Tea Tree Essential Oil

Description

Tea Tree Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Melaleuca alternifolia | Origin: Australia | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

A pale yellowy-green or water-white liquid with a warm, fresh, spicy-camphoraceous odor. It blends well with lavender, clary sage, rosemary, oakmoss, pine, ylang-ylang, geranium, marjoram, and spice oils, especially clove and nutmeg.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• terpinene-4-ol
• cineol pinene
• terpinenes
• cymene
• sesquiterpenes
• sesquiterpene alcohols

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General Actions:

Antiseptic, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, immunostimulant, anti-infectious, balsamic, cicatrizant, diaphoretic, expectorant, fungicidal, parasiticide, vulnerary.

Safety:

Non-toxic, non-irritant, possible sensitization in some individuals.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Acne, athlete’s foot, boils, abscesses, blisters, cold sores, herpes, cuts/sores, greasy or oily skin/scalp, insect bites, ringworm, spots, verrucae, warts, corns, wounds, catarrh, sinusitis, whooping cough, pruritis, itching, thrush, candida, urethritis, chickenpox, colds/flu, fever, measles.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

Burns, dandruff, irritated and inflamed skin, rashes, asthma, bronchitis, coughs, sore throat, throat infections, cystitis, leucorrhea.

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Important Note: The information on the EOX is only provided for educational purposes, and further research should be done on each essential oil to be assured of its proper usage for each individual. Aromatherapy is not meant to be a replacement for care under a qualified health professional, but should be considered a complimentary modality.