What are some of the documented benefits of using Aloe Vera products?
In 1995, at the International Aesthetics Expo in Las Vegas, Dr. Bill Coats, Director of the Coats Aloe Institute (USA), presented some of his findings regarding the benefits of using Aloe products: • Cold processed Aloe Vera is effective as an aid for the condition Chloasma (hyper-pigmentation of the face), and also in lessening the condition commonly called pregnancy mask. • Aloe Vera itself contains an enzyme, antityrosinase, which in time will bleach away the darker (Chloasma) pigmentation. This enzyme actually eats necrotic (dead) tissue, in essence removing those hated age or liver spots. (These dark deposits are actually sun damage which accumulate through years of exposure. They’re commonly found on the hands, arm, face and sometimes the back and shoulders of people who have spent a great deal of time in the sun during their youth. The damage doesn’t show up until years after the exposure. While all parts of the body are the same age, you’ll note this discolouration rarely devel