TEA TREE (Melaleuca alternifolia)

TEA TREE (Melaleuca alternifolia)

Tea Tree Essential Oil is extracted from the leaves and twigs of the shrub. Native to Australia, all the oil is produced there.

Tea tree was named by Captain Cook's crew, who brewed the small, dark leaves and drank it as a tea substitute.
During World War II medics recognised its powerful germicidal and antiseptic effects.

Tea Tree essential oil has as spicy, hot nutmeg-like, medicinal smell.
It is a powerful, non-irritating antiseptic that kills bacteria and virus 12 times as effectively as carbolic.

USES:

Massage, baths, inhalation, poultice.

CAUTION:

Tea tree essential oil is perfectly safe for home use as long as it is diluted before application.

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