Description
10ml Tea Tree Organic Essential Oil
Common name:
Tea Tree, Ti-Tree, Ti-Trol, Melasol.
Botanical (and family):
Melaleuca alternifolia. Family Myrtaceae
Distribution:
Australia
Description of plant:
Small tree with needle-like leaves and sessile heads of light yellow flowers.
Extraction:
Steam distillation of the leaves.
Characteristics:
A pale yellowish to water-white mobile liquid of warm-spicy, aromatic-terpenic odour, with camphoraceous, bitter-burnt undertones.
TOP NOTE
Odour effects:
Revitalizing.
Cautions:
It can irritate certain skin types and certain areas of the skin.
Main chemical constituents:
Alpha-Pinene – 4%
Beta-Pinene – 1%
Sabinene – 1%
Myrcene and Alpha-hellandrene – 2%
Alpha-Terpinene – 10%
Limonene – 1%
1-8-Cineole – 4%
Terpinene – 20%
Para-Cymene – 2%
Terpinolene – 4% \
Alpha-Dimethyl styrene – trace
Sabinene hydrate – trace
trans-menth-2-ene – 1%
Beta-Caryophyllene – 2%
Aromadendrene – 2%
Terpinene-4-ol – 35%
Alpha-Terpineol – 3%
Cadinene – 2%
Globulol – 1%
Viridiflorol – 3%
Viridiflorene – 2%
Properties and indications:
MIND
Refreshing and revitalising.
BODY
Activates white corpuscles against infection. Ti-Tree combines antibacterial, antiviral, and potent antifungal properties. It sweats toxins out of the body. Indicated for influenza, cold sores, catarrh, and possibly glandular fever and gingivitis. Is of value in treating vaginal thrush and genital infections generally. Alleviates cystitis. Alleviates itching from chickenpox and insect bites. Useful for mouth ulcers and sweaty feet. Helps with asthma, TB, haemorrhoids and varicose veins.
SKIN
Reduces pus in boils and carbuncles. Seems to clear spots caused by shingles. Useful for burns, ringworm, warts, herpes and athlete’s foot. Helpful with dry scalp and dandruff.
Other uses:
Soaps, toothpaste, shampoo, disinfectants, gargles, aftershaves.
