Dangers from neem powder application on scalp

I am 29 and I suffer from hair loss. I just discovered that neem powder (along with amla, shikakai powder etc) can help with the hair problem if you mix them with coconut oil and apply it on the head twice a week.

But then I read that the use of neem is suspected to negatively affect the fertility of a woman.

So please, since I want to try to get pregnant in the following year, I would like to know if I better stay away from neem powder?
Thank you in advance for answering.
Alice

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Dangers from neem powder application on scalp

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External use of neem vs internal use
by: Birgit

Hi Alice,

The use of neem is not suspected to affect fertility, it has been shown in many research studies to affect fertility. Internal use, that is.

The page about neem and birth control goes into detail about this, and the page about the side effects of neem also has some information.

Keep in mind how neem was used in those studies.

Now let me ask you, if you rubbed anti baby pills across your scalp, do you think it would affect fertility? Does touching them make you infertile?

No, you have to eat them and you have to do so very regularly. You stop, you become pregnant. (Maybe.)

It's the same for neem. You have to ingest or inject it to affect conception or a pregnancy.

I think it would be awesomely handy if I could avoid pregnancy long term, just by indulging in some beauty treatments, but unfortunately that kind of treatment has yet to be invented :-).

Go ahead and try your neem powder.

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