A few years ago, a film crew from BBC made a remarkable discovery. While they were shooting a documentary on alligator life through 250,000,000 years, the crew’s doctor noticed an almost unnatural quick healing process in the combative alligator. Big bloody wounds healed with a fine ulceration even though they live in stagnant swamp waters filled with bacteria and lots of viruses.

The observation was further examined and after numerous visits to alligator farms, samples showed that the secret was within the alligator’s sparse fat layer. In comparison to the small African poisonous frogs, the alligator’s fatty tissue was found to have bacteria killing, virus fighting and fungus killing properties. This could be the reason the crocodile is one of the longest living creatures on our planet. The general belief is that the alligator has not changed genetically for more than 250,000,000 years. History also tells us that alligator fat has been used as a beauty treatment by the fabled Cleopatra. A funny fact is that African rural and tribal medicine men through hundreds of years have been called quacks for alleging that crocodile oil could heal wounds and help with a variety of skin disorders. Even relatively small portions of alligator oil ointments have been shown to be very effective in remediation of eczema disorders, healing of wounds, treatment of fungus, cold sores and much more. Wrinkles can also be prevented with the oil because it has the property to cleanse the skin and boost the skin cells to make them live longer.