IS ALOE VERA REALLY GOOD FOR YOUR SKIN?

From Andrew- Is Aloe Vera excellent for your skin? Aloe VeraWell Andrew, that’s an excellent question, though the answer is determined by who you ask. There are several naturopathic healers who recommend its use to treat several conditions which range from sunburns, psoriasis, osteoarthritis, high cholesterol levels, to your cure for striae. It can be seen in literally hundreds of skin products that happen to be widely available, usually such as lotions and sunblocks. The ancient Egyptians were using Aloe Vera since 4,000 BC where that it was known as the “plant of immortality”. Medical doctors have a different opinion for the matter. If that you were to ask them about ways to use Aloe, the response would most likely be, “there isn’t enough scientific evidence to indicate it’s a good treatment for anything”. Given the massive number of products available and anecdotal evidence seemingly supporting its use, I’m one medical doctor that finds it tough to argue Aloe doesn’t have all, but let’s glance at the evidence. There are two substances the Aloe Vera plant produces which might be used as medicines- gel and latex. The gel would be the clear, jelly-like stuff perfectly located at the center in the plant’s leaves. Surrounding the gel, under the plant’s skin, is usually a yellow material generally known as latex. There are some medicines which are made from the whole crushed leaf that incorporate both gel and latex, but generally latex is taken orally along with the gel is normally used topically. Although some claim taking gel orally has benefits.