Our Aloe Vera
WHat is Aloe Vera?
ALOE BARBADENSIS MILLER
Aloe Barbadensis Miller. It’s a mouthful, but it’s a name worth knowing. There are around 400 species of Aloe plants found in arid regions throughout the world. They’re each beneficial in their own way, but there is only one species that has been recognized for millennia for its magically soothing abilities… Aloe Barbadensis Miller: The lifeblood of Aloe Vera of America.
As one of the oldest recognized botanicals, records of this plant exist on Sumerian clay tablets from as early as 2200 BC; Aloe Vera has long been lauded throughout history for its natural soothing, cooling, and moisturizing abilities. It is known for soothing minor burns, comforting and moisturizing stressed skin, and even helping to aid in your skin’s natural ability to regenerate itself. With science, innovation and our devoted research and development team, Aloe Vera of America is dedicated to bringing the best Aloe Vera directly to you. OWNING our own plantation
At Forever Living it is often said that, “Anything less than the best will never do,” and we believe that there is no better place to begin setting the bar for the highest standards in the industry than right here on the Aloe plantation.
Aloe Vera gel is the primary source for many of our phenomenal products and we take great care in making sure that we harvest only the best. In order to maintain complete quality control over our Aloe, Forever Living owns and controls 100% of its Aloe plantation in the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas and 100% of its 6,000-acre plantation in the Dominican Republic—the largest in the world. By controlling 100% of our plantations we control the planting season, plant selection, methods of fertilization and weed control, seasons of harvest, processing, storage and delivery.
Harvested by hand
From planting to tending to harvesting, our Aloe plants are carefully nurtured with the same level of care and standards that we put into to every one of our final products. Our farmers harvest our Aloe by hand, treating it with great care. The leaves are processed within hours, so you get the purest, freshest Aloe Vera gel intact with all its inherent qualities.
When it comes to harvesting and processing Aloe, our scientific leadership is devoted to ensuring that we have the freshest, most potent product available. The way we see it, nature has given us a wonderful gift in Aloe, and our scientists are focused upon developing its full potential. With that in mind, our special harvesting and patented stabilization processes are constantly evolving in order that we preserve Aloe in its freshest form and maintain its maximum benefits.
To this day we maintain hand planting, harvesting and processing techniques in order to preserve the most deeply inherent levels of quality control – just as we use goats and sheep for weed control and natural fertilizer. To this effect, Forever Living maintains 100% control of its farms for Aloe source material because we can rest assured that from planting to tending to harvesting our Aloe plants have been carefully nurtured with the same level of care and standards that we put into to every one of our final products. PROCESSING and packaging
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A positive impact
Unlike other companies that brag about environmental responsibility and minimal eco-adjustments in order keep up with environmental trends, Forever Living continually assesses its own practices in order effectively better ourselves on a regular basis. Why? Because we believe it is the right thing to do.
Forever Living Products’ net carbon footprint is one of a net positive effect on the environment. When it comes to the efficiency of converting CO2 into oxygen, 20 Aloe plants are equal to one tree.
With over 50 million Aloe Vera plants in our plantations, our Aloe Vera plantations actually cleanse the earth of 2 million tons of CO2 every year! Other companies brag environmental about responsibility just to keep up with environmental trends, we continually assess our practices and effectively better ourselves on a regular basis.
Forever Living Products’ net carbon footprint is one of a net positive effect on the environment. When it comes to the efficiency of converting CO2 into oxygen, 20 Aloe plants are equal to one tree.
With over 50 million Aloe Vera plants in our plantations, our Aloe Vera plantations actually cleanse the earth of 2 million tons of CO2 every year! Other companies brag environmental about responsibility just to keep up with environmental trends, we continually assess our practices and effectively better ourselves on a regular basis.