Tea Tree

Aromatic Properties: cleansing, cooling, energizing, stimulating, uplifting

Home Uses: abrasions, abscess, acne, antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antiviral, athlete's foot, blisters, boils, bronchitis, candida, catarrh, chlamydia, cold sores, colds, cuts, cuts, dandruff, ear infections, febrifuge, fever, flu, herpes, influenza, insect bites, jock itch, mumps, oily skin, pneumonia, ringworm, shock, sinusitis, sunburns, thrush, tonsillitis, toothaches, vaginal infections, warts, wounds, yeast infections

Aromatic Description: Medicinal, fresh, woody, earthy, herbaceous.

Possible Uses: Acne, athlete's foot, candida, chicken pox, cold sores, colds, corns, cuts, flu, insect bites, itching, migraine, oily skin, ringworm, sinusitis, sores, spots, urethritis, warts, whooping cough.

Tea Tree has won a reputation as a 'cure all' because of its powerful anti fungal, anti viral and antibacterial properties. It is the first suggestion for athlete's foot, nail viruses and other fungal infections. It is also often used in anti acne remedies, as well as in diffuser to combat the flu and other viral infections.