Neem oil is excellent for treating skin-related ailments including rashes, and infections, and also works great as a mosquito and insect repellent.
Oil is extracted from neem seeds and is enriched with medicinal properties. You can take any part of the plant and use it for treating different ailments, and conditions. It has anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and anti-septic properties.
Here are some benefits of Neem oil:-
- Its topical application can help treat worm, insect, and mosquito bites.
- It works as an insect repellent.
- It has anti-fungal properties and can be used to get rid of hair and skin disorders as well as dandruff, and head lice.
- Most ayurvedic medicines and beauty products make the best use of neem oil.
- In Ayurveda, it is used to treat urine infection, urine disorders, and stomach/intestinal worms.
- You can also add a few drops to it in kaadha (a mix of ginger, tulsi leaves, peppercorn (crushed), and boiling hot water) and sip on it to improve immunity. Boil neem leaves and drink the water.
- Neem oil can be combined with sesame oil and applied on skin infections or worm/insect bites to get rid of redness, itchiness, and inflammation. Dilute it with sesame oil of (1/10 ratio).
- Mix neem oil with coconut oil (1/10 ratio) with a little bit of camphor to get rid of dandruff.
- Take 2-3 drops of neem oil, dilute it with water, and apply this mix to your blackheads. Apply this regularly to get rid of blackheads and prevent them from coming back.
- Neem oil is extremely nourishing and can be added to your face packs. It also helps aging skin and any kind of skin irritation and itching.
Sometimes going back to our roots helps a great deal in solving some of the everyday struggles that we have to face. Neem comes as a holistic ingredient that can help do away with most of them.