I actually bought a plant and carefully brought it home on the plane. I would be prevented at customs today trying to bring a plant into the country, but a decade ago it was of no concern. I carefully nourished this plant and used the gel which is within the leaves for many first aid wounds such as burns, sunburn, cuts and grazes.

As a beauty therapist, I started to experiment using Aloe Vera in face masks and found it had amazing results, improving blemishes and spots, leaving the skin looking fresh and alive. However, there is no need to go out and buy an Aloe Vera plant because most health shops will be able to supply you with Aloe Vera gel in a tube or bottle.

One of the biggest benefits of Aloe Vera on the skin is it can penetrate all three layers which make up the skin, where it can work its anti-inflammatory anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal properties. Very few natural products can do this.

Benefits are :

• Anti-inflammatory - helping to reduce horrible red angry spots
• Anti-bacterial - helping reduce further outbreaks of spots and blemishes.