Re: neem oil

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Henna Page Forum ] [ FAQ ]

Posted by lisa on August 2, 2001 at 21:11:40:

In reply to: neem oil posted by Darlahood on August 2, 2001 at 21:04:08:

: Has anyone heard of this? Do you think it would work like cajeput
or
: tea tree?

Neem oil is extracted from the neem tree in India, and it is not an
essential oil. Neem has a buttload of medicinal uses : antifungal,
great for psioriasis, anti-bacterial, good for hair and skin; but it
smells absolutely awful. Imagine a very strong garlic-sulfur smell
that's gone bad, and you have the bare inklings of how nasty it is.

I put a couple of drops of neem oil on my head once to deal with
stimulate some hair growth, and it smelled so bad that my SO asked
me to sleep on the couch. Not only did it permeate the sheets, but
it just filled the room with the smell.

I don't think neem oil will give you the same results at all as
cajeput or tea tree, and even if it did, I still wouldn't use it,
because the smell would totally drive customers away.

On a positive note : neem oil makes a dynamite natural pesticide. (and
if I were a bug, the smell would definitely keep me off of plants.)

Follow Ups

Post Followup

Name:
E-Mail:
Subject:
: : Has anyone heard of this? Do you think it would work like cajeput : or : : tea tree? : : Neem oil is extracted from the neem tree in India, and it is not an : essential oil. Neem has a buttload of medicinal uses : antifungal, : great for psioriasis, anti-bacterial, good for hair and skin; but it : smells absolutely awful. Imagine a very strong garlic-sulfur smell : that's gone bad, and you have the bare inklings of how nasty it is. : : I put a couple of drops of neem oil on my head once to deal with : stimulate some hair growth, and it smelled so bad that my SO asked : me to sleep on the couch. Not only did it permeate the sheets, but : it just filled the room with the smell. : : I don't think neem oil will give you the same results at all as : cajeput or tea tree, and even if it did, I still wouldn't use it, : because the smell would totally drive customers away. : : On a positive note : neem oil makes a dynamite natural pesticide. (and : if I were a bug, the smell would definitely keep me off of plants.)
Optional link URL:
Link title:
Optional image URL: