fast FACTS
ORIGIN
Australia
EXTRACTION
Distillation
MAY HELP WITH
Body odor
Breathing
Immune health
Minor wounds
Skin conditions
fast FACTS
ORIGIN
Australia
EXTRACTION
Distillation
MAY HELP WITH
Body odor
Breathing
Immune health
Minor wounds
Skin conditions
Tea tree is an oil of choice when it comes to a quick-fix medicine kit. Its antiseptic, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory properties can help treat abscesses, acne, athlete’s foot, blisters, boils, insect bites, minor burns, rashes, and small wounds. This is a common and inexpensive oil, sometimes sold under its botanical name, Melaleuca.
Australian tea tree is a hardy plant native to Queensland and New South Wales, where it was used medicinally by Aboriginal tribes. Its healing oil is distilled from its needle-shaped leaves.
A bath with tea-tree oil may help strengthen your immune system.
For some, the medicinal-with-a-hint-of-eucalyptus scent of tea tree’s clear oil takes time to appreciate.
Tea-tree oil’s powerful healing properties help:
• Protect your skin. Tea-tree oil reduces and prevents acne, and may speed the healing of skin infections and minor wounds.
• Breathe easy. Inhaling the scent of this decongestant oil may clear congestion from a cold or flu.
• Stay healthy. A massage or bathing with antiseptic tea-tree oil helps strengthen your immune system and ward off illness (or accelerate recovery).
• Reduce body odor. Add tea tree to baths and grooming products to help combat body odor.
Deodorizing Foot Soak
Treat tired, smelly feet to a tea-tree soak to revitalize and deodorize. Just add 20 drops of essential oil to a small tub and relax your feet in the warm water for around 15 minutes. Thanks to tea tree’s antifungal effects, this is also an effective treatment for athlete’s foot.
Make the most of tea tree’s potential by adding it to:
• Massage oils and compresses. Help minor wounds and skin infections heal faster by adding tea-tree oil to a gentle massage or cool compress.
• Balms and salves. Adding antiseptic tea-tree oil to wound treatments may speed healing by combating existing infection and warding off additional bacteria.
• Soaps and lotions. Adding tea-tree oil to your skincare routine can soothe skin irritation, treat acne, relieve dandruff, and reduce body odor.
• Baths. A tea-tree bath may help boost your immune system, reduce body odor, and ward off illness or infection.
Tea-tree oil can soothe skin irritation and treat acne.
A Soothing Scalp Massage
Tea tree is great for your skin, and that includes your scalp. Adding tea-tree oil to your unscented gentle shampoo or conditioner may control dandruff.
Some blending combinations for tea-tree oil include: cinnamon, clary sage, clove, cypress, eucalyptus, geranium, ginger, lavender, lemon, lemongrass, mandarin, marjoram, pine, rosemary, and thyme.
Keep these tips in mind when using and storing tea-tree oil:
• Test your tolerance. Tea-tree oil may irritate sensitive skin.
• Keep it cool. Store tea-tree oil in a cool, dark place to avoid oxidation, which can lead to skin irritation.