A neem buying guide- A few pointers to help you find quality neem oil
Neem is great stuff. Ever been looking to buy top quality neem but did not know where to start? Neem based products are starting to become more available, but right now are usually only found on the web or in small beauty shops and other out of the way places. These products are not easy to find, so it is easy to grab the first thing you come across just because it says neem on the bottle. So here are some tips that will help you choose wisely before you stock up on an inferior product.
Know How The Oil Was Extracted There are several methods commonly used today to extract the oil from the seeds. As you might have already concluded, not all extraction process produce the same quality oil. The best extraction method that produces the best neem seed oil is called cold pressing. Cold pressed neem oil is the best, due to the fact that most of the active compounds remain intact. This is also the first and most accepted method of extraction. It is done with a mechanical device that squeezes the oil out of the seeds. Always make sure to buy only cold pressed neem oil where possible.
Steam extraction- this extraction technique uses hot water vapor and high pressure. Though this method gets more oil from the seeds than the cold pressing technique, a lot of the active compounds in the neem oil can possibly be destroyed because of the heat used in the process.
This next extraction method is the one that most processors use because it gets the greatest quantity of neem oil. It is called chemical solvent extraction, and almost always hexane (also known as gasoline) is the solvent that is used. Even though this method extracts almost all of the oil from the seeds, the solvents kill most of the active compounds in the neem. And along with this and the fact that the chemical is poisonous, it is best that you look for products that do not contain solvent extracted neem oil.
Avoid Additives Almost all bath and cosmetic products these days contain added substances to “enhance” the products performance. At the same time, some of these additives are known to actually cause many side effects. Two of the most common additives that may be in a lot of bath bath products are Lauryl Sulfates and Parabens. SLS’s are mostly used as foam enhancers, because they are not very costly and work very well. Many inexpensive neem oil and soap products contain these additives as well. However, these chemicals have proven to cause allergic reactions in some people. In fact, the USFDA encourages developers of these products not to use them.
Parabens are preservatives, and though there has been no scientific evidence that they are potentially dangerous, they are starting to be avoided by many. Some organizations feel they should be avoided for the sake of precaution.
Be Sure To Look For Certified Organic Ingredients For obvious reasons, organic ingredients are always more desireable than non-organic ingredients. These ingredients are all natural, and have not been exposed to man-made chemicals, fertilizers, or other un-natural substances. Look for labels that list the ingredients. If a vendor uses them, they will almost always state this (it’s a selling point) somewhere on the packaging.
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