Tea Tree Essential Oil: Uses and Benefits Explained
Tea tree essential oil originates from Australia and is an extract of the tea tree. It has effects such as sterilizing and reducing inflammation, tightening pores, treating colds, coughs, rhinitis and asthma, and improving menstrual pain, irregular menstruation and genital infections. It is suitable for oily and acne-prone skin, and for treating festering wounds as well as burns, sunburn, athlete's foot and dandruff. It clears the mind, restores vitality and combats depression.
How to use tea tree essential oil
1. Household personal hygiene
Before washing your hands, put 1 drop of tea tree oil into the water in the washbasin. Washing your hands this way can inhibit bacteria and sterilize, and your hands will give off a faint forest fragrance.
2. Improving vaginitis (sitz baths work best) and cystitis
3 drops of tea tree essential oil + 4 drops of rosemary essential oil in a basin of 3 kg of hot water, taken as a sitz bath for 15 minutes, continued for one week, gives remarkable results
3. Treating athlete's foot (foot fungus)
4 drops of tea tree essential oil + 3 drops of lavender essential oil + 5 ml of grapeseed oil, blended and applied to the affected area. In severe cases, 4 drops of tea tree essential oil and 3 drops of lavender essential oil can be mixed and applied directly to the affected area.
4. Keeping breath fresh
Regularly gargle with 2 drops of tea tree essential oil + 1 drop of peppermint + 500 ml of warm water to remove oral odor, prevent tooth decay and keep breath fresh
5. Treating coughs and respiratory diseases
Put 2 drops of tea tree essential oil + 3 drops of eucalyptus essential oil + 1 drop of geranium essential oil into an aromatherapy burner for diffusion, which can improve and treat coughs and respiratory diseases
Add 5-8 drops of tea tree essential oil to a bathtub and soak for at least five minutes as a general sterilization treatment for the body.