Organic Tea Tree oil (Melaeuca alternifolia)
Common name Organic Tea Tree oil:
Organic Tea Tree oil, Melaeuca, paperback tea tree oil, organic it tree oilBotanical name of Organic Tea Tree oil:
Melaeuca alternifolia from the family name of Myrtaceae
Antibacterial & Anti fungal properties of Organic Tea Tree Oil:
Organic Tea Tree oil has been used for therapeutic purposes due to its active ingredients. Organic Tea Tree oil has been used as a form of alternative medicine for hundreds of years by the native Australia (Aboriginal people of Autralia) . Organic Tea tree oil is anti fungal and anti bacterial, and in most cases it inhibits nearly all microbial infection of the skin, fighting against Coryenbacterium, Micrococcus spp, streptococcus pygenes, Candida spp and many more.
Ant Vieral Properties of Orgnaic Tea Tree Oil:
In recent studies, Organic Tea Tree oil has been found to inhabits and destroy HSV type 1 & 2 (Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) are two species of the herpes virus, common infections like cold sores, chickenpox or varicella, shingles or herpes zoster (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and various cancers, and can cause brain inflammation).
Organic Tea Tree oil in common hair care products:
Organic Tea Tree oil is used widely in modern beauty products and most commonly found in hair care products, such as dandruff Organic hair care shampoo, Organic hair care conditioner and Organic hair care treatment. In 1996 Veal found that Tea Tree oil or Organic Tea Tree oil inhibited and destroyed head lice, with an outstanding result.
- 93% of head lice were killed
- 83% of the eggs were destroyed
Therefore Organic Tea Tree oil is commonly used in alternative and natural treatment of head lice in children and adults.
Head lice & Organic Tea Tree oil:
The reason that Organic Tea Tree oil is so potent against head lice lies in the chemical constitutes of Organic Tea Tree oil:
- Phenols (destroy head lice)
- Phenolic etherso (destroy head lice)
- Ketones (destroy head lice)
- Oxides (destroy head lice)
Therapeutic uses of Organic Tea Tree oil:
Wound: the use of organic Tea Tree oil destroys many microbial organisms that are found on the skin that causes infections. The reason that Organic Tea Tree oil is well used in alternative therapies it’s because Organic Tea tree oil is soluble, easily penetrating the outer skin layer and easily absorbed.
Athlete foot: The use of Organic Tea Tree oil in treatment of athlete foot works by destroying the fungal infection.
Application: Apply Organic Tea Tree oil on a cotton ball to affected toenail and affected skin twice a day
Acne: Organic Tea Tree oil is used to treat mild to moderate acne suffers and commonly found lotions and creams.
Oral health & Organic Tea Tree oil - Herbal plantbase ingredients have been used in ancient medicine in both Western and Eastern society in the medical treatment. Common bacteria that are found in dental plaque as biofilms are carcinogenic and periodontopathic bacteria. The use of Organic Tea Tree oil kills and destroys bacteria that are found in oral cavity.
Dandruff - is caused by a fungal infection. Apply 2 -3 drops of Tea Tree oil to shampoo or 2 -5 drops of Organic Tea Tree oil to carrier oil (Organic Jojoba oil) and leave over night
Alternative treatment for Cold sore:
The use of Tea Tree oil (Organic Tea Tree oil) on 100 cold sore-prone people by the University of WA's department of microbiology has given credence to the long-held but unproved theory that tea tree oil is an effective, alternative treatment to expensive cold sore creamsto expensive cold sore creams.
Common uses of Organic Tea Tree oil:
Organic Tea Tree oil is potent against, ringworm, dandruff, insect bites, acne, toenail, athlete’s foot, cold, flu, thrush, rashes and insect bites.
Did you know?
- Organic tea tree oil has low cineole content and is non – irritant to the skin.
- Organic Tea tree oil has been used to treat skin disorders such as acne, boils, virginal thrush, foot problems, coughs and colds.
- Organic Tea Tree oil is used in perfumes, in the control of wood-rot fungi, as an antiseptic in water-gel fire blankets and in combating Legionella in air-conditioning systems
- The human oral cavity is inhibited by more than 500 species of bacteria and Organic Tea Tree oil can kill most photogenic bacteria found in oral cavity
- Organic Tea Tree oil is stronger than household antiseptic.
- Organic Tea tree oil it’s non - caustic to the skin, non – toxic to the body and produces no negative side effect.
- Organic Tea Tree oil has well balance PH
- Organic Tea Tree oil temporary prevents the itchiness of insect bits
- Organic Tea Tree oil is made entirely from renewable natural resource and is completely environmentally friendly
- That Aboriginal people made tea from the leaves without adverse effect
- World War I, Australian soldiers were all issued with a bottle of tea tree oil (Organic Tea Tree oil) to help protect them from disease.
soldiers were known for sharing their natural cure-all and, in the dark days before modern antibiotics, tea tree was worth its weight in gold and saved many a soldier from severe illness and even death.
Reference:
Lesley Braun, Marc Cohen “Herbs & Natural Supplements:” An Evidence-Based Guide - Page 598. 2007
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