Organic aloe vera- Nature’s all-rounder

Survivor, desert beauty and crammed with valuable substances – hardly any other ingredient supplies your skin with as many vitamins and nutrients as this popular desert plant. It was already a popular medicinal plant thousands of years ago – in numerous cultures around the world! At lavera aloe vera has been used from the very start as an important source of moisture in many care products.

INCI-designation: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

Typical growing region: USA, Central and South America, Spain and Australia

Special characteristic: Source of moisture and freshness

Aloe Vera- Beauty Plant with History

The aloe vera plant, which is so popular and versatile in natural cosmetics, is a true mystery. The ancient Egyptians swore by the healing effects of the "plant of immortality": Nefertiti and Cleopatra already knew what makes you naturally beautiful! In ancient Rome, aloe vera juice was used to heal wounds (from war) and Christopher Columbus brought the plant on his travels to America, where it was even revered as a sacred plant by the Mayans. We use this natural power in numerous lavera natural cosmetics products for natural beauty and care!

Aloe Vera- Also known as desert Lily

Admittedly, the Aloe Vera is only a true beauty from the inside. The rather unattractive, angular appearance of the plant is more like a cactus, but botanically it belongs to the lily family and therefore bears the beautiful name "desert lily".

The leaves are up to 50 cm long and have serrated edges. The plant produces orange-yellow flowers, and the inflorescence can grow up to one meter high. Aloe vera plants are now increasingly cultivated in the USA, Central and South America, Spain and Australia.

Nature has come up with a lot of ideas: the plant stores numerous valuable nutrients in its fleshy leaves. The seemingly endless list reads like a colorful potpourri of wonderful ingredients: polysaccharides, enzymes, non-essential amino acids, essential amino acids, antioxidants, minerals, trace elements and vitamins lie dormant in the leaves of the aloe vera. The highly concentrated nutrient density makes it so popular in our natural cosmetics.

Aloe vera is considered a true survivor in dry areas because it is very robust and stores water in its cactus-like, thick leaves, which provides it with vital liquids for a long time - even months. A lone fighter with endurance: The self-sufficient plant can simply produce its own nutrients even under extreme conditions. After a long period of drought, the leaves shrink, but after the next rain they straighten up again - this works with the help of the aloe vera gel inside the leaf. Aloe vera even heals small wounds on the leaves itself thanks to its own gel: Like a plaster, it seals the "wounds" and thus supports the healing process. Nature can be so fascinating...