Aloe Vera – What’s the big deal?
My life changed for the better the day that I stumbled across a lady selling Forever Aloe at a fair at my kids’ nursery. That sounds a little overly dramatic I know, but it is actually totally true.
I found products that made my sensitive skin and various skin issues happy, but more importantly, I found the Aloe drink. Within 5 days I had a 95% reduction in bloating and gas, and almost complete cessation of the crippling stomach pains I’d had a couple of times a week for years! After a few months, my skin conditions started clearing up too (coupled with healthier eating). I had more energy and knew I needed this stuff in my life forever.
Luckily for me (and my purse), I found that, once it had done it’s main healing work, I could live without it most the time. I just top up when times are tough and my gut health declines.
The reason’s that this stuff helped me are complex, because Aloe Vera isn’t a magic pill. It’s a nutrient powerhouse with over 75 active ingredients and all sorts of goodness for your body. It’s difficult to know exactly what it will do for you, so I can’t promise that it’ll cure you or even do anything! It reacts differently for different people, with different results and benefits. But if your gut health isn’t great, or you’re missing out on some of these nutrients, it could plug that gap and help you get back to health.
With the 60 day money back guarantee from Forever, if you’ve got any of the following, surely it’s worth a try!?
- headaches
- fatigue
- bloating
- stomach pains/IBS
- heartburn
- constipation
- depression
- poor skin (skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis)
- acne
What’s so good about Aloe Vera?
I could talk for ages about the benefits of Aloe, so I’ll list them quickly here, then you can read more about it in my post all about Aloe Vera here…
- great for skin
- boosts the immune system
- contains 20 (out of 22) amino acids
- is a brilliant digestive aid
- helps to heal the gut lining
- has beneficial effects on gut flora
- increases the activity of fibroblasts (skin cells producing elastin and collagen)
- can help to bring your internal pH back in balance if you’re acidic
- is naturally antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal
- is anti-inflammatory
- is rich in many vitamins including Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E – all these are anti-oxidants.
- also has other vitamins such as Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin 6, folic acid and choline. Studies also suggest that aloe vera also improves the bioavailability of vitamins C and B12.
- contains minerals – calcium, chromium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, zinc, sodium, chlorine and more..
- can help with bowel function
- is rich in several enzymes which facilitate processes in our bodies – Oxidase, Amylase, Catalase, Lipase, Bradykininase, Alkaline Phosphatase, carboxypeptidase, aliiase, cellulose, peroxidase.
Why Forever Aloe?
Loads of people make Aloe Products. So why should you choose Forever’s Aloe?
The purity of the product – the Aloe drink is 99.7% Aloe Vera inner leaf – pretty much as pure as you can get! Check the labels of the other, cheaper drinks out there and you’ll see it’s rarely the case.
Their patented stabilisation system, allowing them to keep the Aloe really fresh.
Their commitment to sustainabilty – they recently redesigned their packaging so that it would be more easily recycled and created from card principally, rather than plastic. Their packaging is plastic free too.
They have been farming organically since the beginnning – one of the earliest farms to realise the benefits to our world.
They control the entire process from planting to processing so they can ensure the quality fo the product. They’ve been doing this for 40 years!
They have a number of accreditations, such as certification from the International Aloe Science Council. This certification demonstrates that the Aloe Vera is of the best quality and highest purity.
Where can you get Forever Aloe products?
You probably won’t be suprised that I sell Forever’s Aloe products seeing as I love them so much! It helps me to get them cheaper too 🙂
So, if you think it’s worth giving Aloe a try, head on over to my Aloe shop and check out the products.
My favourite products are below – I’ve let you know why I particularly love these.
There are loads of other products too, people rave about the moisturisers and anti-ageing creams (I don’t use that sort of stuff so can’t comment) and the quality of the essential oils.
Aloe Vera Drinking Gel
Personally, I love the Aloe Vera juice drink (obviously!) – it’s amazing for gut health and like taking a multivitamin too.
Aloe Propolis cream
The Aloe Propolis cream has also been really great for my daughters eczema. It’s really moisturising, and the bee propolis gives it an extra boost in fighting fungal and infected skin conditions. It smells amazing too!
Aloe Gelly
Pure Aloe Leaf that you can apply to your skin. Great for speeding the healing of (and disinfecting) cuts, bites and stings, calming red areas and cooling sunburn.
Aloe & Avocado Bar Soap
An eco friendly option for cleaning, this soap doesn’t dry my skin out like normal soaps.
Aloe Shampoo
I find that I can tolerate the Shampoo and Conditioner on my scalp so I don’t need to use my steroid shampoo so much…
These work where coal tars and other ‘anti-dandruff’ shampoos couldn’t help my scalp.
Aloe Conditioner
I find that I can tolerate the Shampoo and Conditioner on my scalp so I don’t need to use my steroid shampoo so much…
These work where coal tars and other ‘anti-dandruff’ shampoos couldn’t help my scalp.