Sunday, August 3, 2008

Neem and Acne

In this article you will learn about Neem, how does it cure acne and how should you use it as a treatment option for acne?

Neem is an evergreen tall plant cultivated in tropical and semi tropical regions of the world such as India and Pakistan. Its botanical name is Azadirachta indica. Neem has long been used as a natural remedy for various skin disorders such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, etc.

What are the components of Neem which help cure acne and other skin disorders?

Although Neem contains hundreds of useful components both known and unknown, but its principle components are:

* Nimbin
* Nimbinin
* Nimbidin

How does Neem cure acne

Neem is used as an effective anti septic natural remedy. Most often acne flare ups are due to bacterial infection known of hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Due to inflammation of sebaceous glands, excessive sebum is produced. Excessive sebum clogs the hair follicles and mix with gradually shedding skin cells. So, Neem as an anti septic destroys bacterial colony in your skin giving you an immediate relief.
Its anti septic property is proven and for thousands of years people have been using it.

Strengthening the immune system:
There are hundreds of tonics from Neem extractions for strengthening the immune system. As one of major cause of the acne is weak or poor immune system, using Neem extractions will surely cure acne.

Other disorders for which you can use Neem:
You can use Neem for the following disorders:

* Acne
* Eczema
* Psoriasis
* Scabies

How should I use Neem?
Extractions from Neem are used both topically and orally. However its oral use is not confirmed to be the safest.

You can use Neem extractions topically as:

* Soaps
* Ointments
* Gels
* Cosmetics

Conclusion:
Neem is an effective natural acne remedy that has been using for thousands of years. Besides treatment of acne, you can also use it for other common skin diseases such as eczema, psoriasis and scabies.

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