Neem Oil users

[sonjafoers]

Especially those that use for sweetitch do you use it on sunny days?

I'm having great success with a neem oil gel & have now ordered pure oil but am worried about sunburn issues. Having not used it before I don't know if it sinks into the skin or lays on top.

 

[AmieeT]

I use it when it sunny- more so in fact as there tends to be more flies/midges about!!

Don't know about whether or not it sinks into the skin, but so far Red hasn't burned

Ax

 

[Brightbay]

Especially those that use for sweetitch do you use it on sunny days?

I'm having great success with a neem oil gel & have now ordered pure oil but am worried about sunburn issues. Having not used it before I don't know if it sinks into the skin or lays on top.

I wouldn't use it on pink skin on a sunny day. It is fine on black skin - I use it all summer on my horse with no problem, including on his face and sheath, but he is a bay It would be just like any other oil on pink skin, not worth risking, would definitely lead to burns.

 

[Gloi]

I use it on underneath him and on less sensitive parts when it is sunny but I have found it can burn his ears a bit on the hot sunny days.

 

[sonjafoers]

Thanks everybody, that's a bit of a shame but I guessed it would be the case.

I'll have to change the order & get the gel again as that doesn't seem to cause any burning in the sun.

 

[Yertis]

The gel will probably be no more than 10% neem oil. I mix with bulk bought aloe vera gel and don't get any burning on 2 mainly white coloured or a white Lipizzaner. You can also mix with water to spray on (use a teaspoon of washing up liquid as an emulsifier to mix oil & water) Most of the time only need 5% neem oil, have only upped to 10 with the horrendous large horse flies over the last 2 weeks.

 

[sonjafoers]

The gel is neem oil and aloe vera Yertis but it doesn't say in which ratio, I'll ask when I ring tomorrow.

If it's such a low % of neem would the pure neem oil therefore be too strong? I've only just started using this and am getting myself a bit confused with what to use.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

My trad-cob has sweet itch and I put Sudocrem on his itchy bits on his face; Sudocrem also acts as a sun barrier.

 

[Regandal]

My friend uses the oil neat on her section D, with no problems - but he is black. She dabs it all down his mane, along his back and into the tail. It seems to seep through the coat. Also wears a fly rug. Mind you, the smell is chronic.

 

[WelshD]

I mix it with aqueous cream and a dab of washing up liquid which works well on ears and faces