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Originally Posted by empericalbeauty /img/forum/go_quote.gif In cosmopolitan issue of february they showed this really gorgeous woman and guess what her secret was? a thin layer of vaseline each night before bed..wierd. she was GLOWING! ultra beautiful.I started using aloevera as a moisturizer and then last night i added vaseline. i woke up to a visibly softer skin.
FYI: Aloevera is the best moisturizer and it makes your skin loook less dull. I use one that is infused with hempseed oil made by aloe-Ha. sold at biglots.
I have to check out my biglots, can you give me the name of the product? I too love both aloevera and hempseed oil. Both are great for the skin, both inside and out. Here is some info on aloe(I'm sure more than you wanted to know).
Excerpted from “Aloe Vera, Myth or Medicine?†by Dr Peter Atherton
M.B.Ch.B., D.Obst. R.C.O.G., M.R.C.G.P. (Dr Peter Atherton is currently
a research Fellow at Oxford University studying the medicinal effects of
Aloe Vera, and author of “The Essential Aloe Veraâ€.)
Many patients, after treatment with aloe for various skin problems,
commented that their skin quality had improved and felt softer and
smoother This is not surprising as Aloe Vera has been added to many
cosmetic products for many years because of its known rejuvenating
action.
It achieves this in several different ways. Firstly the
polysaccharides act as moisturizers, hydrating the skin. Secondly, aloe
is absorbed into the skin and stimulates the fibroblasts to replicate
themselves faster (10,11) and it is these cells that produce the
collagen and elastin fibers, so the skin becomes more elastic and less
wrinkled. Aloe also makes the surface of the skin smoother because of
its cohesive effect on the superficial flaking epidermal cells by
sticking them together. It also possesses the ability to interfere with
the enzyme that produces melanin deposits in the skin, preventing the
formation of 'liver spots', which tend to form in aging skin. If Aloe
Vera is applied regularly and for long enough it will often cause
established spots to disappear. The best demonstration of this effect
that I have ever seen was shown by Dr. Ivan Danhof, an American
physician who has worked with topical aloe products in the cosmetic
industry for 30 years. When testing new creams and lotions, being right
handed, he always applied the material with the fingers of his right
hand to the back of his left hand in order to test its texture, smell
and penetrability. He now declares that he has one old hand and one
young hand and indeed the comparison when he puts his hands together to
show the backs, side by side, is quite remarkable. One hand is the
typical hand of a seventy year old with thinning, wrinkled skin covered
in a variety of blemishes, whilst the other, his left hand, is clear and
smooth and looks 30 years younger.
Aloe Vera is an important source of:
1. Vitamins
It is rich in all vitamins excluding Vitamin D, especially the
antioxidant Vitamins A (beta-carotene), C and E and even contains a
trace of Vit. B12, one of the very few plant sources of this vitamin.
This is important for vegetarians and vegans.
2. Enzymes
Several different types of these biochemical catalysts when taken orally
aid digestion by breaking down fat and sugars. One in particular,
Bradykinase, helps to reduce excessive inflammation when applied to the
skin topically and therefore reduces pain, whereas others help digest
any dead tissues in wounds. Lipases and proteases which break down foods
and aid digestion are present.
3. Minerals
Calcium, Sodium Potassium, Manganese, Magnesium, Copper, Zinc, Chromium
and the anti-oxidant Selenium. Although minerals and trace elements are
only needed in very small quantities, they are essential for the proper
functioning of various enzyme systems in different metabolic pathways.
4. Sugars
These are derived from the mucilage layer of the plant which surrounds
the inner gel, and are known as mucopolysaccharides, which enhance the
immune system and help to detoxify. Aloe Vera contains both mono and
polysaccharides, but the most important are the long chain sugars
involving glucose and mannose or the gluco-mannans which I have already
referred to. These sugars are ingested whole from the gut, not broken
down like other sugars, and appear in the bloodstream in exactly the
same form. This process is known as pinocytosis. Once in the blood
stream they are able to exert their immuno-regulating effect. Some of
these polysaccharides are not absorbed but stick to certain cells lining
the gut and form a barrier preventing absorption of unwanted material so
helping to prevent a "leaking" gut syndrome. In topical preparations the
sugars are also the main moisturisers.
5. Anthraquinones
There are twelve of these Phenolic compounds which are found exclusively
in the plant sap. In small quantities, when they do not exert their
purgative effect, they aid absorption from the gastro-intestinal tract
and have anti-microbial and pain killing effects. In some commercial
health drinks, the anthraquinones are removed because of the fear of
producing abdominal pain or diarrhea, but I feel that they are actually
beneficial in small amounts. The important ones, Aloin and Emodin, act
as painkillers. They also function as anti-bacterials and anti-virals.
6. Lignin
This in itself is an inert substance but when included in topical
preparations it endows Aloe Vera with a singular penetrative effect so
the other ingredients are absorbed into the skin.
7. Saponins
These soapy substances form about 3% of the Aloe Vera gel and are
capable of cleansing, having antiseptic properties. These act powerfully
as anti-microbials against bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeasts.
8. Fatty Acids
Cholesterol, Campesterol, b. Sisosterol and Lupeol. These four plant
steroids are important anti-inflammatory agents.
9. Salicylic acid
An aspirin-like compound possessing anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial
properties.
