Tea Tree Oil Benefits - nature's little health miracle

Tea Tree Oil Benefits

They are many and varied.The oil is mainly extracted from the needles of the melaleuca alternifolia, although two other species of this tree are sometimes used. The tree is native to north-east Australia. The extracted oil has been used for hundreds if not thousands of years. It has powerful anti-fungal properties and is used in treating dandruff, acne, nail rot, cuts, head lice, ringworm, leg ulcers, infections, catarrh, thrush, tonsillitis, pyorrhoea and gingivitis. Doctors and veterinary surgeons use it's many properties for the health and wellness of their patients. Melaleuca Oil is invaluable as a topical disinfectant for skin lesions, cuts and wounds.

Melaleuca Oil is also a very good expectorant, when inhaled it has a soothing effect on the throat. A few drops in a glass of water is a good mouthwash to treat a mouth infection.

Replaces Manufacturing Chemicals

Melaleuca Alternifolia Oil has also become the ingredient of choice in the manufacture of many products, where it replaces artificial chemicals. These products include laundry soaps, household cleaners ( because of it's natural solvent properties), polishes, hand soaps, shampoos, hair conditioners, toiletries, skin creams, salves, ointments, toothpastes, mouth washes, deodorants, air fresheners, nail conditioners and insect repellants.

Due to it's broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties this oil has spread around the world for it's remarkable natural healing powers. It's really tea tree oil benefits!

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