Biodiversity Artifact; Aloe Vera
The artifact I chose was a bottle of lotion. The Aveeno Aloe Vera sunscreen has an active ingredient of Aloe Vera. Aloe Vera leaves are used for cosmetic and for medication purposes. Aloe Vera plants are from the specie succulent plants. Aloe Vera plants are mostly found in northern Africa. This shows that plants are not always used for decorating your garden or to grow vegetable, but used for other purposes. Aloe Vera is used in a popular lotion called Aveeno; this helps smooth irritating skin and provides moisture. The sunscreen of this lotion prevents you rom getting sunburns and possibly cancer. Aloe Vera is also used in medication to help heal burns and cuts. Aloe Vera is used in lotion, medication, drinks, yogurt and some desserts. This shows that plants are very important to us humans; from having good health to cosmetics and food we rely on plants for their nutrients, minerals and use them as main ingredients in many products.
This is significant because I never realized how leaves from one plant could be used for several products. This Aloe Vera leaves can be used for medications and cosmetics. Cosmetics are one of the top selling products now a day and to realize that plants play an important role in making them really surprises me. Even though artificial chemicals are also used, but plants are the main ingredients. From what we put on ourselves to makes us look beautiful to what be take to make us feel better to what we eat, plants are involved.
I can use this knowledge when buying new products. I will be able to acknowledge which products contain what plants and how the things within that one plants can be used to make different products. If I am going into the research part of science I will be able to learn more about different plants by examining the use of the products made from them.
This is significant because I never realized how leaves from one plant could be used for several products. This Aloe Vera leaves can be used for medications and cosmetics. Cosmetics are one of the top selling products now a day and to realize that plants play an important role in making them really surprises me. Even though artificial chemicals are also used, but plants are the main ingredients. From what we put on ourselves to makes us look beautiful to what be take to make us feel better to what we eat, plants are involved.
I can use this knowledge when buying new products. I will be able to acknowledge which products contain what plants and how the things within that one plants can be used to make different products. If I am going into the research part of science I will be able to learn more about different plants by examining the use of the products made from them.