Tea tree oil's benefits and use

What is Tea Tree Oil?

The essential oil of tea tree is obtained by steam distillation of twigs and leaves of tea tree,which has the botanical name Melaleuca alternifolia. The tea tree is native to Southeast Queensland and New South Wales, in Australia, which is why it is such a popular essential oil in that country. However, its impressive qualities have spread to other parts of the world, so it can now be found internationally.

Tea Tree Oil constituents:Alpha pinene, beta pinene, sabinene, myrcene, alpha phellandrene, alpha-terpinene, limonene, cineole, gamma terpinene, para-cymene, terpinolene, linalool, terpineol, and alpha-terpineol.

Tea tree oil is available as an oil and in many over-the-counter skin products, including soaps and lotions. However, tea tree oil should not be taken orally. If swallowed, it can cause serious symptoms.

Tea Tree Oil Uses & Benefits

Skin Care

The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has published a study highlighting the antioxidant activity of tea tree essential oil. Tea tree oil uses for skin are abundant. These powerful antioxidant properties can significantly improve the appearance of blemishes and scars. Many people struggle to eliminate age spots and other beauty marks, and the powerful antioxidants found in melaleuca oil can quickly cure those issues, leaving the skin looking young and smooth. In fact, tea tree oil for skin oil can even help reduce the appearance of wrinkles as we age

Acne Control

Many people suffer from severe skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema, and acne. Acne results from oil glands remaining unregulated and marring the surface of the skin, often becoming inflamed when the sebum glands get infected or blocked by toxins and dirt.

A comparative study on the effectiveness of the tea-tree oil for face versus benzoyl peroxide in the treatment of acne concluded saying that tea tree oil has antimicrobial properties that reduce acne breakouts. Also, it has lesser side effects as compared to benzoyl peroxide lotion. Melaleuca oil can quickly clear up the sebum glands and eliminate the bacteria, resulting in smoother, healthier-looking skin in a surprisingly short amount of time.

Antibacterial Properties

The activity of microbes, bacteria, virus, and fungi are at their peak in the tropics, so most of the medicinal plants to treat these dangerous infections are found there too. Tea tree is one such plant and it can cure some of the most horrible and dangerous bacterial infections found in the tropics.

Wounds, which are prone to contracting bacterial infections in this region, can be effectively cured and protected using this oil.

Antiviral Properties

The tea tree oil helps to rupture the cyst in some viruses and gives protection against them. It also helps cure viral infections like the common cold, influenza, mumps, measles, and pox. Viral infections are very hazardous and are frequently recurring since viruses can survive under very harsh conditions too. They can bear the unimaginable heat, cold, and even poison because they develop a protective shell called a “cyst” around them.

They never die naturally and can live dormant (neither alive nor dead) for hundreds or even thousands of years. They can be killed only if their cyst is ruptured using a particular compound or if they are subjected to extreme heat which is beyond tolerance.