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6 Amazing Skin Health Benefits Of Aloe Vera Gel

The wonderful plant of Aloe Vera doesn’t require any introduction. The benefits of the aloe vera plant are very well-known and that is the reason it has a permanent place in most of the households for beuty regime. Be it acne or sunburn, aloe vera is the cure you can always depend on. But, do you know how aloe vera plant has so many great things to offer? Aloe Vera is a pulpy plant which stores water in the leaves that are fleshy and thick. Aloe Vera’s leaves produce 2 substances: first is gel, which is more or less water, mixed with many other nutrients; and the second is sap that is referred to as aloe latex.

6 Amazing Skin Health Benefits Of Aloe Vera Gel

6 Amazing Skin Health Benefits Of Aloe Vera Gel

Aloe vera leaves work wonders when it comes to our skin. Aloe vera nourishes the skin from within by providing glow to the skin and making it healthy. Let’s have a look at 6 wonderful benefits of aloe vera gel for the skin:

#1. Aloe Vera Gel Reduces Pimples & Lightens Blemishes

Aloe vera gel works very efficetively in curing acne and lightning scars and blemishes that are left behind. Aloe vera gel when used with lemon juice is helpful in reducing acne and its scars. Mixing lemon juice is essential as it has skin lightening properties that help reduce the acne blemishes.

Things You Need: Aloe vera gel- 1 tablespoon and Lemon juice -Two to three drops.

How to Use: Mix both the ingredients, i.e. lemon juice and aloe vera gel and make a fine paste. Massage it on the face. This aloe vera remedy gives best results when used overnight.

How Aloe Vera Gel Benefits in Reducing Pimples & Lightening Blemishes: Aloe vera gel contains anti-inflammatory and antibacterial wcih are auxins and gibberellins, that help cure the acne and blemished. Aloe vera gel also possesses polysaccharides which stimulate new growth of the skin cells. Aloe vera gel helps in speeding up the process of healing for the acne and preventing scars and this is how it benefits your skin.

Caution: Using lemonjuice on the skin can enhance the sensitivity towards the sun. Thus, applying a sunscreen before you step out in the sun is recommended.

#2. Aloe Vera Gel Provides Moisture to the Skin

Another wonderful benefit of Aloe vera gel is that it acts as a great moisturizer. Aloe vera gel shows miraculous effects on acne-prone and oily skin. The gel can be extracted directly from the Aloe vera plant and used on the skin to moisturize it. Also, there are many readymade Aloe vera gels present in the market. In case you are using them, just make sure that it consists of 90 to 100% Aloe vera gel.

Things You Need: A leaf of aloe vera.

How to Use: Peel off the outer layer of the aloe leaf to obtain its gel. Scoop the gel out and store this in a jar. Massage it on the face with gentle circular motions to moisturize your skin. Store the rest of the aloe gel in a refrigerator for increasing its shelf life.

How Aloe Vera Gel Benefits As A Moisturiser: Aloe vera boosts the water content in the skin and keeps it hydrated and moisturized without any greasiness.

#3. Aloe Vera Gel Benefits The Skin By Preventing Early Signs of Aging

Fine lines and wrinkles appear on our skin with time as we age. However, Aloe vera is wonderful in slowing these early aging signs on our skin. A moisturizing mask prepared with oatmeal, olive oil and aloe vera gel, makes the skin softer, smoother and younger.

Things You Need: Half-teaspoon of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of aloe vera gel and 1 teaspoon of oatmeal

How to Use: Mix all the ingredients till you form a paste. Apply this aloe paste on the face and leave it for 30 minutes. Wash your face using cold water.

How Aloe Vera Gel Prevents Early Signs of Aging: Our skin loses its elasticity and gets drier as we age and it makes us more prone to fine lines and wrinkles. Aloe vera gel moisturizes our skin and helps eliminate dead skin cells. As per different researches, aloe vera helps improve skin elasticity and makes it softer, smoother and younger.

#4. Aloe Vera Gel Cures Insect Bites & External Wounds

Aloe vera gel can be applied as a topical treatment on the skin to treat insect bites, bruises and small cuts. Also, Aloe vera gel can be applied as an aftershave cream for calming the irritated skin.

How Aloe Vera Gel Treats the Insect Bites & External Wounds: The anti-inflammatory properties of aloe vera make it very effective to treat insect bites and wounds.

#5. Aloe Vera Gel Reduces Stretch Marks

As we age, our skin tends to expand and contract like elastic. When our skin stretches too much because of constant weight gain or during pregnancy, the skin elasticity gets damaged resulting in development of stretch marks. They are like small tears on our skin layers that can be cured with the regular use of this magical ingredient which we know as aloe vera.

How to Use: Extract the aloe vera gel and massage it daily on the stretch marks.

#6. Aloe Vera Gel Helps with Sunburns

Aloe vera gel is used widely as sunburn treatment due to its soothing nature. Aloe vera gel helps reduce inflammation and the gel can be used directly on the sun brunt area.

How Aloe Vera Gel Benefits the Sun Burnt Skin: Owing to the anti-inflammatory agents of the aloe vera plant, it helps reduce the redness caused due to the exposure to the harmful sun rays and soothes the skin. The aloe vera gel works on the deeper layer of the skin by providing protective layer to your skin to retain the moisture. As aloe vera gel contains many antioxidants as well as other nutritional properties, your skin will be able to stop the moisture from escaping and this, in turn will help treat the sunburn faster.

Conclusion

So these were the 6 wonderful benefits of aloe vera gel for our skin. I am sure you can see how beneficial aloe vera is not only for cosmetic purposes, but also otherwise. So go buy your first aloe vera plant and start reaping its wonderful benefits.

References:

  1. Gupta, R., Flora, S. J. S., & Pachauri, V. (2018). Beneficial Role of Aloe Vera Gel in the Prevention of Cutaneous Toxicity of Sulfur Mustard in Mice. Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 37(4), 327–332. doi:10.1080/15569527.2018.1474872

  2. Surjushe, A., Vasani, R., & Saple, D. G. (2008). Aloe vera: A short review. Indian Journal of Dermatology, 53(4), 163–166. doi:10.4103/0019-5154.44785

  3. Reuter, J., Jocher, A., Stump, J., Grossjohann, B., Franke, G., & Schempp, C. M. (2008). Investigation of the anti-inflammatory potential of Aloe vera gel (97.5%) in the ultraviolet erythema test. Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 21(2), 106–110. doi:10.1159/000113840

  4. Hashemi, S. A., Madani, S. A., & Abediankenari, S. (2015). The Review on Properties of Aloe Vera in Healing of Cutaneous Wounds. BioMed Research International, 2015, 1–6. doi:10.1155/2015/714216

  5. Panahi, Y., Davoudi, S. M. M., Sahebkar, A., Beiraghdar, F., Dadjo, Y., Feizi, I., … Naghizadeh, M. M. (2012). Efficacy of Aloe vera/olive oil cream versus betamethasone cream for chronic skin lesions following sulfur mustard exposure: a randomized double-blind clinical trial. Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 31(2), 95–103. doi:10.3109/15569527.2011.605800

  6. Dawid-Pać, R. (2013). Medicinal plants used in treatment of inflammatory skin diseases. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postȩpy Dermatologii I Alergologii, 30(3), 170–177. doi:10.5114/pdia.2013.34537

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Last Modified On:August 24, 2023

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