When cut or broken, it immediately seals off the vital juices inside and appears to heal the wounded leaf. However, all aloe products are not equal. In short, the best aloe is one which contains the constituents that contain the active ingredients for positive effect, instead of material with negative effects. An aloe leaf contains more than 200 different constituents, which points to the fact that the leaf should be harvested and processed to assure that the active constituents are present in satisfactory amounts and are not adversely altered by the method of preparation. Among the desirable constituents are the polysaccharides.
Polysaccharides are the 'active' ingredients.
Heretofore, traditional methods of refining the aloe plant involve a hand-filleting process to remove the gel from the leaf. The leaf is then discarded. This total procedure is done entirely by a cold process treatment. Improved desirable characteristics for cosmetic usage Increased penetration through skin layers. Increase concentration of growth factors responsible for accelerating of healing.