Aloe Vera

    Aloe Vera is a desert plant, which would explain why it is so often used for sunburn relief. It is a beautiful plant and is extremely versatile. The part of the plant that you use is not an essential oil, but it does similar things for the plant that essential oils do for their plants.

   First Aloe Vera gel comes from the inside of the leaves of the plant. To access it and use the gel, all you have to do is pull a leaf off and squeeze the gel out like toothpaste. And if you don't use all the gel in that one leaf you can stick it in the fridge for a day and save it for later. The care and up keep of this great plant is super easy since it is a desert plant. You don't have to water it that often and you don't have to worry to much about it when you go on trips.

      Our natural first aid kit is certainly expanding. Aloe Vera not only adds relief to sunburns and bug bites, it is also a disinfectant. It also helps your body heal blisters. So its great for applying when you or your child gets a cut, blisters, sunburn or bug bites. For a great list of other natural items to add to your natural first aid kit go here.

       It can also be added to your natural cosmetics. If you make any of your own cosmetics, you can include Aloe Vera and give your finished product a great extra kick in that your cosmetics will be healing and taking care of you while your looking fabulous. Making your own cosmetics can be fun and exciting. It is definitely an adventure, there are so many resources out there right now. If you want to make your own make-up most of the resources are on the internet. There are a lot of books out there right now though on making your own body care products.

     I highly recommend getting your own plant and using the gel from your own plant, simply because you don't have to spend as much time checking the suppliers honesty like you do if you buy just the gel. I was given one just recently and I love it! It is such  a beautiful plant! Very simple looking, but that's what makes it so lovely. Here's another article that's very interesting.

     Well I hope that was helpful, and I look forward to talking to you on Facebook, Vimeo and here. On October 2nd I will be holding another class on Facebook, Essential Oils 101. We will go through all the oils in the starter kit as well as learn why oils do what they do! Hope you can join us!

Soli Deo Gloria!