Most people have heard of tea tree and know it to be beneficial, however most people would associate it with skin products for drying up spots or chemist bought products for treating headlice. The uses for tea tree however are far ranging, and although most are due to it’s antibacterial action, because of it’s suitability for a range of applications, keeping a bottle of the oil in your medicine cupboard is well worth it.

This article aims to provide a comprehensive guide to the applications of tea tree oil, and in many cases, tea tree can be an effective alternative to many chemically produced products on the market. In addition, what could be better than one ‘cure all’ product to cover many things instead of paying out 4 or 5 times as much money for 4 or 5 different products that you many only use once, then they sit on the shelf, often not used again before their use by date. So even before we look at the many uses for this wonderful essential oil, there is already an argument that alternative remedies can be more cost effective!

As mentioned at the start of the article, one of the most well known uses for tea tree oil is as an astringent for drying up spots. Tea tree can easily be found in small glass bottles with a dropper top which makes it really easy to add to cotton wool or cotton buds for application to the necessary area. A couple of drops of neat oil on a cotton bud can be dabbed onto the surface of a spot, and the surrounding area, to help dry out the grease build up on the skin. You will often see results in a couple of days, maybe less if applied twice or three times throughout the day, and the overall time taken to heal is reduced too. (more…)