Latin name (INCI) : Melaleuca Alternifolia
Family : Myrtaceae
Note : Middle
Method of extraction : Steam distillation from leaves
Tea tree or Ti- tree as it is also known belongs to the Myrtaceae family which also includes, Clove essential oil, Cajeput essential oil, Niaouli essential oil and Eucalyptus essential oil. All these essential oils have a common property of Anti infectious action.
Tea tree essential oil has a very wide range of applications. It is active against bacteria, fungi and virus organisms and is a powerful ammuno-stimulant, meaning that when the body is threatened by these organisms it increases its ability to respond.
In general tea tree essential oil is not a skin irritant and can be used undiluted on the skin, however as little as 3 drops for a bath is enough to have anti infectious action and help with the first signs of cold or flu.
Use neat tea tree essential oil on cold sores, chicken pox and shingle blisters, warts, athletes foot, ringworm, nail fungal infections or try diluted tea tree essential oil in a wash for acne and spots. For women who suffer from thrush try a douche daily using a few drops of tea tree oil in warm water.
Here are a few aromatherapy recipes you may find useful:
Chest and Sinus Congestion:
2 drops lavender, 2 drops tea tree, 2 drops eucalyptus
Add to boiling water. Place your head over the bowl and cover your head with towel and inhale for at least 3 minutes. Keep your eyes closed.
Ease sinuses
2 drops Eucalyptus, 2 drops Peppermint, 2 drops Tea Tree
Add to boiling water. Place your head over the bowl and cover your head with towel and inhale for at least 3 minutes. Keep your eyes closed.
Cold and Flu
2 drops Lavender, 2 drops tea tree
Add to boiling water. Place your head over the bowl and cover your head with towel and inhale for at least 3 minutes. Keep your eyes closed.
Dandruff
To treat dandruff, add 1 drop of tea tree essential oil to this is just under a tablespoon of gentle shampoo. (5ml = one teaspoon for short hair)
Sore throat
Fill a cup with warmish water, add 2-3 drop of tea tree and mix. When gargling, make sure you do not swallow the water.
Deodorant
To deodorise old trainers, take two cotton wool balls, sprinkle 2-3 drops of tea tree essential oil on each and the lodge in the toe area of each shoe. Place the trainers in a shoe bag and leave for a few days.
Antisepctic wash
Add 10-20 drops of tea tree to 100ml of water. Use a cotton wool ball to clean and heal scrapes, cuts, burns and other wounds. Also great for a facial wash substitute with rose or lavender water
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