Tea Tree Oil Remedies: Healing Help From Down Under
Tea tree oil has been the byword in acne treatment in the last few years, but there really are several different tea tree oil remedies aside from clearing your face of acne.
The oil's anti-fungal, antiseptic and anti-bacterial properties make this natural treatment an all-around skin care must-have.
An interesting note about tea tree oil is that it doesn't really come from tea trees, or strictly speaking, the camellia sinensis, which is the plant that provides leaves for black, white, green and oolong teas.
Skin care tea tree oil comes from the Melaleuca tree, which is now generally accepted as also a tea tree, but only because it's where tea tree oil comes from.
Tea tree oil benefits may seem like a new discovery in skin care and treatment of certain ailments, but it has actually been used as a potent cure-all by ancient civilizations, at least in east Australia.
The aboriginal peoples in this region have been using ground or crushed tea tree leaves to heal wounds as a balm, and they breathe in the vapors from the oily mixture for relief from coughs and colds.
The uses of tea tree oil in medical treatment were first discovered in the 1920s when scientific reports showed that it had high microbial-killing properties.
The commercial usage of tea tree oil as an antiseptic was practiced in the 1930s, but sales and production declined during World War II, although it could be found in the first aid kits of Australian soldiers.
It was revived in the 1970s when people started to look for alternative natural products, and when introduced globally, was an instant hit as a remedy for acne, especially after the tests against benzoyl peroxide, which showed benzoyl peroxide caused more allergic reactions in individuals than tea tree oil.
Tea tree oil on acne is so popular that it can also be found in foundations and other cosmetics.
Other antiseptic uses of tea tree oil include healing wounds, abrasions and other minor cuts, insect bites, bee stings, boils and cold sores. It can also be applied to sunburnt skin and exposure to poison ivy, as well as ear and nail infections.
It is so strong as an antiseptic that it has been recommended to aid in washing bathroom and kitchen floors to kill bacteria and fungus. Other anti-fungal tea tree oil remedies are for treatment of rashes caused by fungal infections, athlete's foot, and even to cure dandruff.
Shampoos containing only 5% of tea tree oil have proven to be very effective. It has also been effective in yeast infections, specifically Candidiasis, and has been useful in curing simple infections such as thrush and vaginitis.
With the recent interest in this natural product, it has been found that tea tree oil benefits viral problems as well. It is found to be effective on the herpes virus, curing cold sores, shingles blisters and chicken pox, bringing its role as a "cure all" into a whole new level.
Its medicinal properties also finds uses of tea tree oil in curing halitosis, or bad breath, canker sores and gum disease, and more toothpaste and mouthwash companies are including tea tree oil in their products.
With all these tea tree oil remedies and uses, it will be exciting to see what they will discover next.
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Definitely it comes from the land down under, but it is much more effective compared to any other remedy which may be a product based or herbal one. It give of the best effect that inhibits bacterial growth and also an effective agent for sunburn. It almost manifest everything that we look for in any particular treatment.