Aloe vera can be used for treatment of wound and burn healing, insect bites and skin care. Aloe vera contains polysaccharides, mannans, anthraquinones, and lectins. Scientists believe that these compounds help the treatment.
How to us aloe vera for treating wounds, burns and Insect Bites
1. To treat a wound, you should clean wound first, then apply aloe vera gel/juice to the wound, wrap with a bandage. Keep bandage soaked in aloe vera juice every a few hours.
2. To treat burns, you can simply apply aloe vera juice to the burned area. Reapply several times a day.
3. To treat insect bites, apply aloe vera gel or fresh aloe vera juice to the bite area. The insects include mosquitoes, bees, ants, wasps, yellow jackets, scorpions, centipedes and other insects.
There is a benefit of using aloe vera to treat wounds, burns and insect bites: It reduces the risk of infection because aloe vera has antibacterial and antifungal activities, which help in the treatment of wounds, burns, and minor skin infections, such as boils and benign skin cysts. Aloe vera extracts inhibit the growth of fungi that cause tinea.
Aloe vera is effective for skin care due to its soothing, moisturising, and healing properties. Aloe vera is widely used in face tissues, moisturisers, for soothing the skin, and keeping the skin moist to help avoid flaky scalp and skin.
For wound care, burn healing, or insect bites, you can find aloe vera gel at local health food stores, or you can use fresh aloe vera leaves if you have the plant in your home. For skin care, you can find cosmetic products (such as lotion, makeup, tissues, moisturizers, soaps, sunscreens, and shaving cream that contains aloe vera) in grocery stores.
