Cherished for the soothing, moisturizing quality of its leaves, aloe vera is primarily used as an ointment to relieve sunburn and rejuvenate damaged skin.
However, years ago, famed-explorer Christopher Columbus undoubtedly had more aloe uses in mind when he carried it along on many of his adventurous journeys, claiming “All is well, we have aloe on board.”
Even centuries before Columbus’ time, because of its beneficial properties, aloe vera was reportedly used for various purposes by ancient civilizations, including the Chinese, Romans and Greeks. In ancient Egypt, one pharaoh even named aloe vera the “elixir of eternal life.” And supposedly, Cleopatra used it on a daily basis.
Today, aloe vera is one of the most studied plants in the world, scientifically recognized for its potential benefits.
And now, there’s a simple way you can benefit from this extraordinary plant beyond its common use as an external ointment and cosmetic ingredient. Before introducing you to this incredible solution, let’s peel back aloe’s robust array of potent elements.
Aloe Vera 101
Aloe vera, which belongs to the Liliaceae family of plants, is derived from the Arabic word "alloeh," which translates to "shining bitter substance," while the Latin "vera" means "true." Aloe grows best in tropical or otherwise arid climates, such as South America, the lower portions of the U.S., Africa, Asia and Europe.
Composed of 95% water and 5% solid components, aloe vera contains more than 200 valuable components, including:
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20 amino acids (of the 22 existing), including seven of the eight essential amino acids
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Natural sugars, including polysaccharides acemannan and glucomannan
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Natural mucilages – soluble fibers
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20 minerals and trace elements, including and organic germanium at two times the amount in ginger and four times more than ginseng
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10 vitamins, including A, C, E and B vitamins, like B12
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8 enzymes, including lyase, alkaline phosphatase, amylase, carboxypeptidase, catalase, cellulase, lipase and peroxidase
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12 anthraquinones (phenolic compounds), including aloin
How Aloe Vera Offers So Much More Than a Skin Ointment
As effective as aloe vera can be as a skin ointment, there’s way more to this succulent plant than often meets the eye. Scientific research has shown that when aloe vera is consumed, there are numerous healthful properties you may benefit from.*
With its more than 200 beneficial compounds, here are examples of the many potential benefits from a high-quality aloe vera liquid:*
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Provides potent antioxidant properties – from vitamins A (including beta-carotene), C and E*
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Promotes overall digestive function – from enzymes amylase and lipase, natural mucilages, anthraquinone aloin and more.*
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Supports a healthy immune system – from acemannan, organic germanium and vitamin C*
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Aids in maintaining a normal inflammatory response – from enzymes, vitamin C and more*
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Helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels already in the normal range*
With all these potential benefits from the abundant phytocompounds in aloe vera, the challenge is how do you find the highest quality liquid formula for optimal benefits and flavor?
How This Biodynamic® Blend Provides the Ultimate Aloe Vera Liquid Supplement
To help you enjoy and benefit from the many healthful properties of the highest-quality aloe vera, we’d like to introduce you to Solspring® Biodynamic® Organic Aloe Vera with Lemon Juice:
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Delivered by our exclusive partner who produced the first-ever Demeter Certified Biodynamic® aloe vera liquid blend in the world.
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Sustainably sourced from aloe vera plants in the coastal town of Águilas, Spain.
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Freshly bottled within 24 hours of harvesting.
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Unpasteurized and unfiltered, containing natural mucilages.
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Deliciously flavored with a hint of lemon and no added sugars.
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Delivered in opaque glass bottles to protect the active ingredients against degradation and ultraviolet light.
Suitable for vegetarians and vegans, Biodynamic® Aloe Vera with Lemon Juice is best served cold by itself, or mixed with water, fruit juice or raw yogurt. When stored in the refrigerator, this high-quality blend has a shelf-life of up to 24 months and offers a flavorful complement to your take-control-of-your-health strategy.
As a Demeter Certified Biodynamic® aloe vera liquid formula, the significance of this unmatched high-quality certification cannot be emphasized enough…
Elevating Organic Standards to Transform Foods While Healing the Planet
The world’s oldest ecological certification, Demeter Certified Biodynamic® is the soil-first approach to farming that naturally draws carbon from the atmosphere and stores it into the ground, where it belongs, to create richer, more nutrient-dense farmlands and harvests for better food the way nature intended.
Viewing the farm as a living organism that’s self-sustaining, biodynamic follows the cycles of nature to create a diverse and balanced ecosystem, promoting the overall health of our crops and animals while also healing our planet.
Striving for a higher standard, we worked exclusively with our Demeter Certified partner to offer you Biodynamic® Aloe Vera with Lemon Juice, certified by the platinum standard for high-quality nutritious foods and raw ingredients.
