Why aloe vera?

Aloe vera, “the magic of heaven” as it was known to the North American Indians, is one of the base ingredients in our soaps. Why? Well, mainly because of the extensive benefits of its properties for our skin and at the same time because it is a plant that has been cultivated in the Canary Islands for a long time ago.
Aloe vera makes our soaps have a nice, foamy texture. Leaving our skin hydrated and soft; and providing many benefits that we want to share below:

• A deep cleaning.
  What favors the opening of the pores and the elimination of dirt that causes the appearance of impurities in the dermis.
• Hydration.
• Regenerates skin tissues.
  It stimulates and strengthens collagen and elastin fibers, making it excellent for slowing down skin aging, reducing wrinkles and preventing the appearance of new ones.
• Reduces irritation and inflammation of the skin, as well as blisters, scars and all signs of acne.
• After sun is the perfect one.
  Calms the discomfort of burns and relieves skin redness from long hours of exposure to the sun. Great Regenerator.
• Prevents and reduces stretch marks.

As you can see, aloe vera is a perfect ally to take care of the health of our skin and to introduce it into our personal hygiene treatments.

But what are all these benefits due to? Well, we want to share with you very well are some of the properties that aloe vera has.

-Anthraquinones (laxative effect; Aloe-based cosmetics and food products must be exempt) aloin, the yellow liquid.

• Carbohydrates: essential sugars in the body to produce energy.
  Acemannan type. Current studies believe that the regenerative action of aloes on the skin and mucosa is thanks to this substance which is activated, thanks to the other components of the plant.
• Vitamins:
  Provitamin A (beta-carotene).
  Known for its antioxidant action, beneficial to the regeneration of skin cells. Vitamin A aids in the production of red blood cells and sex hormones.

Vitamin E, important antioxidant.
Used in treatment of rheumatism. It is effective thanks to its immunostimulating action, in the preventive and auxiliary treatment of cancer.

Vitamin C
Multiple benefits, the best known immunological and antioxidant action.
Important role in skin metabolism.

Vitamin B
It energetically feeds all the cells of the body. They can be useful if you are:

• Of fragile nerves
  *vegetarian and vegan
• You suffer from eating problems
• You take regular medications
  *Take the pill
• You suffer from stress
• You have difficulty sleeping.

🚫ATTENTION because VITAMIN B9 (folic acid) so good for growth is TOTALLY CONTRAINDICATED for PREGNANT women⚠🚫

Minerals and trace elements:
Iron💚Potassium💚Calcium💚Copper💚Magnesium💚Manganese💚Sodium💚Phosphorus 💚Selenium💚Zinc

• Enzymes * Amino acids * Secondary Vegetable Substances

As we can see, it is a very powerful and complete plant and we are really grateful for its existence and for having it so close.
To end our post on aloe vera, we want you some information that has caught our attention and seems quite curious to us.

🌱 In 5 years the plant already has an adult stem and its active ingredients are very effective. (Our plants are over eight years old).

🌱 Aloe lives between 10 and 15 years.

🌱 Never collect all the leaves, only those that are in the lower range, generally between 3 and 4 lower leaves.

🌱 To produce 1 kg or 1 liter of juice, between 6-10 leaves are needed.

🌱 Good leaves are 50 cm long, 5 cm thick, weigh 500gr.

🌱💦 Aloe vera juice that has been extracted from whole leaves is of less quality than that obtained only from the inner pulp. (Without the green outer layer).

🌱 The PH of aloe is between 4.5 and 4.9

🌱 In Central America the plant is still cultivated as in the time of the Mayans, in the shade of mangoes, papayeros, lemon trees,… Also in parts of Spain it is cultivated in this way.

If you have any questions about it or would like to share any information, do not hesitate to contact us, we will be happy to answer your requests.
Thank you very much and we hope this post has been useful!
See you soon.