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Wart Removal Using Aloe Vera

Cordelia — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:43:27 +0000

Warts, in most cases, are just not at all wanted. The reason being, they’re small growths that are very visible, depending on the part of your body they are found on. These types of growths are, typically, harmless and non-cancerous, but they’re still not at all wanted. If you have been searching all over for a successful, yet inexpensive method to have one, or several, warts eliminated, you might want to consider attempting an alternative, all natural treatment by trying the aloe vera method.

Although it can’t be stated conclusively that aloe vera is a successful wart elimination technique, you will find a sufficient amount of testimonials available to take into account. Your own final results may vary and it’s possible it may not work well for you, while it can work wonders for other people. Nevertheless, it won’t ever hurt the skin, nor will ever leave any scarring or make it any way worse, just to try it out.

To begin, you will need to saturate a small ball of cotton with pure aloe vera gel. Following the soaking, you will need to tape the ball of cotton to your wart for a minimum of one minute. Longer is better.
You will need to add aloe vera gel to the wart, either directly, or by using the soaked ball of cotton for it, every couple of hours. Apart from the daily changes, as long as you continue to leave the aloe vera gel soaked cotton ball in place as instructed, your wart should fall off anywhere from a number of days to a few weeks.

Aloe Vera for Minor External First Aid

Cordelia — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:00:00 +0000

Everyone knows aloe vera is a welcomed, soothing remedy for burns, but it’s also useful in a variety of ways, when minor external first aid is needed.
Here’s just a few:

For sunburn, or minor burns (where there is redness only) simply snapping off a leaf and dabbing the gel onto it will soothe wonderfully.
Because of it’s antifungal, antibacterial and antiseptic qualities, aloe gel will harden into a natural bandage and can be used for minor abrasions, grazes and bruises.
Many have reported it will greatly reduce the appearance of scars when applied.
After shaving legs, bikini area, face, etc., applying aloe gel will diminish razor burns and heal minor cuts very quickly with no scarring.
Aloe vera has done wonders for people with acne, and helps reduce the redness and scarring when applied to face.
Aloe vera has also been known to relieve and/or improve other external skin discomforts such as eczema, psoriasis, ulcers, stings, bites, bruises, sprains and frostbite.

Please note: Aloe vera should never be used in place of an antiseptic. Once an injury is cleaned and treated as necessary, aloe gel can be applied to help protect the wound and speed the healing process.

Aloe Vera Basic Uses for Beauty

Cordelia — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:00:00 +0000

Aloe vera has a wide range of uses to keep your skin looking beautiful and healthy!
Here’s just a few quick basic uses:

For a soft, fresh glow, apply aloe gel directly to your face after cleansing in the morning and before bed. Where other products usually fail, aloe gel will work quickly to help clear blemishes, giving you that wonderful fresh glow!
If you have problems with acne, using aloe vera will help since it removes dead cells and opens your pores to discard blocked oils. You can also apply aloe vera to any scarring left by acne.
Some women have tried aloe on their eyelashes to achieve thicker and longer eyelashes. A very tiny amount of aloe vera gel applied to eyelashes at night before bed is suggested.
Apply aloe gel to razor burns and let dry to help soothe and disappear.
Applying aloe gel to healed wounds will help reduce scarring, or keep from scarring at all.
If you’ve dandruff problems, you can apply aloe vera to your scalp (best if wet) and leave on for 15 minutes before washing your hair. Doing this regularly before each shampoo will help keep the dandruff to a very minimum.

More thorough tips to come later!