create your own

Tea Tree Oil Natural Antiseptic and Disinfectant

69
rate or flag this page

By len7288


Tea Tree Plant
Tea Tree Plant

Tea tree is from the myrtle family tree whose leaf oil is one of the best natural antiseptics. Tea Tree, native to the northeastern coast of New South Wales in Australia but also grown elsewhere, is in no way related to what we call tea. It's more related to the best antiseptics in health care.

In the old time Tea Tree is being used in the treatment of Arthritis, bruises, bug bites, burns, dandruff, headache, lice, muscle pain, sunburn, toothache, varicose veins, warts.

Medicinal Properties: Tea Tree contains terpenes and other phytochemicals that are powerful antiseptics and fungus killers, this antiseptics are readily absorbed by the skin. The oil has been successfully put to the test in clinical studies to help in the treatment against acne, boils, athlete's foot, nail fungus, corns, calluses and bunions.

Tea Tree Oil is as good as Iodine to use as disinfectant. For Vaginal Yeast Infection it was shown that Tea Tree Oil is also as good as nystatin and clotrimazole, but expert say that even if Tea Tree Oil is as effective as the other drugs in the treatment of Vaginal Infection, it is also best to use this as last resort against this infection. Tea Tree Oil also work just as well as product that contain benzoyl peroxide against acne, but without dryness and stinging since it is natural.

Directions for Use: Tea Tree Oil is only used for topical treatment. It is best to use the concentrated oil but if you are sensitive to any strong preparation you can start off with a diluted preparation. Mix some tea tree oil with an equal amount of vegetable oil or water and then apply it to your skin. To remove dandruff, put a couple of drops in your favorite shampoo

Comments

RSS for comments on this Hub

No comments yet.

Submit a Comment

Members and Guests

Sign in or sign up and post using a hubpages account.


optional


  • No HTML is allowed in comments, but URLs will be hyperlinked
  • Comments are not for promoting your hubs or other sites

working