Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Aloe Vera Benefits for the Skin | LHERITIER 1789



Aloe Vera is also known as the plant of imortality. Perhaps the moniker referring to immortality stems from the fact that it has been used for more than 6000 years with its origin being the modern day Sudan as it is commonly found in Africa.

Aloe vera has 20 minerals, 18 Amino Acids, 200 active enzymes illimitable nutrients, beneficial, compounds, and several essential vitamins.  So with all these properties, it is therefore important to incorporate this plant into your beauty rituals.

The gel is extremely useful for dry skin as well as in taming the effects of a sun burn. This is due to the fact that Aloe Vera is a the gel has moisture locked in and it helps in increasing elasticity as well as the hydration of the skin. Another benefit of the gel is that it moisturizes by releasing all the benefits touted above which in effect helps restore the skins pH balance. The non greasy feel of this gel is also ideal for those with oily skin as it moisturizes without leaving a greasy feel on the skin.

On our end, we have incorporated all these benefits alongside other ingredients to make a soap that does not leave the skin feeling like dry leather after a bath.  LHeritier 1789's naturally handmade Aloe Vera soap, is steeping delicious, rich, relaxing and skin friendly with real Mango extract will brighten your bath or shower with its crisp, clean fragrance. The fragrance is derived from an all natural Sunset Oil which is commonly known as Lavender. Once the cleansing is done, the Cocoa butter and Coconut cream components of this soap step in to simultaneously moisturise.

Another way to put this plant to good use is by drinking it's juice. The juice is great for digestive as well as PMS purposes. It aids in digestion and so when doing an internal cleanse, one can make this a part of their regimen. This juice is also very great for the hair and scalp. After shampooing and conditioning, it is great to rinse the hair with aloe juice as it aids in addressing the discomforts of an itchy dry scalp due to its anti-pruritic features. Its enzymatic benefits enable it to remove excessive dead skin from the scalp.