Herbal skin care — aloe vera

The summer months are a time that many people look forward to because there are so many opportunities to frolic in the sun and soak up some energizing vitamin D. However, As our time spent having fun in the sun increases, so too does our chances of suffering a painful sunburn. Were here to help you with 8 tips to soothe sunburn and help with the healing process. 

    Medicinal use of Herbs and botanicals is a practice that has a long and storied history. They've been used both orally and topically for thousands of years. In fact, the earliest written records about the use of plants for Medicinal purposes date back more than 5,000 years to the days of humankind's first known civilization, the sumerians of ancient mesopotamia. Although these are the first written records, archeological finds indicate that the use of plants, herbs, and botanicals may have already been an established practice amongst indigenous humans as far back as 60,000 years ago.   One major...

What is aloe vera? There are literally hundreds of species of aloe plants but the one that you're probably familiar with is the one you see at home depot or your local health foods store...you know...the weird looking one with the fat, thick walled, squishy green leaves that you can't help squeezing every time you see it...or maybe that's just a me thing. The aloe vera plant is sometimes referred to as a "wonder plant" due to its wide array of reported medicinal and therapeutic benefits. It's leaves are filled with a thick clear gel-like pulp call aloe vera gel....