Which oil to add to coconut oil for antibiotic/antiviral topical use? And how much?

[Dozdoats]

I have cold pressed olive oil, and neem oil, oil of oregano and tea tree oil. I seem to be having a recurrence of cellulitis at the site of a tick bite, and I don't want to do the oral antibiotic thing again if I can help it. I'd rather try and treat it topically.

Any suggestions as to what might work? Anything else I should add?

How much of the active oil should I add to the carrier?

 

[summerthyme]

For infection, I'd use the oregano oil. Probably 10-20 drops per ounce of carrier oil. I usually use olive oil for a bland carrier oil. Not a lot of experience with neem oil.

Any interest in trying colloidal silver? That is THE most effective "non-official" antibiotic out there, and topical infections are made to order for it. I'd wash it down frequently with some colloidal silver, and then apply the oregano containing oil between times...

Summerthyme (watch for any signs of red streaks, etc... and don't hesitate to get professional help if it starts spreading!)

 

[packyderms_wife]

Neem oil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neem_oil

Neem oil is a vegetable oil pressed from the fruits and seeds of the neem (Azadirachta indica), an evergreen tree which is endemic to the Indian subcontinent and has been introduced to many other areas in the tropics. It is the most important of the commercially available products of neem for organic farming and medicines.

Neem oil varies in color; it can be golden yellow, yellowish brown, reddish brown, dark brown, greenish brown, or bright red. It has a rather strong odor that is said to combine the odours of peanut and garlic. It is composed mainly of triglycerides and contains many triterpenoid compounds, which are responsible for the bitter taste. It is hydrophobic in nature; in order to emulsify it in water for application purposes, it must be formulated with appropriate surfactants.

Azadirachtin is the most well known and studied triterpenoid in neem oil. The azadirachtin content of neem oil varies from 300ppm to over 2500ppm depending on the extraction technology and quality of the neem seeds crushed. Neem oil also contains steroids (campesterol, beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol).

 

[packyderms_wife]

I have cold pressed olive oil, and neem oil, oil of oregano and tea tree oil. I seem to be having a recurrence of cellulitis at the site of a tick bite, and I don't want to do the oral antibiotic thing again if I can help it. I'd rather try and treat it topically.

Any suggestions as to what might work? Anything else I should add?

How much of the active oil should I add to the carrier?

Have you been to the doctor for this? You said you have recurring cellulitus at the tick bite, could be the ticks head is still embedded and your body is reacting to a foriegn object. Also since it's a bite treating it topically, instead of as a puncture wound, might not get it all.

K-

 

[Dozdoats]

This tick bite and the original bout with cellulitis happened last year. There seems to be some residual or recurring infection of some sort at the site. The original wound is long since healed over, leaving a thumbnail size scar, but a reddened and bumpy area had cropped up around it this summer. That's what I wanted to try and attack topically/transdermally.

I made up a mix of an ounce of cold pressed coconut oil and 20 drops of oil of oregano. Been keeping it in the fridge to keep it solid, since the oregano seems to have decreased the melting point of the coconut oil. I've been applying it two or three times a day and it seems to be working - the redness and bumpiness is going away.

BTW, my doc did all the tests for Lyme, RMSF etc at the time - all negative.

 

[psychgirl]

I'd second what Summer said about the colloidal silver....take it orally 2x/day and use it faithfully on the bite area. I'd even combine it with the oil of oregano just for good measure. I had a nasty bout with what was an infected hair follicle OR MRSA....was on Bactrim, which did stop the cellulitis, but the following days were so painful that I started the cs regimine to take down the swelling and pain. I have a tiny scar ,but at least I didn't have to repeat the ABX or get any sicker than I was.It was a long, two weeks and I was scared, but it worked! Now I have a witch hazel tincture ready to go for skin washes I use on that area after I shave or start to feel tingly in that spot, which I feel is also helpful but not as expensive as the CS: Plantain, Thyme, Oil of Oregano,and Lavender, tinctured for 30 days in witch hazel. Heavy on the Thyme and Oil of Oregano because I didn't have any Tea Tree when I made it. Strong stuff, you could probably mop the floor with it and be good,lol!