound healing properties. Pure aloe juice can quickly heal wounds, cuts, bites. It can eliminate both external and internal problems. Often the juice of this flower is used to treat skin diseases, stomach ulcers.
- Anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. Medicines based on aloe juice help eliminate streptococci, staphylococci, pathogens of dysentery and diphtheria.
- Anti-aging properties. The juice of this flower has an incredible regenerating characteristic. The skin is rapidly restored, grows in damaged areas.
All details about the beneficial properties of aloe for the skin can be found in this article.
The chemical composition of flower juice
Pure aloe flower juice contains an impressive amount of minerals and vitamins, which positively affect the whole body and human immunity.
For the skin will be useful all kinds of products containing ascorbic acid, vitamins E, B1, B6, B12, silicon, iron, zinc, copper, sulfur. It is thanks to the content of these substances that aloe has a tremendous effect after its application.
Also alantoin is part of aloe juice. This substance promotes rapid tissue regeneration, as well as moisturizing cells, restoring their original structure.
How to use for cosmetic purposes?
Aloe juice has been used in cosmetology since the time of Cleopatra. The substance lignin penetrates the skin, conducting moisture, so the juice of the plant is a wonderful moisturizer. The complex of vitamins contained in the juice stimulates all metabolic processes and promotes rapid cell renewal.
The plant, which is part of many cosmetic preparations, is able to actively affect human skin, regardless of its type. Dry skin is greatly moisturized, sensitive skin will be well protected, and oily dermis is cleansed.
Cosmetics based on the agave can increase elasticity, fight free radicals, slow down the aging process.Aloe has always found its use as an anti-aging agent.. This plant can be in three forms: gel, oil or concentrate. Aloe gel contains a lot of water, so it is better to buy creams and lotions. The concentrate is obtained after dehydration of the gel. It is customary to use oil in lipsticks and suntans.
Cosmetics with agave juice are the most popular because they can have an effective effect without causing side effects.
How to make a cosmetic product at home?
Cream
You must buy a ready-made skin cream in a store or pharmacy and add 1 tablespoon of aloe juice to it, mix thoroughly. For a quick and high-quality result, biologically active substances such as propolis, sage, yeast, green tea, caraway seeds can be added. Apply aloe cream according to the rules:
- the skin should be clean, so it is worth washing thoroughly with warm water;
- the cream is applied to dry skin with a thin layer;
- massaging movements need to rub the product.
You can store such a cream in the refrigerator, but not more than one week.
We learn how to cook aloe cream at home using a video recipe:
Lotion
This cosmetic product is able to moisturize, cleanse, tone the skin. Making aloe lotion at home is easy enough. To do this, take 200 ml of boiled water and add there a teaspoon of alcohol and 2 tablespoons of the juice of the agave. The solution is thoroughly mixed.
Follow the instructions for use:
- the skin is rubbed with a towel to prevent burns;
- gently wiped with lotion.
Use such a remedy regularly 2 times a day. Alcohol-based agave lotion perfectly cleanses pores and eliminates black dots.
Watch a video on how to make aloe lotion:
Gel
The drug is prepared from the pulp of a flower. You can use the gel in the morning, instead of cream or in the evening before bedtime:
- apply the gel to dry skin;
- keep the product for no more than 15 minutes;
- rinse with warm water.
Gel perfectly copes with rashes, black spots, age spots. A cosmetic product can relieve inflammation, remove burn marks. If you rub the gel into the skin for several weeks, you can get rid of stretch marks.
We make gel from aloe with our own hands following the instructions on the video:
Ointment
There are a very large number of different recipes for the preparation of ointments based on an agave. You can make it from pure juice or add additional components. Such cosmetics are universal and effective assistants in the fight against skin problems.
Ointment acts as a powerful anti-inflammatoryeffective for rashes and skin inflammation. Rinse the damaged area well and apply the ointment in a thin layer. It should be rubbed gently, but not hard, so that the ointment could not quickly absorb. You can use this tool for several weeks, after which take a short break.
What helps?
The use of aloe flower in cosmetology is very effective. This cosmetic product has a positive effect not only on the skin, but also on the whole body. If you use cosmetics with agave juice, you can achieve tremendous results.
This tool helps:
- For acne. All kinds of masks, tonics and creams with aloe give an anti-inflammatory effect. In adolescence, you must constantly use funds from the juice of the agave. It is useful to apply the juice along with decoctions of calendula and chamomile.
- Wrinkle. Aloe-based cosmetics can save a person from small wrinkles. Of course, such remedies will not remove more serious cracks, but they will return the skin to a healthy appearance.
- For face. It is necessary to gently wipe the face with clean juice of the agave. The skin will become much softer and healthier.
- For skin. Some people have problems with dermis. An unpleasant rash appears that needs to be combated. Aloe juice-based products can prevent the appearance of unpleasant diseases on the skin.
Extract
Experts say that there is a fairly effective tool that comprehensively fights many skin problems and impaired functioning of the body.
Aloe extract is a stimulant of plant origin, which has a tonic, choleretic and laxative effect.This tool is widely used in cosmetology, because it can accelerate the metabolism of cells, as well as accelerate their recovery.
Contraindications
- Pregnancy
- Monthly
- Allergy.
- Damage to the liver.
- Kidney problems.
Some women have been using cosmetics with aloe for a long time and managed to feel the difference from the purchased creams. The use of this plant in cosmetology has become popular and effective. You can use agave juice for a long time, but the result will not be long in coming and will be noticeable almost immediately.