Neem as treatment for demodex mites?

by Msry Louise
(Dallas)

For eight years I have suffered from what appear to be mites that live on my scalp and have spread all over my body. In one stage they burrow into my skin. Worse, they have gone into my eyes, nose, and mouth. I am a retired college professor, live alone, and am trying to get some writing done before I die. Doctors of course think I'm that proverbial woman who imagines insects. But I have bites to prove my condition. Would Neem oil give me any way to control these mites (for they are spreading)? And would it be safe to use it on my scalp and all over my body?

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Neem as treatment for demodex mites?

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It won't hurt you to try neem oil
by: Birgit

Unfortunately I don't know much about demodex mites. Only that about half of the population carry them, that they live in hair follicles and that apparently an overgrowth and problems with them are a sign of a weakened immune system.

Yes, using diluted neem oil (e.g.1:10 in olive oil or another carrier oil) and neem soaps, lotions and similar on your body and scalp is regarded as totally safe. Neem leaf if you can get hold of it is even safer. Just stay away from using undiluted neem oil directly on your skin as some people have a sensitivity reaction to it.

You could also consider taking neem leaf internally to support your immune system. It's available in capsule and tea form, or as fresh or dried leaf.

I would encourage you to read through everything you can find on this site about neem and scabies mites. Some readers have submitted very detailed treatment protocols that worked for them. No, they are of course not the same mites, but they are persistent little critters nevertheless.

You can also look for inspiration in the neem oil for head lice section. No, head lice are also not the same, but the problems when using neem oil in your hair are the same :-) (oily hair and a horrible smell).

I think that the neem should help with the symptoms, but I can't promise it.

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