Tea Tree Essential Oil
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Oil Properties:
Scent:
Sharp, medicinal
Odor Intensity: Very High
Evaporation Rate:
Top Note
Color: Pale yellow-green or colorless
SAFETY: Avoid contact with eyes and keep out of the reach of children. Also, do not take internally; use as a mouthwash is permitted as long as it is not swallowed. For application to sensitive areas such as near the eyes, mouth, or genitals, use a diluted form of tea tree oil; always dilute for use on a baby's skin. Pregnant women should be cautious in their use of tea tree oil.
Uses:
Tea Tree oil is a very powerful immune stimulant and helps fight infections of all kinds and helps clear the skin. It is active in all three varieties of infectious organisms: bacteria, fungi and viruses. It can help with influenza, cold sores, catarrh, glandular fever and gingivitis.
A course of massage with Tea Tree oil before an operation may help to fortify the body and reduce post-operative shock.
Tea Tree oil could help clear bronchial congestion, asthma, coughs, sinusitis, whooping cough and tuberculosis.
Tea Tree oil could help clear abscesses, acne, burns, dandruff, herpes, and oily skin; also valuable for athlete's foot, cold sores, blemishes, diaper rash, warts, sunburn and infected wounds.
Origin of Tea Tree oil:
Tea Tree essential oil is distilled from the Melaleuca alternifolia plant, commonly known as "medicinal tea tree." and is imported from Australia. The leaves of this medium-size Australian tree looks similar to its relative, the eucalyptus. Its interesting bark peels off the trunk, giving tea tree the nickname "paper-bark" tree.
It grows to about 7 meters (20 feet) and thrives in marshy areas, though it is now cultivated in plantations.
Even when this tree is cut down, it flourishes and is ready for cutting again in two years.
In World War Two the producers and the cutters of Tea Tree were exempt from military service until enough essential oil had been accumulated.
Tea Tree oil was issued to each soldier and sailor as part of their kit to treat tropical infections and infected wounds.
Tea Tree is an ingredient of soaps, deodorants, disinfectants and air fresheners.
Extraction:
Tea tree oil is extracted from the leaves and twigs by steam distillation and the yield is 1.8%.
Chemical composition:
Terpinene-4-ol, Cymene, Pinene, Terpinene, Cineole
Blends well with:
Cinnamon, Clary Sage, Clove bud, Geranium, Lavender, Lemon, Nutmeg, Rosewood, Rosemary, Thyme