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T he most common nickname for Aloe Vera around the world is `the burns
plant'.



It richly deserves this sobriquet as it does indeed both soothe and heal
burnt skin.

Research carried out in the USA began as early as the 1930s. Using
fresh Aloe Vera Gel, a certain Dr Collins showed that regular application to a
post-radiotherapy bum reduced the burning and itching sensation and then went
on to promote faster healing, importantly with minimal scar formation.



Animal experiments in the 1950s and 1960s reinforced this discovery and
by the 1980s Aloe was being used in several plastic surgery units across
America. these surgeons of course were only prepared to use Aloe in their
units when they had fully understood how it actually worked. It was these
animal models that had revealed the mechanisms at work behind this improved
healing.



The main reason turned out to be that Aloe Vera blocked the formation of
a powerful substance liberated into traumatised skin called Thromboxane. This
substance constricts blood vessels and as a consequence reduces blood flow, so
where there is less Thromboxane around, more blood enters the damaged tissue
and thereby speeds up healing.



Japanese research in the late 1980s also unravelled the cause of the
natural antiinflammatory effect of AID which, together with the increased
blood flow, combines to speed up healing and reduce scarring.



In practice, the sooner Aloe is applied to a burnt area the better and
if the individual can be persuaded to drink the gel as well, the newly-forming
skin will be provided with all the essential micro-nutrients necessary to make
healthy and robust cells.



For thousands of years, people have used Aloe Vera to support the
healing process in bums - from mild sunburn to more serious bums. Aloe has
been shown to help speed up the healing process of bums and stimulate healthy
new skin growth.



It can also help soothe pain, swelling, infection and blisters.



Aloe Vera Gelly is the topical, soothing and cooling stabilised clear
Aloe Vera Gel from our Forever range, which can be easily spread onto the
affected area without touching or rubbing and is available in a tube.



Dr Peter Atherton MB ChB, DObst, RCOG, FRCGP & Advisory Board Member
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