Honey and Aloe Vera
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The uses of aloe vera combined with the uses of honey are extremely useful however, as natural ingredients for many healing purposes.
They both contain natural anti-fungal and antiseptic properties, which make them very useful when making natural beauty recipes.
There are some pretty amazing claims made by some that honey and aloe vera can cure cancer!
I’m sorry but I will not give much credit to those claims because for one I have researched this and found no scientific proof and if these honey and aloe vera claims were true there would be no cancer left to cure!
Honey is a remarkable substance for helping in the healing of skin infections because it contains antibacterial properties which help to knit wounds together without fear of bacterial infections and can be helpful with healing most forms of acne.
Uses of aloe vera as a healing agent are extremely good also for a variety of ailments and irritating conditions which can flare up at any time in any one of us.
When we think “skin” we most often think facial skin and why not, we all want to look beautiful and our faces are more exposed than any other part of our bodies.
However, there are other skin complaints such as excema which itch and irritate us to the point of scratching until we bleed.
Not nice and when we take ourselves off to the doctor we are usually prescribed some awful cortisone cream which can be severely damaging to our skin when used over a long period of time.
Stop using this cream and back come the flare-ups we tried so desperately to rid ourselves of.
We want some natural ingredients preferably, which are soothing to the skin; that calms the inflammations and gently removes the irritants that are driving us mad.
These two wonderful ingredients can safely be used for as long as you wish with no harmful long term effects.
For All Round Healing
Aloe vera plants are easy to come by but a well established plant with plenty of leaves would be a good investment.
Cut a whole leaf from your plant and using a sharp knife cut off the spiky edges on both sides.
You could now just squeeze the aloe vera gel from the leaf or alternatively cut the whole leaf into small chunks.
Pop these chunks into a blender with two good spoonfuls of good quality honey. Please be careful to use a good a very good Raw Honey or Manuka Honey.
Blend these two ingredients together or if you are just using the gel then simply stir the two together.
Because honey is also a humectant, this means it draws moisture into the skin, something that helps eczema prone skin and relieves the itching fast.
Use this straight away if needed by simply spreading over the infected area and pop the rest in a clean and sterilized container in the fridge until you need to use it again.
Use your honey and aloe vera as a wonderful face pack; leave on for as long as you wish before rinsing off with fresh warm water.
Smooth some aloe vera juice onto your skin after as a wonderful moisturizer. You’ll soon be asked what your beauty secrets are!
Why not check out my beauty benefits of honey article for some more tips on natural skin care.
Sunburn is yet another nasty skin infliction and can be so painful. For a quick fix plaster your honey and aloe vera mixture over the affected area, not only will this relieve the pain but fast healing of the skin will be induced.
Eating aloe vera with benefits of eating honey is and can only be considered a good thing. Nothing nasty in these two natural products.
No added chemicals nor artificial ingredients, just pure ingredients provided for us by nature itself.
I’m not suggesting you eat an aloe vera leaf like a stick of celery, this would not I think taste very nice!
But if you combine these two ingredients with some fresh berries or any fruit that liquidizes well you will certainly have mixed up one of the healthiest drinks possible.
Whether you choose to use on the inside or the outside of your body, honey and aloe vera are going to be a useful addition to your home remedies collection.
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