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Tea tree

Melaleuca alternifolia

Essential oil E.O.B.B.D.

Essential Oil Botanically and Biochemically Defined

expert Tea tree

Family : Myrtaceae
Origin : Australia
Part of the plant used : leaf
Type of smell : strong, camphorated, “medical”
Possible Uses :
To be applied on the skin : Yes +++ (neat over a small area, diluted in vegetable oil in case of repeated applications, on a large surface or if the skin is sensitive.)
To be swallowed : Yes ++
To be inhaled : Yes ++

It is valued for…

Ultra-effective, polyvalent, antiseptic, tea tree is part of the “basics” of a family medicine cabinet. Especially since its remarkable efficacy is combined with an excellent safety of use. It is not toxic in the slightest. Do not hesitate to use it on small scratches as well as on a more sensitive infection.

Main properties

Antiseptic, disinfectant, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral.

And also
Anti-mite, anti-fatigue, anti-infection, anti-parasite, healing, vein decongestant, it favours perspiration ("applied warm"), helps the immune defence system, and protects from radiation.

Mental Actions
Fortifying, neurotonic.

Main Indications

Skin infections: acne, abscesses, cutaneous and vaginal mycosis, cuts, sores, mouth ulcers, gingivitis, cold sores or genital herpes, bites (dog, tick…), insect stings, lice, psoriasis, veruccae, shingles.
Summer scratches: insect stings, burns, sunburn.

Skin problems
Apply a few drops on the wounded or infected skin, pure (if the surface is small) or mixed with vegetable oil (if the surface is large).

On the scalp to fight lice (see also “lavender”).

Lice –“shock” preparation!
To apply mix 25 drops of tea tree + 25 drops of lavender in 100 ml of almond oil. Spread half of the mixture onto wet hair, just before shampooing, then comb the wet hair and pour the rest of the mixture onto the scalp. Brush again strand by strand, from the scalp to the hair tips, beginning with the forehead and moving towards the nape of the neck. Wrap your hair with cling film and leave for 2 hours. Rinse, shampoo twice, rinse again thoroughly. Use a lice comb to make sure that you get rid of them all. Repeat this treatment 7 days later in order to get rid of any "surviving" nits or lice.

Other useful indications
Urinary infections: cystitis
Respiratory infections: tonsillitis, bronchitis, whooping-cough and other kinds of cough, flu, otitis, rhinopharyngitis, sinusitis
Weakness, haemorrhoids

Infections and disorders in general (all)

To apply : 2 to 4 neat drops around the affected organ (throat, chest, around the ear, sinus, around the bladder, etc), or 5 drops diluted in a tablespoon of vegetable oil for a larger area of skin or a massage along the spine (anti-fatigue)
+
In the bath : 10 drops of tea tree for every 2 tablespoons of bath base or milk
+
to swallow : 2 neat drops under the tongue or diluted in olive oil, honey, on a lump of sugar or a neutral capsule, 1, 2 or 3 times a day – as required
+
To inhale : a few drops on a tissue, to be inhaled preferably after cleansing the respiratory tracts using seawater.

Tea tree is an excellent domestic disinfectant and deodorant.

The recipe:
In an opaque glass bottle (brown preferably) with a pourer, mix 1 tsp of tea tree, 1 tsp of cinnamon, 1 tsp of pine and 4 tsp of lemon. Shake before using a few drops on a sponge or poured directly onto the area to be treated (U-bend, toilet seat, etc). For a “deodorising” effect, fill a small spray with household alcohol (which you can buy in the supermarket by the litre, this also works well with white spirit vinegar), add a few drops of your mixture of Essential Oils (EO) and spray throughout the room.

It can be applied neat onto the skin, on condition that it is on a small surface and that you do not repeat it very often or for a long time: 2 neat drops 2 to 3 times a day, for 3 days: this is the maximum!

Like al l essential oils, tea tree is forbidden during the first three months of pregnancy. It should not be used during breastfeeding either.

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