one two tea tree (Tea Tree)

Member Name: dibuzz

Product:	Tea Tree
Date:	06/08/01 (170 review reads)
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Advantages: antiviral and antibacterial, totally natural

Disadvantages: not cheap, some people don't like the smell

I discovered tea tree oil when my daughter got impetigo from a child at school and it spread throughout the family. After antibiotic cream repeatedly failed to clear it we needed oral antibiotics which worked but the child at school hadn't been treated so as soon as my daughter went back she got it again.

A lady who spotted my daughter's face told me to try tea tree oil and when I saw the price I almost didn't bother but I am glad I did.

The impetigo cleared quickly and at the first sign of it recurring a little dab soon sorted it out.

Since then I have used it often for a variety of reasons. One of my sons bites his toes and was always getting infections but a dab of tea tree not only clears it up but also puts him off biting.

I put a few drops under the kid's pillows if one of them is ill and have found that it doesn't spread like it used to. At one time if one of them was ill they would all follow in succession.

Three of my kids play rugby and often have grazed knees and elbows or stud marks so I bathe them in a small amount of milk with a few drops of tea tree oil. The milk seems to help the oil disperse better.

My kids have never had headlice since I started to put a couple of drops of tea tree oil in the conditioner but some of their classmates get them regularly. Not a proven remedy, I know, but certainly worth a try.

The only thing I would say is check whether your skin is sensitive to it by placing one drop in one place. My kids have eczema and are fine with it but better to be safe.

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