Neem oil content in bar soap

by Fran
(Canada)

Would neem oil soap, containing 0.1% and 0.75% be a good choice for personal use? I have just read, on Google: "To get maximum strength 20% NEEM Oil content is good, 30-40% is as high as you can go".

I bought a bar of neem oil soap recently in Australia-$6.50-and have now read in the fine print: the following ingredients are restricted to an individual content btween 0.1% and 0.75%: glycerin, salt, preservatives (Tetrasodium EDTA, Tetrasodium Etidronate), Fragrance, Neem Oil, Peppermint Oil, Eucalyptus Oil, Spearmint Oil.
Neem oil is practically negligible, especially when the wrapper states NEEM OIL soap!

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Neem oil content in bar soap

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Neem oil soap
by: Birgit

That comment that you said was from Google is actually from my website here.

And as I think you already guessed, the soap you bought there is certainly not a real neem soap. It's a soap that has tiny amounts of different essential oils added, including neem oil.

When people refer to neem soap they usually mean a soap where neem oil was one of the main oils that was used in the making.
(The main ingredient of any soap is some form of fat or oil, which is then saponified. See these neem soap recipes for an example.)

Your soap may still be an excellent soap for personal use, it just won't give you any of the effects that neem soap gives.

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