Aloevera
Aloe Vera products
There is a wide product Range of Aloe Vera as: Aloe Juice, Aloe Jelly, Aloe Vera Gel, Aloe Vera Capsules, All Purpose Cream, Body Lotion, Body Wash, Tooth Gel, Shaving Gel, Shampoo. Hair Gel, Aloe Vera Powder, Aloe Oil and Aloe Butter and many more.
Aloe Vera Gel: The Aloe Vera Gel is a colorless, odorless, hydrocolloid with several natural beneficial substances. The effectiveness of Aloe Vera gel as a cosmetic skin care and pharmaceutical product is indisputable. The voluminous research shows clearly that the gel reduces scarring in burns, skin ulcers and other lesions. It has also been shown to have an invigorating effect on skin when applied on a regular basis. Although most consumers today use aloe vera as a health-promoting cosmetic and pharmaceutical product, its undeniable healing properties have led medical researchers and food industry specialists to take a second look at this wondrous plant as an internal health-aide.
Aloe Vera Gel is produced in several different ways to fit the select needs of the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetic manufacturers. Thus, manufacturers who prefer the gel in its natural form can order the pure gel, while others may require a liquid or powdered concentrate. Aloe vera gel can be used in a wide range of food products. It is presently used
in health drinks, sports beverages, soft drinks, candies and chewing gum. It is even used to prepare a hangover remedy.
Cosmetics: After Sun Soothing Spray or Gel, Moisturizing Suntan Lotions, Low or non alcohol Soothing Aftershave Lotion, Soothing Shaving Cream for Sensitive Skin, Lip Protector, Lipstick, Under Eye Wrinkle Remover Gel, Psoriasis Dry Flaky Skin Ointment, Anti-Dandruff Shampoo, Hair Rinse, Anti-Dandruff after rinse gel , Diaper Rash Ointment, Hemorrhoid Ointment, Rich Moisturizing Night Cream for Face, Light Moisturizing Lotion for
Face, Hand Lotion, Mouth Rinse for soothing sore and bleeding gums, Soothing Toothpaste for anti-plaque and sore gums, Aloe Vera Vaginal Douche, Moisturizing Aloe Vera
Spray for Refreshing Face, Aloe Facial Cleanser, Aloe Vera Facial Scrub, etc.
Aloe Vera Powder: Two hundred-fold (200x) powdered concentrate of pure Aloe Vera leaf filets, prepared without additives of any kind. Suitable for use in health food and beverage
formulations.
Aloe Vera cream
Aloe Vera Gel
Aloe Vera Powder
Sarees made from Aloe Vera fibre
Aloe Vera has found its way into cloth. Weavers in Tamil Nadu are experimenting with it to make colourful sarees. "With the price of yarn increasing, we thought of finding a natural fibre to make sarees. First, we used banana fibre, and now we have used fibre from the Aloe Vera plant. Sarees made from Aloe Vera fibre are in demand. Weavers today are earning well," claimed Sekar, President of the Anakaputhur Jute Weavers Association. "The Aloe Vera saree is becoming popular here. Earlier, we used to get 100 rupees per day, but now we receive 150 rupees; said a weaver. The sarees are worth Rs. 700 (14dollars) and are available in markets across the state.
Aloe Side Effects
If Aloe Vira is not processed properly it turned out to be poisonous. Over dose of Aloe can cause diarrhea and kidney damage. People who are on steroids, pills for irregular heart beat, diuretics, digoxin should not use Aloe. People with intestinal disorders, pregnant and nursing mothers and children below 12 years should not use Aloe. On May 9, 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule banning the use of aloe and cascara sagrada as laxative ingredients in over-the-counter drug products. The juice of the leaves of certain species, e.g. Aloe venenosa, is poisonous.
Economics
Aloe Vera is a medicinal plant and due to its extensive medicinal, nutraceutical and other uses its enjoy a great demand in the market across the globe. The major markets for Aloe Vera and its extracts are Australia, US and the entire Europe. Given the exponentially growing demand for it in the international market, Aloe Vera presents the finest commercial opportunity among the various medicinal plants. India is among the few countries gifted with the unique geographical features essential for cultivation of Aloe Vera and other high potential medicinal plants.
The International Aloe Science Council is a non-profit trade organization for the Aloe Vera Industry world-wide. Aloe growers, processors, finished goods, manufactures, marketing companies, insurance companies, equipment suppliers, printers, sales organizations, physicians, scientists and researchers are all eligible for and compromise membership. The common bond between the diverse group of individuals and companies is an interest in promoting Aloe Vera use in skin care products, beverages, pharmaceuticals and a wide variety of other products.
Modern Research
Researchers at the University of Miguel Hernández in Alicante, Spain, have developed a gel based on A. vera that prolongs the conservation of fresh produce, such as fresh fruit and legumes. This gel is tasteless, colorless and odorless. This natural product is a safe and environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic preservatives such as sulfur dioxide. The study showed that grapes at 1°C coated with this gel could be preserved for 35 days against 7 days for untreated grapes. According to the researchers, this gel operates through a combination of mechanics , forming a protective layer against the oxygen and moisture of the air and inhibiting, through its various antibiotic and antifungal compounds, the action of micro-organisms that cause foodborne illnesses.
Aloe Vera Symposium, 2010
The Federal Association of German Industrial and Commercial Companies (Bundesverband deutscher Industrie- und Handelsunternehmen - BDIH), in collaboration with LR Health & Beauty Systems GmbH and supported by the International Aloe Vera Science Council (IASC), has organized a one-day symposium dedicated to aloe vera. The Aloe Vera Symposium took place on the 16th February 2010, on the occasion of the Nuremberg fair (Congress Centre Nuremberg). Speakers covered a broad spectrum of issues, from the perspective of medical and natural sciences, quality assurance, legal affairs, marketing, analytics, natural cosmetics and food chemistry without forgetting the ethnopharmacological, ethnomedicinal and ritual use of aloe vera.
Devon Powell, The Aloe Vera Symposium, 2010 In an overview of the aloe vera market, Devon Powell (Executive Director, The International Aloe Science Council, Inc - IASC) demonstrated the potential for growth of the plant. Considering trends and prospects he questioned the audience about a possible golden age of aloe
Several speakers detailed the properties of aloe vera, including its ability to enhance the bioavailability of Vitamin C, E and B12. Michael Peuser even spoke about empirical experiences: from healing cancer to moisturizing. Dr. Christian Rätsch (ethnopharmacologist) highlighted myths, legends and lore surrounding aloe vera, and RA Harald Dittmar (M D, BDIH) proposed a review of possible and impossible health claims.
The event has made clear that there is no equivalent option to aloe vera currently available on the market. Up to now the wide-ranging and scientifically-proven application sprectrum of aloe vera remains unmatched! Aloe vera is used in the health, food and cosmetic industries and also present the advantage to be well known. Launching a credible alternative in the current legal and regulatory context would be a hard challenge.