Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree oil belongs to the most actively used essential oils in the world. As well as the plant from which it is extracted – Melaleuca alternifolia, this oil has become a real aromatic legend. In fact, the experience of the Aboriginal people has been fully confirmed by modern aromatherapy practice. Like thousands of years ago, tea tree essential oil is used to heal and protect against insects, effectively treat wounds, all kinds of infections, and even burns.

The first high-profile fame for essential oils extracted from Melaleuca came during the Second World War, when it became the main medical antiseptic and precursor of antibiotics. Today, its production is scattered all over the world, but in spite of everything, the true tea tree essential oil is produced in Australia and meets Australian standards. 

Features

The fact that the Aborigines used ground-up Melaleuca leaves as a therapeutic agent is not a coincidence. The leaves accumulate the largest amount of minerals and essential oils. It is from the leaves the legendary tea tree essential oil is extracted. It is fluid, liquid and absolutely transparent without any color or with a light green tinge. However, tea tree essential oil has a unique strong flavor.

The smell of tea tree is not warm, but cold, invigorating, sharp, with strongly pronounced bitter, spicy overtones, which are based on a woody aroma. First you catch the spicy smell of the wet, freshly cut wood, followed by sharp, bitter and cold flavors. The scent is based on fruity tones, seemingly inappropriate in this woody oil. They are the ones that give the scent of this essential oil a mystery and some strangeness.

Tea tree is not actively used in perfume mixes, because it is combined only with low woody and spicy scents, such as pine, bergamot, nutmeg, cloves, bitter orange, rosewood, geranium, cinnamon and lavender.

Emotional impact 

Tea tree essential oil can be called a real “antiseptic” of the emotional well-being.  This essential oil helps to get rid of misconceptions, obsessions, fears and panic. Tea tree essential oil is suitable for those who want more independence and self-reliance, it promotes rational decision making, courageous actions and performance.

It helps to resist negative influences and aggression, has a protective effect. In addition, the tea tree is an oil that activates thought processes and perception and stimulates memory.

The unique properties 

The use of tea tree oil in medicine, both alternative and conventional one, is based on a unique combination of antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties with powerful immune-stimulating properties. That is why the tea tree is considered a natural complex and harmless antibiotic and immunostimulator.

Tea tree can cope not only with different infections, but also recover from chronic diseases. Tea tree essential oil is most often used for infections in children, colds, flu, in particular in epidemics.

Healing, calming and disinfecting properties of tea tree allow using it for first aid, for treatment of serious injuries and burns. Besides, with the help of this essential oil it is possible to cope with many dental problems – inflammations, unpleasant smells, plaque.

Moreover, tea tree essential oil stops the symptoms of food poisoning, optimizes the stomach and intestines, and completely eliminates cystitis and inflammation of the urinary tract. It has an antibacterial effect on the mucous membranes of the genitalia, regulates the secretion, and is a natural anticarcinogenic.

Hair and skin care

In cosmetics, the emphasis in the use of tea tree essential oil is also on its relieving inflammation and antibacterial properties. Thus, with the help of this essential oil it is possible to relieve chronic and acute inflammation of the epidermis, treat rashes, herpes, dermatitis of all origins and eczema.

In addition to eliminating itching, redness and irritation, which invariably accompany skin diseases, tea tree essential oil helps eliminate swelling. Thanks to active changes in the structure of the epidermis, tea tree essential oil qualitatively changes the relief of the skin and restores it after damage, thickening and helps get rid of warts.

For daily care, the tea tree is used only for problem and oily skin.

It is one of the most effective essential oils to strengthen the hair and restore its structure, as well as the main essential oil to combat dandruff and psoriasis.

Tea tree can be used to improve the antibacterial properties of cosmetics.

Tea tree essential oil disinfects air, acting as an excellent prevention of viruses and infections. Tea oil also soothes the skin where an insect bites you.

Dosage

Tea tree essential oil does not cause irritation even when applied to sensitive skin in undiluted form, which greatly expands the range of its application. The only contraindication for using tea oil is individual intolerance. Due to its active influence on the immune system, it is undesirable to use it for children under 3 years.

Intense smell of tea tree can cause slight dizziness. An overdose causes nausea and digestive disorders.