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Tea Tree Essential Oil Cert Organic 8 fl oz: K
Powerful antiseptic, antifungal and anti-viral. Good for acne, cold sores, warts, and burns. Ideal for vaporising to kill germs. Useful cleansing agent for skin. Helps combat foot odor, athletes foot and toenail fungus. The leaf of the tea, or ti, tree had a long history of use by the indigenous peoples of Australia before tea tree was 'discovered' by the crew of the famous English explorer James Cook. The crushed leaves were used as a general antiseptic by the Native Australians for thousands of years. Captain Cook and his crew used the leaves as a substitute for tea, hence the name. Unlike the dilute tea, however, the concentrated oil should be used topically, not ingested. The aroma of the oil is warm, spicy, medicinal and volatile. It is occasionally used to scent spicy colognes and aftershaves. It blends well with lavandin, rosemary and nutmeg oils. Tea Tree oil is an effective bactericide killing a broad spectrum of bacteria and a range of stubborn fungi. It is safe for healthy tissue and does not inhibit normal cell growth and rejuvenation. Tea Tree oil is a powerful organic solvent and will actually dissolve the lumps of white blood cells which make pus. The oil contains numerous chemicals known as terpenoids. The oil kills fungus and bacteria, including those resistant to some antibiotics. A single blind study has shown topical application of 5% tea tree oil in people with acne is as helpful as benzoylperoxide and has fewer side effects. Tea tree oil contributes to an extremely effective antibacterial shampoo. A double blind study found 100% tea tree oil applied topically was as effective as the antifungal medicine clotrimazole for people with athlete?s foot fungus affecting the toe nails. Dilute solutions, containing no more than 5% tea tree oil, can safely be used as a very effective mouthwash. Unlike many antiseptics, Tea Tree oil kills bacteria as effectively in the real environment of the body as it does in the test tube. Its solvent nature allows it to penetrate into skin layers, even reaching inaccessible sites such as the fingernails and toenails. Aromatherapy benefits: cleansing, purifying, uplifting. Essential oils are volatile, fragrant materials extracted from the root, bark, wood, seed, fruit, leaf or flower of a single plant. This Aura Cacia essential oil is certified organic, meeting the tough standards of the USDA. Our buyers visit the sites where our organic essential oils are grown and processed. All the plants used are grown on certified organic fields, and no synthetic chemicals are used in growing or processing them. We conduct rigorous in-house testing for quality and purity, including highly sophisticated gas chromatography (GC) testing, to ensure that every Aura Cacia product is pure and unadulterated. Each Aura Cacia label includes the oil's botanical name, origin, primary benefit information, any usage cautions and a proven aromatherapy recipe. Our decades of experience and unwavering standards of
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