Aloe,Aloe, Whats Going On `Ere Then (Aloe Vera)

Member Name: Sarahjh

Product:	Aloe Vera
Date:	15/12/08 (86 review reads)
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Advantages: A resilient plant with wonderful powers

Disadvantages: none

Agreed the Aloe Vera plant wouldn't be a contender in any beauty contest, but for sheer determination it would win hands down.
A few months ago I uprooted an aloe that looked like a case for the local undertaker, I just threw the remaining more than shabby leaves onto the compost heap and forgot about it.
But it has given birth! and instead of heading off to the Garden centre to treat myself to a new Aloe im watching the reincarnation process take place on my compost heap.


The Aloe is peculiarly ugly, the head resembles the top of a pineapple only worse! Each long succulent leaf has spiky edges.
The Aloe is certainly a hardy plant and they enjoy very long lives and can live up to twenty five years.
The Aloe is a born survivor, it will put up with drought, shade, water-logging and even not being cared for.
If the plant starts to feel pressure (they are just like human beings) it will put itself into a state of hibernation. When the conditions become acceptable again it will pop its head back up and get on with life.
Every leaf on the aloe plant is filled with water, that applies to the roots too and in the Winter months they don't like to be watered, bit they do like a drink at the beginning of the summer months.


The healing proprieties of the Aloe appear as far back as Egyptian times. It is generally the sap from the leaf that is used to heal. If you cut a leaf from the Aloe, then cut it off at the very bottom, the leaf can be kept refrigerated for a few days anyway.
When you want to use some of the sap then trim the sides of the leaf down, removing the spikes. Then split the leaf and scrape the sap (juice) out and put it into a container.
If you are treating a surface wound then Aloe Vera sap can be applied directly to the cleaned wound and then covered with a bandage, the Aloe sap reduces the risk of infection greatly.
If you have a graze or a scrape you can rub the leaf of the Aloe directly onto the abrasion, repeat the rub several times during the day to speed up the healing process.
Many people take a couple of teaspoons of Aloe juice a day to help regulate their bowels, or maybe just as a pick me up.
The Aloe sap is so good for your hair, if you apply it to wet hair at night and then just leave it on overnight and rinse it off in the morning it creates shine.
Many pregnant women apply the sap to their tummies to help ease the stretch marks and its always wisest to keep the treatment up after you have given birth, it helps to heal the stretch marks.


Aloe Vera is widely used as a medicine, it has amazing healing proprieties.
It does have a habit of drying you skin out a little, you may need to use a moisturiser in conjunction with it.
If you have diabetes then please check with your GP that you are able to use Aloe.
But I think that anyone would second me in saying that the Aloe may not have beauty on its side, but as we all know beauty is only skin deep and the Aloe has so much to offer.

Summary: A resilient plant that has so much to offer.