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Aloe Vera is a succulent plant that has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. We know its many health benefits, but its capillary properties are often less known. However, many Aloe Vera treatments exist to give strength and hydration to your hair. We explain all this to you in this article.
What is Aloe Vera?
Aloe Vera is a succulent plant measuring between 60 centimeters and 1 meter high. This plant is often used for healing purposes to facilitate healing, heal burns and reduce skin irritation, but also as a cosmetic and hair product. Aloe Vera is native to Africa and grows in arid tropical environments, but is now grown in many warm climates around the world. The plant is recognizable by its thick, triangular, fleshy leaves, often green or yellow-green in color.
These leaves contain sap and pulp in gel form. This gel is clear and contains a high concentration of vitamins and minerals . Composed mostly of water, Aloe Vera gel has many exceptional properties thanks to its large amount of minerals, enzymes, fatty acids, amino acids and vitamins A, B, C and E.
- This plant is used as a hair product thanks to the many nutrients, minerals and vitamins it contains in its gel.
For what types of hair?
Aloe Vera gel or treatments can be suitable for all hair types . For their moisturizing, nourishing and purifying properties, they are particularly recommended for dry and damaged hair or oily and irritated scalp.
- For dry and damaged hair : the plant will provide the missing nutrients to the hair fiber of your hair and its moisturizing agents consolidate the hair. These will be revitalized, soft and silky.
- For irritated scalps : Aloe Vera detoxifies your scalp to calm irritation and itching.
- For greasy hair : the Aloe Vera treatment purifies the scalp and regulates sebum production to reduce the greasy appearance and act on greasy dandruff.
The plant also has a role against other hair problems:
- For dull and lifeless hair : Aloe Vera care brings shine, radiance and suppleness to your hair, which then appears healthy.
- For hair loss : The gel of the plant slows down the phenomenon of hair loss and reduces the amount of hair lost by strengthening the hair fiber.
- For a lack of volume : Aloe Vera also brings volume to your hair.
- How to apply an Aloe Vera treatment on your hair?
What are its benefits on the hair?
Thanks to the many active ingredients contained in its gel, the plant provides the nutrition and hydration necessary for healthy hair growth.
Aloe Vera moisturizes the hair
Naturally moisturizing, the Aloe Vera plant, composed of 98% water, prevents capillary dryness. It provides intense hydration since it attracts and retains water at the heart of the hair fiber to strengthen dry or damaged hair. The plant is also an antioxidant that helps strengthen the hair fiber and protects the hair against external aggressions.
This plant accelerates hair growth
Aloe Vera accelerates hair growth for two main reasons. First, when applied to the scalp, the plant's gel promotes blood circulation, which encourages hair growth . The second reason is that this gel nourishes your hair with minerals, vitamins and nutrients essential to its growth and helps to accelerate the production of keratin, the protein that makes up 95% of hair. Thus, the fortifying and nourishing action of the plant helps to promote hair growth and prevent hair loss.
Aloe Vera soothes your scalp
Aloe Vera is given anti-inflammatory properties which makes it an ideal ingredient to soothe your irritated scalp. Aloe Vera gel helps relieve itching and irritation. Which can make it useful for treating scalp conditions like eczema and psoriasis.
To relieve your scalp, you can apply the gel of the plant directly to your scalp or choose an Aloe Vera treatment such as an Aloe Vera shampoo or an Aloe Vera mask . These Aloe Vera treatments are easier to apply and help soothe your scalp while washing and/or moisturizing your hair.
It purifies and detoxifies the hair
In addition, Aloe Vera acts on your scalp to purify it. Indeed, it purifies your skin and regulates the secretion of sebum . This natural oil, produced by the sebaceous glands, is necessary for the hydration of the hair and for its good growth. Unfortunately, it happens that the sebaceous glands go out of order and produce too much or not enough sebum. When sebum is produced in excess, your hair is greasy and oily. On the contrary, when the glands do not produce enough sebum, your hair is dry and lacks hydration.
Aloe Vera acts as a sebum regulator and therefore purifies your scalp to avoid oily hair or hair that is too dry.
It brings shine and suppleness
As a hair conditioner, Aloe Vera helps to give shine and softness to your hair. Its regenerating qualities nourish and revive the shine of the hair to give it suppleness and tone. The plant also makes it easier to detangle and style even the driest and most tangled hair.
The benefits of Aloe Vera hair care are therefore numerous. Indeed, thanks to its many nutrients and vitamins, Aloe Vera strengthens the hair fiber to promote healthy and toned growth.
