Aloe Vera – Break in case of emergency!   If you’re like me, you’ve had an aloe vera (a. vera) plant sitting on your windowsill at some point, ready to offer up one of its spiky leaves in the event of...

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Stop three in AFRICA moves us westward to another region of botanical bounty. Shea Butter – Secret of the earliest beauty influencers This wildly popular beauty balm is made from the edible nut of the fruit from the shea tree...

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