Neem oil as a houseplant insecticide? Have you used it?

[miss_daisys_delectables]

Hi

I've just read that neem oil kills the bugs that live off houseplants, such as fungas gnats, whitefly etc.

I've looked on here for it, and I didn't realise it's an essential oil. 

Have any of you tried it?  How much do you dilute it?

Thanks all! 😄

[****merlin*****]

i have used it

be warned

it STINKS, really badly

i would choose another option

its not something you want your house to smell of

its a sort of mouldy planty greeny type smell

[****merlin*****]

should have said

i didnt use it for plants, so i dont know

i used it in a skin cream, which could only be worn at night, it really does smell that badly

[miss_daisys_delectables]

Hiya, you again Merlin :^O

I don't mind the stink - there may not be any as you have to dilute it with liquid soap; I just don't know how much the ratio should be.

I'm chuckling at your response; I bet no bugs came near you that night...

[****merlin*****]

wasnt for me

it was for my daughter

her face was 😐 then 😞 and then :_|

its potent stuff

and the only one i really dont like the smell of

works a dream, i made her a cream with neem and emu oil

she doesnt get eczema much anymore as i make everything

but she had been away and stayed in hotels, and they used a washing powder that didnt agree with her

[leoleoleo123]

I once bought a conditioner from an indian owned chemist for my daughter who had nits..

it was neem and tea tree... worked a treat and she never had them again!