Nutrition and Hair: Aloe Vera For Hair Growth and Maintenance
Aloe Vera is a shrubby plant found mainly in the dry regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, America, and certain parts of India. For centuries it has been used as a beauty, health, skin, and hair product because of it nutrient content and ability to promote wellness. Recently Aloe Vera gained popularity in the natural hair queendom after Whitney (@Naptural85) introduced the plant as a prepoo product. Today, Black women across the globe use the plant to prepoo, shampoo, condition, and moisturize their crown. Aloe vera is triangular in shape with a clear gel-like substance inside. This gel contain most of the beneficial nutrients the plant has to offer. The nutrients include: amino acids (proteins), vitamin A, C, E, B12, and folic acid, calcium, chromium, copper, selenium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc, and proteolytic enzymes. Amino Acids: The Building Block of Proteins. Amino Acids are the building block of proteins. Without amino acids proteins will not be pro
