Almost a wonder drug (Tea Tree)

Member Name: sandrabarber

Product:	Tea Tree
Date:	14/10/01 (231 review reads)
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Advantages: antibiotic, antifungal, safe to use

Disadvantages: none

Spots? Rashes? Ingrown toenails? Athlete's foot? Dandruff? Smelly feet? There is one relatively inexpensive and totally natural product that you can use to treat all of these problems and more.

Tea Tree Oil comes from an Australian plant called Melaleuca alternifoli, and is a powerful natural fungicide, antibacterial and antiseptic. It has so many uses that it is indispensable in my medicine cabinet.

For the following symptoms, take a quarter of a pint of cold water and add five drops of tea tree oil, then bathe the affected area:

Acne
Skin rashes
Athlete's foot
Cuts and grazes
Ingrown toenails

I have used this for all of the above over the past few years and every time it has been just as effective (and often MORE effective) than over-the-counter medicines.

There are other ways to use it too:

For NAPPY RASH, make a weaker dilution and bathe baby's bot.

For a particularly troublesome ZIT, apply neat with a cotton bud (it will dry the skin out but will get rid of that spot faster than anything I've come across).

For DANDRUFF, put 3-5 drops into your shampoo bottle and give it a good shake. (If the dandruff is really bad, you could do the same in your conditioner as well).

For SMELLY FEET, put 3 drops into a bowl of warm water and have a good long soak.

For ITCHY SKIN, put 5 drops into your bathwater, or put 3-5 drops into your shower gel bottle.

For your DOG, add 3 drops to their shampoo bottle and it will help with all those horrible scurfy, scratchy things they get.

Although allergic reactions to tea tree oil have been known, their incidence is extremely low when compared to synthetic products according to my mate who has an aromatherapy qualification.

My sister used it on her son's nappy rash and it cleared it up and caused him no irritation at all.

However, as with all products, it'
s probably best to do a test on a small patch of skin first to see how you react.

My mate also tells me that cases have been reported where the application of tea tree oil healed an infection that had survived a twelve-month course of antibiotics!

I don't know about that, but I do know that tea tree oil is one of the best 'medicines' I've ever come across, and I'm sure I've only scratched the surface of its capabilities with this op.

It's available from almost all chemists and health stores. My last lot cost £5.99 from Boots for 20 ml bottle which will last me about 4 months. Compare that with splashing out on separate products for just a sample of the above ailments and you'll see it works out very economical.

One thing to note though – make sure that you buy the 100% pure essential oil and not a substitute.

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