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ALOE (VERA) BARBADENSIS – The aloe plant, a member of the lily family, is actually a succulent that closely resembles a cactus whose gel is made up of leaf pulp or mucilage - a thin, clear, jelly-like substance obtained from the parenchymal tissue that makes up the inner portion of the leaves. With soothing, calming affects, aloe is known to improve skin hydration, work as an anti-inflammatory and aid in the healing of cuts, grazes, insect bites and burns due its capacity to accelerate the turnover of collagen.Containing carbohydrate polymers, such as glucomannans and pectic acid, plus various other organic and inorganic compounds, including some antiseptic agents (lupeol, salicylic acid, urea nitrogen, cinnamonic acid, and phenoland sulfur), aloe is able to help prevent immune suppression caused by UVB light by repairing damage to langerhans cells. The polysaccharides, including the acetylated mannans, seem to give aloe its immune-stimulant properties where salicylate and carboxypeptidase are responsible for its anti-inflammatory activity. HYALURONIC ACID - Hyaluronic acid is a natural glycosaminoglycan, polysaccharides that are an important component of connective tissue and joint fluids that may be derived f(more...)