Tea Tree Essential Oil

Tea Tree Essential Oil, which flourished more than a century ago in Australia, its native land, is the great oil for infectious states.

It is found in many cosmetic or intimate hygiene products. It is above all the reflex essential oil for all infectious or inflammatory pathologies of the mucous membranes and skin.

But its field of application will not be limited to the body envelope: it will also be part of the aromatic advice in the case of gynecological, urinary or respiratory disorders. Whether for us, men, or for our four-legged friends, it can be used without problem, sometimes even pure. However, the dilution will make it possible to avoid phenomena of irritation and redness, encountered relatively frequently in pure use.


History of Tea Tree Essential Oil

The legend mentions the existence of a lagoon at the time of the Bundjalung, an aboriginal people of Australia, lagoon in which had macerated leaves of Melaleuca, fallen over the years. The Bundjalungs considered the place to be a sacred place, invested with a powerful healing power.
It was not until much later, when navigator James Cook and his crew arrived in Australia, that his name was adopted. At the beginning of the 20th century, Australia sought to develop essential oils of interest and the medicinal properties of the Tea tree were put forward. The industrial production of Tea Tree Essential Oil starts. On the strength of this discovery, the Australian army would have included Tea Tree Essential Oil in the military's first aid kits until the second half of the 20th century, when synthetic antibiotics definitely took over. But with the phenomena of antibiotic resistance, the essential oil of Tea tree is currently regaining its letters of nobility.



Use of Tea Tree Essential Oil

ENT infectious disorders
Cold, Rhinitis, Flu
Nasopharyngitis, Angina
Sinusitis, Otitis

Productive respiratory pathologies
wet cough,
Bronchitis

Skin disorders
Bacterial dermatitis
Abscess
Fungal infections
Herpes
Shingles, chicken pox
Eczema on infected

Radiotherapy sequelae

Infectious disorders

For more than a century, Tea Tree Essential Oil has been used for antiseptic purposes. The anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-protozoan properties are mainly linked to a-terpineol.

Numerous studies have been carried out on the antimicrobial properties of Tea tree and a clinical trial even demonstrates its effectiveness in the care of chronic wounds with resistant germs (Staphylococcus aureus).

Added to conventional antibiotics or antifungals, Tea tree can either increase the effectiveness of the latter (butenafine for example, doxycycline and Tobramycin on E Coli O78K80), or decrease their activity (Ciprofloxacin on Staphylococcus aureus, Amphotericin on Candida).
Infectious skin disorders

In common use, Tea Tree Essential Oil can therefore be used in the treatment of:

Cutaneous, vaginal, or nail mycosis in men
Cold sores
Moderate acne
Warts
Chronic wound with resistant germs or not: superinfected bedsore, ulcer, diabetic wound