Aloe Vera for the Face

Disclaimer: To test if you are sensitive to any of these materials, please apply them on the skin behind your ears or the front of your hand (where you usually spray you perfume) to test. These areas are where the skin is the thinnest, if there is no bad effect within the next 6-12 hours, it should be safe for further use.

Aloe vera has anti-inflammatory properties and miraculous healing abilities, both when used internally and externally.

If you consume raw aloe, it helps to reduce stoke, helps with diabetics, has anti cancer properties and helps to enhance the immune system.

As extracted from the editor of naturalnews: "For starters, there's the fact that all succulents have self-repairing abilities. They don't simply store water in a giant internal "water tank" that leaks out if torn or punctured: Their internal gel repairs any cut or tear by automatically shrinking the wound and creating a new water-tight seal. This gel matrix is comprised of hundreds of different phytochemicals that not only store water and repair injury; they also grant notable medicinal effects to humans who consume them."

My aunts who are in their 60s have relatively good skin, and they don;t use any moisturisers or do facials. They introduced me to this wonderful plant. Whenever they feel a need to moisturise, or to soothe inflamed skin ( acne, pimples, sunburn, scars etc), they would bend a piece of the leaf and peel open the skin and apply to the affected area. Most importantly, it's easy to keep these plants and it's easy to use! Here's how:

1. Slice a piece leave from the bottom of the plant (the biggest one). Try to cut as close to the root as possible.
2. If you notice, there is a brown line on the left. that is because i used this leaf before, so the end will close up naturally due to the natural healing properties. Use a knife to cut the end, about 1 inch thick.


3. You'll see the succulent flesh inside, with the gooey juices flowing. Slice the piece into 2 equal halfshorizontally through the middle4. This is the end product. Open it up.
5. Simply apply in a rounded motion on your face, especially on the inflamed area as well as the areas under the side of your nose.
Please remember to trim the thorn like growths on the side of the leaf so they won't cut your face.
6. There are 2 ways this can be used.
As a mask: You can leave the gooey stuff on for 10 min, when you'll feel a tightening sensation on your face. Wash it off. Apply your toner and moisturiser after that.
As moisturiser: Apply, leave it on overnight. Wash it off the next morning. Please do not apply during the day as there were some claims that it will cause skin to darken under UV rays. To play safe, please apply before you sleep.

7. Tada! I felt that my skin feels tightened, pores reduced and also brightened

How to keep the rest of the aloe?

Usually one leaf last me 1-2 weeks. I'll keep the wrap end of the remaining leaf with a cling wrap. It'll close and heal by itself in abt 2 days.

Close back the piece of aloe you just used. It can be used again for the next 1-2 days as long as you keep the 2 halves clasped together. Keep both in a box, away from the sun.