Acne vulgaris is an extremely common skin disorder that affects virtually all individuals at least once during life. The incidence of acne peaks at teenage, but substantial numbers of men and women between 20-40 years of age were also affected by disorder. Acne is a disorder of the sebaceous follicles, which are specialised pilosebaceous units located on the face, chest and back. They consist of sebaceous glands associated with small hair follicles. Several factors contribute to the pathogenesis of acne, such as sebum, abnormal follicular differentiation, propionibacterium acnes etc. Herbal cosmetics are now getting more important as its side effects are comparitively less than that of synthetic one. Different plant parts such as leaves, stem, bark, wood, rhizomes are used in cosmetics. Neem containing creams possess a wide range of pharmacological properties especially as Antibacterial, Anti inflammatory.