10. Amino Acids
The body needs 22 amino acids – the gel provides 20 of these. More
importantly, it provides 7 out of the 8 essential amino acids that the
body cannot synthesize.
I'll save hempseed info for another post.
FYI: Aloevera is the best moisturizer and it makes your skin loook less dull. I use one that is infused with hempseed oil made by aloe-Ha. sold at biglots.
I have to check out my biglots, can you give me the name of the product? I too love both aloevera and hempseed oil. Both are great for the skin, both inside and out. Here is some info on aloe(I'm sure more than you wanted to know).
Excerpted from “Aloe Vera, Myth or Medicine?†by Dr Peter Atherton
M.B.Ch.B., D.Obst. R.C.O.G., M.R.C.G.P. (Dr Peter Atherton is currently
a research Fellow at Oxford University studying the medicinal effects of
Aloe Vera, and author of “The Essential Aloe Veraâ€.)
Many patients, after treatment with aloe for various skin problems,
commented that their skin quality had improved and felt softer and
smoother This is not surprising as Aloe Vera has been added to many
cosmetic products for many years because of its known rejuvenating
action.
It achieves this in several different ways. Firstly the
polysaccharides act as moisturizers, hydrating the skin. Secondly, aloe
is absorbed into the skin and stimulates the fibroblasts to replicate
themselves faster (10,11) and it is these cells that produce the
collagen and elastin fibers, so the skin becomes more elastic and less
wrinkled. Aloe also makes the surface of the skin smoother because of
its cohesive effect on the superficial flaking epidermal cells by
sticking them together. It also possesses the ability to interfere with
the enzyme that produces melanin deposits in the skin, preventing the
formation of 'liver spots', which tend to form in aging skin. If Aloe
Vera is applied regularly and for long enough it will often cause
established spots to disappear. The best demonstration of this effect
that I have ever seen was shown by Dr. Ivan Danhof, an American
physician who has worked with topical aloe products in the cosmetic
industry for 30 years. When testing new creams and lotions, being right
handed, he always applied the material with the fingers of his right
hand to the back of his left hand in order to test its texture, smell
and penetrability. He now declares that he has one old hand and one
young hand and indeed the comparison when he puts his hands together to
show the backs, side by side, is quite remarkable. One hand is the
typical hand of a seventy year old with thinning, wrinkled skin covered
in a variety of blemishes, whilst the other, his left hand, is clear and
smooth and looks 30 years younger.
Aloe Vera is an important source of:
1. Vitamins
It is rich in all vitamins excluding Vitamin D, especially the
antioxidant Vitamins A (beta-carotene), C and E and even contains a
trace of Vit. B12, one of the very few plant sources of this vitamin.
This is important for vegetarians and vegans.
2. Enzymes
Several different types of these biochemical catalysts when taken orally
aid digestion by breaking down fat and sugars. One in particular,
Bradykinase, helps to reduce excessive inflammation when applied to the
skin topically and therefore reduces pain, whereas others help digest
any dead tissues in wounds. Lipases and proteases which break down foods
and aid digestion are present.
3. Minerals
Calcium, Sodium Potassium, Manganese, Magnesium, Copper, Zinc, Chromium
and the anti-oxidant Selenium. Although minerals and trace elements are
only needed in very small quantities, they are essential for the proper
functioning of various enzyme systems in different metabolic pathways.
4. Sugars
These are derived from the mucilage layer of the plant which surrounds
the inner gel, and are known as mucopolysaccharides, which enhance the
immune system and help to detoxify. Aloe Vera contains both mono and
polysaccharides, but the most important are the long chain sugars
involving glucose and mannose or the gluco-mannans which I have already
referred to. These sugars are ingested whole from the gut, not broken
down like other sugars, and appear in the bloodstream in exactly the
same form. This process is known as pinocytosis. Once in the blood
stream they are able to exert their immuno-regulating effect. Some of
these polysaccharides are not absorbed but stick to certain cells lining
the gut and form a barrier preventing absorption of unwanted material so
helping to prevent a "leaking" gut syndrome. In topical preparations the
sugars are also the main moisturisers.
5. Anthraquinones
There are twelve of these Phenolic compounds which are found exclusively
in the plant sap. In small quantities, when they do not exert their
purgative effect, they aid absorption from the gastro-intestinal tract
and have anti-microbial and pain killing effects. In some commercial
health drinks, the anthraquinones are removed because of the fear of
producing abdominal pain or diarrhea, but I feel that they are actually
beneficial in small amounts. The important ones, Aloin and Emodin, act
as painkillers. They also function as anti-bacterials and anti-virals.
6. Lignin
This in itself is an inert substance but when included in topical
preparations it endows Aloe Vera with a singular penetrative effect so
the other ingredients are absorbed into the skin.
7. Saponins
These soapy substances form about 3% of the Aloe Vera gel and are
capable of cleansing, having antiseptic properties. These act powerfully
as anti-microbials against bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeasts.
8. Fatty Acids
Cholesterol, Campesterol, b. Sisosterol and Lupeol. These four plant
steroids are important anti-inflammatory agents.
9. Salicylic acid
An aspirin-like compound possessing anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial
properties.
10. Amino Acids
The body needs 22 amino acids – the gel provides 20 of these. More
importantly, it provides 7 out of the 8 essential amino acids that the
body cannot synthesize.
I'll save hempseed info for another post.
