Tea Tree Oil

Botanical Name: Melaleuca alternifolia

Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled

Color: Colourless to slight pale yellow

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Base

Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong

Aromatic Description: Fresh, Camphoraceous, herbaceous

Refractive Index: 1.460 to 1.490(at 25 deg C)

Weight Per ML: 0.850 to 0.910 gm/ml

Tea tree oil is extracted from the leaves of tea tree and it seems that this oil is said to be in use since eighteenth century.

Benefits of Tea Tree Oil

When tea tree oil is applied topically on the human skin, it helps treating acne, infections and acts as an antiseptic to heal cuts and wounds. It is good in treating sore throats, infections in mouth, cough, bronchitis and inflammation.

Tea tree oil can be applied to treat cuts and burns. Head lice will be cleared if you add a few drops of this oil to the shampoo you use. When added to your bath, bad odour on your body may go. A few drops can be added to your washing powder and your clothes will have a good smell. This oil can be sprayed on the chairs and the like and this will keep the germs at bay.