Grim but great (Tea Tree)

Member Name: LouisaNott

Product:	Tea Tree
Date:	03/07/01 (96 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap, multi-purpose, effective

Disadvantages: It reeks to high heaven

Tea tree oil smells absolutely awful, and if you get it in your mouth, it's disgusting, but it's a small price to pay because this stuff is wonderful.

My mother used to use tea tree oil to cure everything. If you cut yourself "put tea tree oil on it", if you've got a cold sore I'd get "put tea tree oil on it", and yes, it appeared a bit obsessive. When I overcame my teenage rebelious streak of ignoring everything my mother says, I realised just how right she is.

Tea tree oil is fantastic stuff.

Put it on spots, and it'll dry them out, and they'll look much better and feel less aggrivated.

If you cut yourself, it may sting, but it does help clean the area, and in the long run, sooth the pain.

What I use tea tree oil for predominantly is cold sores. I find that, like spots, it dries cold sores out and they heal much much faster. It's far better than over the counter medicines, and I find that if the cold sore is just starting, it can stop it developing into a full blown disaster.

All this is at the cost of smelling a bit pongy for a few days, but it's worth it.

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