For centuries the extraordinary medicinal and cosmetic properties of the Aloe plant have been well documented. The succulent Aloe Ferox plant, found between Mossel Bay and Riversdale in the South Western Cape is a unique source of the rare bitter sap and bitter crystal used in so many products worldwide.

In 1986, a group of businessmen and farmers formed the Mosselbaai Albertinia Aloe Producers Company or MAAP.  The first Aloe processing factory in Southern Africa was established in Albertinia and is now affectionately referred to as the Original Aloe Factory.  The main objective was to produce an Aloe Gel Powder from the inner fleshy leaf core of the Aloe Ferox which is equivalent to the Aloe-Vera plant.

Since its humble beginnings, MAAP has changed its name to Organic Aloe Pty Ltd. and initiated, refined and patented unique processes to extract the gel from this plant species including many of its valuable constituents. It is the only company in the world to produce an Aloe Ferox gel powder and additional Aloe Ferox derivatives. As a result, Aloe Ferox is widely regarded as superior to the Aloe Vera plant and demand for this product steadily increases both locally and internationally.