Aloe vera: your summer ally.

Thealoe vera gelis derived from the mechanical pressing of aloe vera leaves or Aloe barbadensis. It is rich in polysaccharides, vitamins, trace elements, enzymes, and amino acids. In the summer, the sun is usually omnipresent. Even though it's pleasant to enjoy it, being constantly exposed can dry out the skin and hair.

When applied to the skin, the aloe vera gel, due to its composition of hydrophilic species, captures water molecules and retains them, thus ensuring good hydration of the skin's superficial layers. Indeed, the barrier function of the horny layer and its composition of non-viable cells, rich in proteins and intracellular lipid domains, prevent the aloe vera gel from penetrating deeply. It thus forms a film on the skin's surface that limits water evaporation. To rehydrate your skin after sun exposure, you can use pure aloe vera gel or a product containing it, like our hydrating gel.

Also known assolar erythema, sunburns are first-degree burns caused by overexposure to the sun's UVB rays. They cause redness, as well as pain and even itching. In the most severe cases, blisters can even appear. According to a study published in 2012, the biological process that occurs during theonset of a sunburn is of an inflammatory type. The sun's UVB rays damage microRNAs which, once released into the extracellular environment, stimulate pro-inflammatory cytokines. A chain reaction then triggers a sunburn on the skin surface.

When applied topically, directly onto a sunburn, the aloe vera gel provides a pleasant coolness that soothes the pain and itching caused by the burn. Moreover, it exerts a soothing and repairing activity by inhibiting certain inflammation mediators such as prostaglandin F2, through the degradation pathway of arachidonic acid by acting on cyclooxygenase. This, in turn, limits inflammation and concurrently alleviates pain.