The agave will help to become more beautiful! Can I wipe my face daily with aloe leaf?

A plant called "aloe" has been known for more than one thousand years. It gained popularity due to its medicinal qualities and positive effects not only on the skin, but also on the human body as a whole.

Now scarlet can often be found as an ornamental home plant, and in nature there are about 500 subspecies of the aloe genus, mostly shrubs.

Currently, there are many cosmetics, including healing products based on the juice of this miracle plant.

Is it possible to smear the skin with agave juice?

To maintain facial skin in a toned and elastic state, it is useful to use aloe juice, which not only nourishes the skin with various vitamins (in particular, vitamins of groups B, C, E and A) but also moisturizes it, making it soft and matte. It is also useful to use face masks with the addition of the juice of this plant. We talked more about the use of aloe and what juice is best for skin care - pharmacy or home, in this article, and here you will find all the recipes for face preparations that can be prepared at home.

How is this useful?

The benefits of using aloe juice are undeniable:

• complexion becomes healthier;
• the skin is nourished by natural components, due to which its youth and freshness are extended;
• any inflammatory processes on the surface of the skin are eliminated and healed at an accelerated pace - from teenage acne and acne to small cuts and wounds;
• peeling, tightness and dryness of the skin pass;
• oily sheen disappears;
• pores are reduced, the skin becomes soft and velvety to the touch.

Watch a video about the benefits of aloe:

What diseases does it prevent?

The therapeutic effect of aloe has been known since ancient times. In addition to the healing, moisturizing and nourishing effects on the skin, Aloe is used in the treatment of rhinitis, eye diseases, gastrointestinal diseases: gastritis, enterocolitis. Also, the plant has a beneficial effect on metabolic processes, cleanses the intestines from harmful substances. You can use aloe juice for weight loss.

Which is better - rubbing a leaf or applying juice?

Regarding the use of aloe, it is advisable to use the juice squeezed from the medicinal aloe plant older than three years, and it is best to use the lower leaves, after cutting and holding them in the refrigerator, wrapping in some kind of tissue. You can squeeze the juice with gauze, before passing the leaves through a meat grinder or squeezing them manually. But even a simple periodic rubbing with a cut sheet will bring great benefits to the skin. In both cases, the leaves, after they have been cut, do not forget to rinse.

Is it possible to carry out such a procedure every day?

You can carry out the procedure of moisturizing and nourishing your face with aloe 2 times a week, but if there are any skin problems, then daily, applying aloe juice for 15-20 minutes before using a cream or makeup, and in the evening repeat this process on the skin prepared and cleaned of cosmetics and dust. The greatest effect will be from the use of freshly squeezed juice.

When and how to wait for the result?

The result is not long in coming - tangible changes in the skin will be visible after the first application, when you feel amazing softness, smoothness and matte. The visual and therapeutic effect will become noticeable after a couple of procedures.

Step-by-step instruction

The method of applying aloe juice for facial skin step by step.

1. Prepare the skin: completely wash off all makeup, wash with warm water, dab your face with a towel.
2. We apply aloe juice or simply wipe the skin with a peeled stem and leave it to dry for 15-20 minutes.
3. Wash off with warm water and, if necessary, apply a moisturizer (for oily and oily skin, this is usually not necessary, but it is better to focus on your feelings).

Rinse aloe juice always with warm water without soap.

If you find any discomfort during or after rubbing your face with aloe juice, you should next time dilute it with water in a 1: 1 ratio or stop using it altogether due to individual intolerance.

In the same way, aloe can be used for problems with the skin around the eyes. All the details of the use of this plant for skin care in this area, read a separate article.

Pharmacy products

Pharmaceutical products with aloe are full of variety: they are for all skin types, for different parts of the body, for any age, all kinds of emulsions, products in the form of a cream, gel, various specially prepared juices, masks and much more. Let's consider some of them.

Gel Sea of ​​Spa Aloe Vera, made in Israel

• A fairly thick gel with an unobtrusive pleasant aroma, available in standard tubes. It lays well and does not flow, is quickly absorbed, convenient to use.
• Effective for sunburn, insect bites, after which the skin is very itchy and itchy.
• Relieves swelling, soothes the skin, even anesthetizes. And, of course, it gives the skin smoothness and dullness.

Traditional use: apply a thin layer to cleansed skin, leave for 15 minutes, then gently rub the residue. Wash off with warm water. The disadvantage is that this gel is almost never found outside of Israel.

Gel Aroma-zone Gel d'aloe vera certifié BIO, France

1. A colorless gel with aloe vera in a bottle with a dispenser.
2. A universal gel, on the basis of which you can independently make all kinds of masks by simply adding different components and, of course, use the gel itself.
3. It proved to be very good after cleansing the face, when the skin needs to be restored and after edema in the morning.

Mode of application: moisturize your face slightly with water and immediately apply a thin layer of the gel, driving it lightly into the skin until completely absorbed. When tightening, the gel needs to be washed off after 15 minutes, but if there are no such sensations, it is quite possible not to wash it off.

The disadvantage is that offline means are not yet available.

Contraindications

Despite the high efficiency of using aloe in facial skin care, you should be careful not to forget about individual intolerance, which is a contraindication when using any means from this plant. Therefore, if after applying aloe vera juice or any means from it, a feeling of dryness, irritation, burning or redness of the skin appears, it is worth stopping its use.

For more than a thousand years, this miraculous plant helps to maintain youthful skin and maintain a flowering appearance. However, it must be remembered that any remedy has contraindications, so you need to use aloe with caution.

Watch the video: Face Mask for Bright and Clear Skin with Agave Nectar (May 2024).