What Are Tea Tree Benefits?

Beside herbal tea, tea tree oil also a non-tea product. There are many claims about tea tree benefits, thus we thought it's worth to mention some of the claims here. This tree oil sometimes referred to as Melaleuca oil. The essential oil comes from a plant called Melaleuca Alternifolia, not the mother tea plant Camellia Sinesis.

This kind of oil is not Chinese tea oil. Chinese tea oil comes from Camellia Sinensis. The tea trees mostly are grown in Australia, some in Indonesia. The essential oil is extracted by steaming the leaves of Melaleuca plant.

Ancient Australians used melaleuca oil as a medicinal drug against bacterial infections on the skin. The melaleuca oil contains almost 100 natural antibacterial and disinfecting agents. Recent studies have shown the effect of these chemicals against skin infections, skin cuts, sun burn, dandruff, and athlete's foot... The oil contains high level (about 35-40%) of a chemical component called Terpenoids (or terpinen-4-ol). Terpenoids is responsible for the anti-fugal properties of tea tree oil.

DO NOT DRINK TEA TREE OIL

4 main tea tree benefits

There are many claims to the tea tree benefits. Here are an overview 4 tea tree benefits from using this essence oil:

Antifungal infections: ~ 100 compounds of natural chemicals in the oil have anti-fungal properties. These compounds are absorbed into the outer layer of the skin under the nails to kill and slow the spreading of fungi bacteria. However, it is a long-term treatment for the recovery of the skin and nails.

Athlete's foot: The major symptoms of athlete foot are the itchiness and redness between the toes and at the back of the feet. Massaging the feet daily can help relieve the irritation and itchiness. Studies have shown that using 4-6% tea tree oil solution is quite sufficient.