Can aloe vera gel remove burn scars?

No one wants to have scars on their body, especially burn scars. However, if you have a scar-prone physique, it is easy to get scars after a burn. Everyone knows that scars are very unsightly. In order to remove burn scars, many people have thought of many ways and used many scar removal products, but the results are very unsatisfactory. Can aloe vera gel remove burn scars?

Is aloe vera gel useful after burns?

Aloe vera gel effect 1: Delaying skin aging. The mucus in aloe vera gel contains a unique protein, which is an important ingredient in preventing cell aging and treating chronic allergies. Aloe vera gel can activate cell vitality, delay skin aging, astringe and harmonize the skin.

The second effect of aloe vera gel: nutrition and moisturizing. The amino acids and complex polysaccharides in it constitute the natural moisturizing factor (NMF), which can replenish the moisture lost in the skin, restore the function of collagen, prevent facial wrinkles, and keep the skin soft, smooth and elastic.

Aloe vera gel effect three: acne removal aloe vera gel can reduce inflammation and kill bacteria, inhibit inflammation, drain secretions, promote local metabolism, moisturize the skin, prevent keratinization, and can astringe sores, promote cell regeneration, reduce or avoid scars; from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, aloe vera has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is a very suitable external medicine. It can prevent skin inflammation and allergies, bacterial growth, promote cell metabolism and skin regeneration, relieve pain and itching, and is effective for acne, pimples, allergies, and redness and swelling.

Aloe vera gel effect four: whitening and removing spots. Because of its natural whitening factor, it can penetrate deep into the skin to lock moisture, repair damaged skin, restore the function of collagen, prevent facial wrinkles, and keep the skin smooth, soft and elastic. Polysaccharides and mucus act as an occlusal seal to form a solid covering layer, which can prevent the evaporation of moisture on the skin surface. The amino acids, organic acids, aloesin and other ingredients contained in aloe vera gel can inhibit the activity of tyrosinase and hinder the formation of melanin. Aloe vera can enhance microcirculation, promote cell metabolism, and gradually remove pigments deposited in the skin.

Aloe vera gel effect 5: Sun protection Certain ingredients in aloe vera gel can form an invisible film on the skin, which can prevent redness, swelling and burning sensation caused by sun exposure and protect the skin from burns. This is because aloe vera is rich in aspartic acid, glycine, serine and other amino acids that are beneficial to skin metabolism. It can prevent the damage and oxidation of the epidermis by long-wave ultraviolet rays in the sun, protect the reduction metabolism of epidermal cells and has anti-radiation ability. If you have oily skin and are worried that sunscreen is too oily, you might consider using aloe vera gel to protect your skin!

What can't you eat after a burn?

1. Patients in the later stages of burns should eat more high-calorie, high-protein, high-quality, small-volume, easy-to-digest and absorb foods, including eggs, fish, meat, etc.

2. It is advisable to eat more high-protein foods, especially drink more liquid and easily absorbed foods such as crucian carp soup, black fish soup, milk, etc., which are beneficial to the growth of wound cells and accelerate healing.

3. Burn patients should eat more foods high in zinc, such as oysters, herring, shrimp skin, seaweed, fish meal, sesame, peanuts, pork liver, beans, etc., which can effectively avoid wound infection and promote wound healing.

4. Avoid smoking, drinking and tea after burns.

The nicotine in cigarettes causes blood vessels to constrict, which is not conducive to the healing of skin wounds.

Alcohol dilates blood vessels and improves blood circulation. When there is an infection, alcohol should be avoided, especially in the early stages of massive protein exudation.

Although drinking tea replenishes fluids, when the body needs nutrition, drinking large amounts of tea will dilute the gastric juice and affect the body's absorption of protein.

Warm reminder: Scald patients should not drink tea when they have a fever, because the caffeine in tea can increase body temperature and reduce the effect of antipyretics.

5. After being burned, avoid spicy or hot foods that increase fire. Patients with burns have excessive fire poison in their bodies and should avoid spicy and hot foods that increase fire.

Such as chili peppers, hot sauce, onions, pepper, etc. Otherwise, it will help to generate heat, and the patient will suffer from the disadvantage of fire poison attacking the heart after eating.

6. Avoid eating crude fiber and gas-producing foods after burns.

Common foods include bamboo shoots, hairy bamboo shoots, leeks, celery, pineapples, etc. These foods will cause bloating and affect digestion when the gastrointestinal function of the scalded person is low.

7. Avoid frying, roasting or grilling food after being scalded. Any fried or grilled food can cause indigestion and can cause fire. Such as fried pork chops, roast chicken, roast duck, pancakes, fried dough sticks, etc.

8. Avoid consuming foods such as celery and coriander that may cause pigmentation.

9. Don’t eat animal skin. It’s good that there is collagen in animal skins, but the human body can produce enough collagen on its own through protein. Some animal skins (such as pig heads, chicken feet, poultry skins, etc.)