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Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:38 am  |
When I first joined EDS forum, I bought a bunch of essential and carrier oils so I could start concocting my own body oils, cuticle care and spritzers. The one oil I bought that I absolutely could not stand!! is Neem oil, I just can't get past the smell 
After a disastrous attempt to use neem oil in my cuticle care [I had to use so much lavendar and rosemary oil to hide the neem oil stench that the moisturizing benefits were voided] I finally found a recipe that makes use of neem oil.
I planted a few tomatos, peppers, herbs and onions a few weeks ago and noticed the leaves were getting chewed on. Searched around the internet for organic pesticides because I don't want chemical pesticides to even breathe the same air as my plants! Found a recipe for organic pesticide that includes castille soap, cayenne powder and neem oil. I spritzed this mixture on my plants about one week ago and so far haven't seem any more leaves getting chomped on by critters.  Keeping my fingers crossed that this will really work. |
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44 – combo/oily skin with a tendency towards clogged pores. Thanks to EDS, tweaked my skincare routine and normalized skin… no more breakouts. PSF, silk powder, Janson Beckett, Cellbone, NIA24 are staples. |
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Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:30 am |
That's so funny! I'm a garden designer, and have been sending emails to many clients about neem oil. It's a great, non-toxic oil for insect control. This time of year, Japanese Beetles are a problem here. Nee oil, sprayed once a week, alternately with liquid Sevin, will make a difference without killing the beneficial insects. Neem does have a funky smell, and I can't imagine using it on my skin.......but it's great in the garden.
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:40 pm |
Hi athena123!
I don't really have a recipe per se, just mix them apx two thirds tea tree to one third neem (seems to smell better ) but sometimes do half and half. Usually I just drop it on with a dropper and rub it into the skin. I use it on my kitty which I have had since 1994 because it seems much gentler on her at her advanced age than the stuff the Vet sells. I put it between her shoulder blades and behind her ears where she cannot reach herself any more so I don't have to worry about her ingesting it. She is an indoor cat but I still want to protect her since the dog goes in and out. I still use the Vet product on the dog during the two summer months just to be on the safe side but use the neem and tee trea on her the rest of the year.
I got the tip on using these products from an old friends uncle who is a Vet for a Zoo so have not had much worries about it being dangerous for them as it was suggested as a better alternative for my older kitty. I have to shave kitty as she is a long hair breed and no longer able to keep up her own grooming and has gotten quite nasty even with me when I attempt to groom her and have found the tea tree to be a fabulous healing agent for the occasional nick that comes when she fights too hard about getting shaved. I cannot sedate her to groom her as our Vet says it would be dangerous to do so at her age.
Another tip I picked up about tea tree is to place a little in my children's hair before they leave for school every fall so I don't have to worry about them catching head lice at school *shudder*. I just dip a q-tip in the tea tree and rub it along their scalp branching out from the nape of their neck. It seems to have worked since several kids in my preschoolers class got head lice and even though she was in very close contact with them she never has. The only thing to remember when using this method of repelling fleas or lice is that it must be re-applied after a shampoo.
I have also used a half and half mixture of these two oils on scrapes and mild burns with good success. I have a friend who gets the occasional cold sore and suggested this combo for her which she later told me worked twice as fast as the prescription cream she got from her Dr. and also used it to rid my husband of a nasty toenail fungus (he runs) that neither prescription pills or topical creams had worked for in the past. We are true believers over here now!
Hope that helps |
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Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:36 pm |
| Neem oil seems to help wit eczema and psoriasis. I have seen really bad psoriasis cases, and I think if I would have some similar skin conditions, and neem oil would help me heal, I would not care about the smell. |
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