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How to Store Aloe Vera Gel at Home
by Alicia Bodine
Aloe Vera Gel comes from the Aloe Vera plant. It is used as a medicine to soothe and heal skin. Aloe Vera Gel can be used to relieve dryness, heal sunburn, heal a cut, and even soften the rough skin on your elbows or knees. Aloe Vera Gel is sold in a bottle at many health stores and pharmacies. It is also readily available online. Once you purchase a bottle you will need to know how to store it.
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What Is Aloe Vera Gel Used for?
by Angela Kaelin
Aloe vera gel can be used as a remedy both internally and externally. Internally, the juice, including the gel, is used as a digestive aide, a laxative and an emmenagogue. Taken directly from the living plant, it can be used to heal a variety of skin conditions.
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Drinking Aloe Vera Gel to Heal Bladder
by Naima Manal
Bladder pain may indicate a bladder infection or injury, or a condition known as interstitial cystitis---a painful bladder condition that can damage the walls of the bladder. Aloe vera gel has been known as a natural remedy for some bladder conditions.
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What Are the Benefits of Aloe Vera Lotion?
by Snowden Trouper
Aloe vera gel is a natural additive commonly included in lotion formulas because of its skin healing properties. The plant which produces Aloe vera gel is a common desert plant which is also found in many garden departments and nurseries.
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How to Prepare Aloe Vera Gel
by The Armchair Herbalist
You can prepare your own aloe vera gel for use in making your own herbal remedy. For centuries, it has been made in much the same way as it is to this very day. It is a versatile form to take advantage of the health benefits of the aloe vera plant. Read on to learn how to prepare aloe vera gel.
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How to Use Aloe Vera Gel for its Many Benefits
by Merriment
Oh, the wonderful things that pure aloe vera gel can be used for. For years, I knew that the gel from the aloe vera plant was a good healing agent when applied to burns, scrapes and wounds. But I have come to learn just how much more I could use aloe vera gel for, and here, I will share some of these uses and benefits.
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Uses of Aloe Vera Gel
by Shirley Philbrick
The uses of aloe vera gel are plentiful. From centuries long past to the modern day, aloe retains its reputation as a versatile skin remedy. Because the most benefit of aloe vera gel comes directly from the plant itself, it is wise to have one or two aloe plants growing in your home.
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Aloe Vera Gel Benefits
by Chyrene Pendleton
Most of aloe vera gel's benefits have been proven scientifically to be true. Aloe vera gel research at Jodrell Laboratory in England,"describes antidiabetic, anticancer and antibiotic activities, so we may expect to see a widening use of aloe gel."
See Reference 1)
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How to Store Aloe Vera Gel
by Jennifer Elrod
Aloe Vera gel is a substance that is commonly used to treat minor skin damage such as sunburn, wounds or dry patches. According to Mayoclinic.com, it comes from the Aloe Vera plant, and has been used as a topical ointment for thousands of years. You can find it in many households today. If you want to keep your Aloe Vera gel as fresh as possible, then follow the steps outlined in the article below. With proper storage, your gel will last longer and provide a greater benefit.
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Aloe Vera Gel As a Wrinkle Reducer
by Sava Tang Alcantara
Aloe vera (Aloe barbadesis) is a plant that grows in southwestern US and is commonly available in most nurseries. Split open, the spiky leaves reveal a thick gel that that can be applied to burns directly.
Generally, alow is used b for sunburn, cuts and other minor skin irritations.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) state that "low quality" studies show aloe vera gel may help relieve dry skin but that more studies need to be done. No studies have been published by NIH on using aloe vera gel to reduce wrinkles.
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