DESCRIPTION
Tea tree oil is extracted from the leaves of melaleuca alternifolia, native to the northeast coast of Australia. It is a clear to pale golden hydrophobic essential oil and has a fresh camphoraceous odor. Owing to its wonderful healing properties, it is used as an antiseptic and antifungal and antibacterial.
COMMON NAMES
Melaleuca alternifolia
BLENDS WITH:
It is easily mix with cinnamon, clary sage, clove, geranium, lemon, lavender, nutmeg, myrrh, rosewood, rosemary and thyme.
CONSTITUENTS
The main chemical components of this oil are a-pinene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, a-phellandrene, a-terpinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, p-cymene, terpinolene, linalool, terpinen-4-ol and a-terpineol.
USES
This essential oil is widely renowned for its medicinal properties and helps with influenza, cold sores, catarrh, glandular fever and gingivitis. In addition to wonderful anti-infectious properties, it is also highly effective to help clear bronchial congestion, coughs, asthma, sinusitis, whooping cough and tuberculosis.
These Oils are awesome. I have received surplus compliments from my guests who have fed themselves on the edibles......Steve Johnson - England
