Comments on: Neem Oil: A Natural Acne Cure? http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:49:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Maria B. http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/comment-page-1/#comment-49988 Maria B. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:22:29 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/#comment-49988 After years of being my own guinea pig trying out heaps of products that were synthetic, I have never been fortunate to find a pharmaceutical product that has helped my acne. Whether prescribed or just off a drug stores shelf there would always be some bad side effect causing excessive dryness, itching, oiliness, dry patches, oily patches, burning, flaking, tightness, redness, tenderness, etc. I really could go on forever. Sometimes several of these side effects combined! I have been completely put off by anything synthetic and man made. I'm 25 now and have not only switched from chemical products to natural ones, but I've also changed my lifestyle. I try to live a more simple lifestyle. One that's full of whole foods, lots of exercise, holistic medical remedies, meditation, etc. I love learning the ways that the ancients used to live. Look at it this way, there have been people living long before The Beauty Brains, and to go a little further, longer than The Beauty Brains great, great, great, great, great grandfather. I trust a natural medicine over any 100 year old 'proven' synthetic medicine developed by chemists and then tested on some poor lab rat. Holistic is definitely the way to go!!! Neem oil is natural so why the worries. If there are precausions to using the stuff then just do your research, find out how to avoid it's potential toxicity. Yeah and it smells kinda funky, but suck it up, you can't have everything you silly people. Peace and love to you. After years of being my own guinea pig trying out heaps of products that were synthetic, I have never been fortunate to find a pharmaceutical product that has helped my acne. Whether prescribed or just off a drug stores shelf there would always be some bad side effect causing excessive dryness, itching, oiliness, dry patches, oily patches, burning, flaking, tightness, redness, tenderness, etc. I really could go on forever. Sometimes several of these side effects combined!

I have been completely put off by anything synthetic and man made.

I’m 25 now and have not only switched from chemical products to natural ones, but I’ve also changed my lifestyle. I try to live a more simple lifestyle. One that’s full of whole foods, lots of exercise, holistic medical remedies, meditation, etc.
I love learning the ways that the ancients used to live.

Look at it this way, there have been people living long before The Beauty Brains, and to go a little further, longer than The Beauty Brains great, great, great, great, great grandfather. I trust a natural medicine over any 100 year old ‘proven’ synthetic medicine developed by chemists and then tested on some poor lab rat.

Holistic is definitely the way to go!!!

Neem oil is natural so why the worries. If there are precausions to using the stuff then just do your research, find out how to avoid it’s potential toxicity. Yeah and it smells kinda funky, but suck it up, you can’t have everything you silly people.

Peace and love to you.

]]> By: neeml http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/comment-page-1/#comment-47648 neeml Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:08:09 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/#comment-47648 NEEM? hello there. i m frm india. thousands of old medicinial system ayurveda has mentioned many many neem uses. some of them has been evidenced by science. and since tht time n before that ppl of india have been using it. its said tht there is no dieseases tht cudnt be cure by neem. even science now a days are researching it for hiv/aids. its said there while bathing if u use neem inthere than you wont get any skin diesease. it has been used in malaria. dengue n everything. about safety? thousands of years usage is enough. its called village pharmacy whr poor ppl of villages use it for any health problem they face. one pharmacy for their health. yes neem does work. its antibacterial antifungal antimicrobial antiviral antiparasites antiinflamattery antioxidant antitumour n many more. it has been used here to treat skin cancer. NEEM?
hello there. i m frm india. thousands of old medicinial system ayurveda has mentioned many many neem uses. some of them has been evidenced by science. and since tht time n before that ppl of india have been using it. its said tht there is no dieseases tht cudnt be cure by neem. even science now a days are researching it for hiv/aids. its said there while bathing if u use neem inthere than you wont get any skin diesease. it has been used in malaria. dengue n everything. about safety? thousands of years usage is enough. its called village pharmacy whr poor ppl of villages use it for any health problem they face. one pharmacy for their health.
yes neem does work. its antibacterial antifungal antimicrobial antiviral antiparasites antiinflamattery antioxidant antitumour n many more. it has been used here to treat skin cancer.

]]> By: Melaney http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/comment-page-1/#comment-47414 Melaney Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:09:40 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/#comment-47414 Castor oil works on zits. I don't know why. I may try to mix in a little neem if I get my hands on some again. Castor oil works on zits. I don’t know why. I may try to mix in a little neem if I get my hands on some again.

]]> By: Gina http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/comment-page-1/#comment-47285 Gina Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:00:01 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/#comment-47285 Who cares if the stuff is "clinically proven" do clear up skin? The truth of the matter is the stuff is safe to use and has been used for many different skin disorders for centuries so why not try it on your face? It can't hurt and if it's not for you you'll know and move on. Emu oil isn't scientifically proven but does work. I'm not going to live my life based on a scientist. Who cares if the stuff is “clinically proven” do clear up skin? The truth of the matter is the stuff is safe to use and has been used for many different skin disorders for centuries so why not try it on your face? It can’t hurt and if it’s not for you you’ll know and move on. Emu oil isn’t scientifically proven but does work. I’m not going to live my life based on a scientist.

]]> By: thebeautybrains http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/comment-page-1/#comment-46636 thebeautybrains Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:12:51 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/#comment-46636 @Varuna - Science is more than just observations. It is controlled observations. The problem with non-scientific documentation is that it is not repeatable and there is no way to determine whether it is wrong or not. If someone mistakenly believes neem oil cured their acne (when it didn't) and writes it down, that doesn't mean what they've written is true. You need controlled, scientific experiments that can be repeated if you want to figure out what is "true". @Varuna – Science is more than just observations. It is controlled observations. The problem with non-scientific documentation is that it is not repeatable and there is no way to determine whether it is wrong or not. If someone mistakenly believes neem oil cured their acne (when it didn’t) and writes it down, that doesn’t mean what they’ve written is true. You need controlled, scientific experiments that can be repeated if you want to figure out what is “true”.

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