| The plant is made up of a green outer skin, a yellow sap which, is extremely bitter to taste and a inner clear gel. It is this gel, the Aloe Vera Barbadensis (AVB) gel which is used because of it well know healing abilities, especially with skin. It has been used to treat a variety of skin related problems, from eczema to burns, cuts, insect bites, and many others. Its has been used by people for thousands of years it has been identified as a healing source since l,500 BC. It was apparently Cleopatra’s beauty secret. Even quoted as the "bitter herb" in the Bible. Jesus Christ was apparently wrapped in "myrrh and aloe" when placed in his tomb. Science has proved that AVB actually increases the speed of cell division causing new healthy skin to be produced at a much faster rate. It also has the ability to penetrate very deep into the skin taking with it all the moisture and healing enzymes you find in natural AVB. It also creates a molecular barrier between the skin and the surrounding air thus reduces dehydration through the skin helping lock all the moisture and goodness within. AVB has also been shown to slow down the ageing process and hence is a key ingredient in very high quality beauty anti-ageing products. Unfortunately a lot of products available to the general public are Alcohol based products which have the result of drying the skin to make it tighten, this has good short term effect but is not very good in the long run. It's a natural anesthetic a natural antibiotic and has been shown to improve the bodies immune system if taken internally, and has also been shown to help cure aliments such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome. (Please note: AVB can not cure any disease or medical problem it can only help. It is your own bodies immune system which, eventually and hopefully cures any problem. However, AVB has been shown to have a positive effect in bolstering up the bodies own defenses. Hence, by taking AVB you are helping your body defeat virtually any complaint.) If you want to know more about its healing abilities, like the rate at which it can heal skin 72 hrs faster after surgery than standard medical healing procedures then check out the Aloe Vera Studies Organization site. Also found on this website - 13 Ways Aloe Can Help: Sooths Burns, Minimises Frostbite Damage, Screens Out Radiation, Heals Psoriasis Lesions, Eases Intestinal Problems, Reduces Blood Sugar in Diabetics, Reduces Arthritic Swelling, Curtailing HIV infection, Stimulates Immune Responce Against Cancer. | 
