For centuries aloe vera has been used to help healthy skin growth and to relieve minor scrapes and burns, but what is it about aloe vera that helps your skin and the other benefits? Why do some many doctors, nutritionists and others in the medical community tout the affects aloe vera can have when applied as a topical aloe vera skin cream?

Benefits of Aloe Vera for the Skin:

  • Aloe Vera helps dry and cracked skin
  • Aloe Vera is a natural barrier from dangerous toxins

We all know that aloe vera has many benefits to ones life, but you may wonder what exactly is in it. The aloe vera plant contains over 75 different nutrients including:

  • Amino Acids
  • 19 0f the 20 essential amino acids the human body needs is found in aloe vera. While the human body only produces 12 of these, we rely on aloe vera for the remaining. These include: Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine,  Phenylalanine, Threonine, Valine, Alanine, Arginine, Asparagine, Cysteine, Glutamic Acid, Glycine, Histidine, Proline, Serine, Tyrosine, Glutamine, Aspartic Acid
  • Anthraquinones
    • 12 Phenolic compounds are found exclusively in the sap. The benefits of these can include pain killing effects, absorption in the gastro-intestinal tract and have anti-microbial effects.
  • Enzymes
    • Aloe vera includes 8 enzymes that help breakdown sugars and fats in the human body. These can also help with inflammation and skin ailments.
  • Hormones
    • 2 hormones are found within aloe vera, these help with healing and anti-inflammatory.
  • Lignin
    • Lignin is a substance that provides penetrating power in aloe vera skin preparations and acts as a carrier for other components. This substance helps increase the blood circulation to an infected area of skin and helps flush away dead tissue.
  • Salicylic Acid
    • Salicylic acid acts similar to an asprin for pain killing.
  • Saponins
    • Soapy substance that provides cleansing and antiseptic activity that can act as a anti-microbials against bacteria, fungi and viruses.
  • Sterols
    • Anti-inflammatory steroids that possess antiseptic and analgesic properties.
  • Vitamins
  • Minerals
  • Sugars