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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Vimal http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/comment-page-2/#comment-74454 Vimal Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:33:18 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/#comment-74454 I am an indian from Fiji Islands. At the age of around 11 I start having very heated sensation on my face. i clearly remember one girl said to me that your face is so red. I didn't believe until I saw in the mirror and that was terrible and I have been living with it until today. Somewhere around year 2000, one of my doctor's diagnosed me with rosacea and prescribed me tetracycline and metro gel to apply on my face. It worked as long as I was taking tetracycline but stopped using metro gel because it was getting expensive for me and not much effect on my face. Since am indian I knew about neem but was really unaware it could help me in treating for rosacea. I did stop taking tetracycline as prescribed but my rosacea didn't really go away. I start using neem leaf paste with turmeric powder on my face and it used to get worse at first. but I continued with the paste and also neem oil, neem leaf or leaf juice about a table spoon daily. For about a month I use neem internally and externally, I saw immense change in my complexion. I wasn't blushing like before, the reddening was really gone. I completely stopped taking neem after that and gave a break of about a year until recently I could see my blushing is coming back again. Again I started to use neem as before plus tetracyline tablets only to prevent from further blushing. As I progress with neem treatment I will withdraw tetracycline but continue with neem therapy daily even my face is cleared of rosacea. one thing I have learnt is not to stop using neem even you think you have cured your disease. After all there is no harm in taking neem. I am an indian from Fiji Islands. At the age of around 11 I start having very heated sensation on my face. i clearly remember one girl said to me that your face is so red. I didn’t believe until I saw in the mirror and that was terrible and I have been living with it until today. Somewhere around year 2000, one of my doctor’s diagnosed me with rosacea and prescribed me tetracycline and metro gel to apply on my face. It worked as long as I was taking tetracycline but stopped using metro gel because it was getting expensive for me and not much effect on my face.
Since am indian I knew about neem but was really unaware it could help me in treating for rosacea. I did stop taking tetracycline as prescribed but my rosacea didn’t really go away. I start using neem leaf paste with turmeric powder on my face and it used to get worse at first. but I continued with the paste and also neem oil, neem leaf or leaf juice about a table spoon daily. For about a month I use neem internally and externally, I saw immense change in my complexion. I wasn’t blushing like before, the reddening was really gone. I completely stopped taking neem after that and gave a break of about a year until recently I could see my blushing is coming back again. Again I started to use neem as before plus tetracyline tablets only to prevent from further blushing. As I progress with neem treatment I will withdraw tetracycline but continue with neem therapy daily even my face is cleared of rosacea.
one thing I have learnt is not to stop using neem even you think you have cured your disease. After all there is no harm in taking neem.

]]> By: jay http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/comment-page-2/#comment-69381 jay Thu, 05 May 2011 15:27:53 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/#comment-69381 I have chronic ecyzema on my back and have been a scratcher for several years. Tried steroid creams for a long while but ended up with thinning, shiny skin until I discivered neem oil. Since the oil stinks, I mix with 1:1 with almond oil. No particular reason. Thats what I had at the time. That way, the smell is tolerable. I apply the oil liberally before I go to bed and I havn't scratched my back for many months now. Inflammed areas, absesses have dissappeared...so i stopped taking anti-inflamatory tablets and now I got back the sparkle in my eyes. My dark back has become several shades lighter and my condition is well within control. I can now go out running and sweat a lot without scratching my back for salvation. Neem is good. Worked for me, might work for you too! I have chronic ecyzema on my back and have been a scratcher for several years. Tried steroid creams for a long while but ended up with thinning, shiny skin until I discivered neem oil.
Since the oil stinks, I mix with 1:1 with almond oil. No particular reason. Thats what I had at the time. That way, the smell is tolerable.
I apply the oil liberally before I go to bed and I havn’t scratched my back for many months now. Inflammed areas, absesses have dissappeared…so i stopped taking anti-inflamatory tablets and now I got back the sparkle in my eyes. My dark back has become several shades lighter and my condition is well within control.
I can now go out running and sweat a lot without scratching my back for salvation.
Neem is good. Worked for me, might work for you too!

]]> By: Sarah http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/comment-page-2/#comment-62025 Sarah Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:02:25 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/#comment-62025 Well this one brought them out of the woodwork, didn't it? I'm glad everyone realizes that the scientific community has a conspiracy to suppress effective acne treatments. They want to keep you sick! Buy the sh_t whether those %$#! have any *$%! data or not. %!@#$% their scientific data! Those ^$#!#$! Well this one brought them out of the woodwork, didn’t it? I’m glad everyone realizes that the scientific community has a conspiracy to suppress effective acne treatments. They want to keep you sick! Buy the sh_t whether those %$#! have any *$%! data or not. %!@#$% their scientific data! Those ^$#!#$!

]]> By: Monica http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/comment-page-2/#comment-62018 Monica Thu, 02 Dec 2010 04:14:26 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/#comment-62018 comments here made me laugh... So BBrains, don't use neem oil as it is not proven by the scientist yet. Don't use anything until the scientist tells you "that shit is okay to buy". If you are lucky, the scientist could prove the power of neem oil when you are 82 years old while the rest of us who don't give a shit about the scientist proof have had a clear face during our whole life Oh, by the way, your last bit - "if you want to buy some Neem oil and give it a try there’s probably little risk. But then again, why not use some acne medications that are proven to work?"... What if the shit over the counter does NOT work but only make my face worse? Does that mean all the scientists are lying bastards? Good luck with your science.. comments here made me laugh…

So BBrains, don’t use neem oil as it is not proven by the scientist yet. Don’t use anything until the scientist tells you “that shit is okay to buy”.

If you are lucky, the scientist could prove the power of neem oil when you are 82 years old while the rest of us who don’t give a shit about the scientist proof have had a clear face during our whole life

Oh, by the way, your last bit – “if you want to buy some Neem oil and give it a try there’s probably little risk. But then again, why not use some acne medications that are proven to work?”…

What if the shit over the counter does NOT work but only make my face worse? Does that mean all the scientists are lying bastards?

Good luck with your science..

]]> By: DS http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/comment-page-2/#comment-59666 DS Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:32:14 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/12/10/neem-oil-a-natural-acne-cure/#comment-59666 Haven't read all the comments, but agree with many of the pro neem ones and poo-poo on "scientific evidence." And I totally agree with the placebo and qp theories per Mom, but couldn't resist pointing out how "Shy" really slammed that "placebo effect" theory, lol... I mean, she had tried so many things, ya' know, how would it be reasonable that the 821st thing ya' try brings the placebo effect, lol Good for you, Shy, for hanging in there until you found the real deal :) Haven’t read all the comments, but agree with many of the pro neem ones and poo-poo on “scientific evidence.” And I totally agree with the placebo and qp theories per Mom, but couldn’t resist pointing out how “Shy” really slammed that “placebo effect” theory, lol… I mean, she had tried so many things, ya’ know, how would it be reasonable that the 821st thing ya’ try brings the placebo effect, lol

Good for you, Shy, for hanging in there until you found the real deal :)

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