Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) is the most researched of all the essential oils.
In Chinese medicine, this is a cooling, slightly yin oil. It aids the circulation of Qi and blood, clears toxins, and reduces inflammation.
It is being used as a very effective first aid remedy and against countless skin aliments, infections, cuts, scrapes, burns, insect bites and skin spots, etc… just to name a few uses.
Trying to control the causes of acne, it is very important to keep the surfaces affected by acne as clean as possible. Infection of the skin only worsens the condition so including tea tree as a part of your skin care regime, results will follow.
Tea tree being antiseptic oil it prevents any possible infections that could arise, and almost immediately soothes the skin, clearing out any ongoing infection. It has the ability to open clogged pores so that acne can heal faster. Any acne scarring is reduced because the tea tree is effective on infection and very gentle on the skin.
Sunburns are not only aesthetically unappealing, it is painful. The complications can include sunburn swelling, peeling, nausea and fever. Appling tea tree oil prevents the skin peeling and soothes the pain of the burn, and leads to faster healing.
Other conditions and uses for tea tree essential oil include nail fungus, ringworm, athlete’s foot, dandruff, blackheads, and many types of infestations including lice, mites, scabies, and mosquitoes, etc. Tea tree oil is not just soothing and disinfecting, it is capable of penetrating into the lower skin layers with its anti-inflammatory, disinfectant, analgesic (pain-killing) and cicatrizant (wound- healing) qualities.
Tea tree oil use is so versatile, that it is a good idea to keep a bottle of tea tree oil handy at all times. While tea tree is non-toxic and non-irritant, always carry out a patch test first to check for sensitivity as it can irritate some skins.
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