Here’s a closer look at how Demeter Certified Biodynamic® compares to the National Organic Program’s (NOP’s) Certified Organic standards:
| Allows imported organic fertilizers |
Reduces imported materials by utilizing nutrient-rich humus created within the farming system |
| Allows imported organic pesticides |
Creates a biologically diverse habitat that encourages balanced predator-prey relationships |
| Does not require the use of livestock |
Integrates livestock to improve soils |
| Does not address the rotation of crops |
Promotes crop rotation and intensive use of cover crops (green manure) to add nutrients to the soil |
| Organic feed for livestock can come from anywhere in the world |
50% of livestock feed must be grown on the farm |
| Does not require biodiversity |
10% of total farm acreage must be set aside for biodiversity |
| Focuses on crops and allows for only one section of a farm to be certified |
Focuses on farms as a whole and requires that the entire farm be certified |
| Product certification focuses mainly on ingredients used |
Product certification uses 12 Biodynamic® processing standards so the agricultural ingredients used define the product |
In addition to the higher biodynamic standard, our partner surpassed all our expectations when it came to their total commitment to delivering the highest quality Biodynamic® Aloe Vera with Lemon Juice while supporting the sustainability and conservation of nature.
How This Single-Origin Aloe Vera with Lemon Juice Contributes to a Better World for All
In an effort to provide you the highest quality aloe vera without compromise, we’ve partnered with a farmer who prioritizes sustainability as well as the protection of natural wildlife.
The land where our aloe vera grows is a part of the largest coordinated effort in the world to conserve natural habitats, called Natura 2000. It offers haven to some of Europe’s most valuable and threatened species:
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Bonelli’s Eagles
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Peregrine Falcons
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Eurasian Eagle-Owls
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Golden Eagles
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Moorish Tortoises
Natura 2000’s far-reaching network of conserved land stretches across all 27 countries that make up the European Union (E.U.), with most of it remaining privately owned, allowing farmers, like our partner, to work with nature rather than against it.
This is the philosophy behind biodynamic farming. Whereas industrial agriculture focuses on near-sighted practices that use up the land’s nutrients and disrupt the natural cycles that regenerate rich, healthy soil and harvests, biodynamic farming is forward-thinking. It partners with the land, encouraging natural, on-farm solutions to improve the overall health of the farm, from the worms and bees to the livestock and crops.
When you purchase our Biodynamic® Aloe Vera with Lemon Juice, you’re contributing to a passionate, world-wide effort to preserve and promote beautiful and vital ecosystems.
Why the Perfect Climate and Proven Artisan Skills Are Critical for Freshness and High-Quality
Cultivated in the semi-arid (dry and warm) climate in one of the sunniest areas in Spain, the aloe vera used in Biodynamic® Aloe Vera with Lemon Juice contains a high content of active ingredients – thanks to this exceptionally unique climate.
The absence of frost on the aloe vera farm in winter and the scarcity of rain are excellent contributors to high-quality. The farm receives an average of more than 3,200 sunshine hours per year – 50% more than the 2,000 hours required for aloe vera cultivation. The farm is also located only 10 kilometers (about 6 miles) from the Mediterranean Sea, further supporting the ideal climate for aloe vera.
Taking advantage of this ideal climate for cultivating the highest quality aloe vera, our provider has proven artisan skills for crafting premium aloe vera with their serious commitment to detail:
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Manual cultivation and harvesting – Irrigated and watered from pure spring water, parts of the aloe vera leaf are meticulously cut by hand by experienced workers. This helps promote the freshest and highest quality aloe vera that goes into the product.
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Minimal processing of “live” plants – The product is cold processed from the inner leaf gel of fresh aloe vera leaves. Unlike other producers, aloe vera powders are not used thus helping to guarantee the maximum quality of this “living” product.
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Guaranteed freshness – The extraction of the aloe vera gel is completed within a few hours of the collection of the leaves. And the product is bottled within 24 hours after the leaves are harvested.
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Preservation of active ingredients – The extraction, stabilization and packaging are carried out through an exclusive cold process that helps ensure the composition of the active aloe vera ingredients.
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Use of biodegradable products – The use of plastics and other petroleum-based materials is avoided in production processes. Boxes used to transport the glass product bottles are 100% recycled cardboard.
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Support of renewable energy – The aloe vera farm uses 100% renewable energy from solar panels which helps to minimize the carbon footprint.
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Social responsibility – Our partner actively promotes and provides employment in rural areas of the Natura 2000 Network. As a founding partner and active participant of the “Castillo de Chuecos Foundation for Sustainability in Mediterranean Regions,” they help support training, research, dissemination and social participation initiatives favoring sustainability in Mediterranean regions.
Add This Super-Aloe Vera Blend to Your Routine to Take Control of Your Health®
Cold-processed from the gel of fresh aloe vera leaves and bottled in less than 24 hours, Solspring® Biodynamic® Aloe Vera with Lemon Juice is unpasteurized and unfiltered, offering a hint of lemon with no added sugars for optimal digestive support.*
From its potent antioxidant properties to its overall digestive, immune system support, our flavorful Biodynamic® Aloe Vera with Lemon Juice offers a fantastic complement to your take-control-of-your-health strategy.*
You’ll have peace of mind knowing that the provider of this aloe vera liquid blend is committed to agricultural sustainability, protection of local flora and fauna, and social responsibility initiatives in producing Biodynamic® Aloe Vera with Lemon Juice.
Order your Biodynamic® Aloe Vera with Lemon Juice today, and experience the Solspring® difference – creating access to Biodynamic® foods from regenerative sustainable agriculture while healing the planet.