Tea Tree (Melaleuca) essential oil 15 ml - doTERRA
Tea Tree (Melaleuca) essential oil 15 ml - doTERRA
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Tea Tree // Melaleuca alternifolia
Tea Tree essential oil, often referred to as “melaleuca,” contains more than 92 different compounds and offers remarkable topical uses. Australian Aboriginal peoples used tea tree leaves for centuries, crushing them into a paste and applying it directly to the skin for a cooling effect. Tea Tree is best known for its cleansing and purifying properties. It helps keep nails and skin looking clean and cared for and supports a healthy-looking complexion. It is also often used to soothe occasional skin irritations and calm the skin.
Primary Benefits
- Known for its cleansing and rejuvenating properties, it provides a revitalising refresh for the skin.
- Tea Tree (melaleuca) essential oil has beneficial properties that help reduce the appearance of skin imperfections.
- Beneficial for hair, skin and nails.
The secret to flawless-looking skin
Uses
- For occasional skin irritation, apply 1–2 drops of Tea Tree essential oil to the affected area.
- Add one or two drops to your facial cleanser to enhance its cleansing properties, or apply to your face after shaving.
- After showering, apply to your fingernails and toenails to cleanse them and give your nails a healthy-looking appearance.
- Pair with Red Cedar essential oil and use as an invigorating aftershave oil blend.
Directions for Use
Cautions
Skin sensitivity may occur. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant or under medical treatment, consult your physician. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas.
Sourcing
Melaleuca, or tea tree, is native to Australia. It thrives best in a sunny climate and moist soil. In Australia, tea tree grows from spring through summer and into autumn.
Some areas of Kenya offer growing conditions similar to those in Australia, so tea tree also grows abundantly there. By sourcing part of our Tea Tree essential oil from Kenya, we support small-scale growers in the country’s rural regions while continuing to obtain essential oil of the highest quality.
Tea tree is a shrub-like evergreen tree. Its essential oil is obtained from the leaves by steam distillation. It was originally used by Aboriginal Australians for health-related purposes, and when World War II broke out, many soldiers in the Australian army took a small bottle of Tea Tree essential oil with them to war.
The Australian tea tree plantation that supplies doTERRA is a natural habitat for kangaroos. The trees grow from spring until late autumn and are harvested only during the winter months so that the growing season can be as long as possible. The same trees can be harvested year after year because they begin regenerating just three to six weeks after harvest. Thanks to this sustainable harvesting method, Australian tea tree plantations have continually been able to improve the integrity and fertility of the same farmland throughout their 18 years of operation.
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