I must say that many confuse the two different plants: Agave and Aloe vera. The majority of Russians on the windows "lives" it Stoletnik, which we used to call simply Aloeπ
However, both plants are very useful and are used as for medicinal purposes, and in the home of cosmetology. Agave and Aloe faith differ only by the application of efficiency in different fields. For example, in contrast to aloe, aloe vera not rarely used for oral administration. Agave is more often used for outdoor applications.
The flesh of agave helps:
* Soothe skin inflammations (acne, allergies, eczema)
* Improve the outflow of pus abscesses
* Speed ββup the regeneration of skin after burns
* To reduce the redness and itching of insect bites
* Remove scars and stretch marks
* Moisturize the skin and improve its elasticity
But today we will focus on how cook useful for face, hands and body gel (Though from agave, at least from the Aloe Vera). To start
cut off the lowest (a fleshy) leaves of plants. I Stoletnik still far from being a century, so rather "slender" sheets πThen put sheets in a container to glass yellow resin. it is almost not present in the older leaves, so after cutting - just put the sheets in the refrigerator (not the freezer) for a few weeks.
After that, a thin knife or peeler cut off green layer listaπ
And midway of the sheet with a spoon choose All gel massuπ
Gel looks like this π
I with the two (small) sheets turned about 50 gram capacity pure gel π
As for the leaves, they, too, I did not throw, add parsley, a little water in the blender π
Flooded into molds for ice and was also useful to wipe the face cubes π
Sam gel you can use, either in pure form, and add a little of any cosmetic oil π
Concerning store such a gel. He kept about 7-10 days in the refrigerator. If you learn a lot of gel and you want to increase its shelf life, the bank sterilizeAnd gel whisk a blender with vitamin C. After the foam settles - put gel in a clean jar and refrigerate. So it will be stored for several months.
Lecture about the benefits of aloe vera will not read - already reported in other publications, run in, read)
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