Tea Tree Essential Oil

PRODUCT INFO

Ingedients: Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil (Tea Tree Essential Oil), Limonene* (*Essential oil component)

Skin Type:  Oily, acne-prone skins

 

According to the European Commission Cosmetics Regulation, Tea Tree Essentil Oil shows anti-oxidant characteristic.

Also, Tea Tree Essential Oil:

• Helps reduce acne [1] [2] [3].
• Shows anti-inflammatory characteristic [4].
• Shows antimicrobial, antiseptic and antifungal characteristic [5] [6] [7] [8].
• Is a support for herpes, abscess and fungus [9] [10].
• Can be diluted and used as a natural deodorant..
• Helps in the treatment of lice and dandruff [11].
• Repels insects and is useful in insect bites [12] [13] [14].

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How to Use?

Skin Care:

Add 2 - 3 drops into 10 ml (1 tablespoon) base oil (sesame, sweet almond, etc.) and mix them. After cleansing your skin, apply sufficient amount of oil to your skin via massaging.

For acne treatment, put 1-2 drops on an ear stick and apply directly on the acne.

 

Hair Care: Add 2 - 3 drops into 10 ml (1 tablespoon) base oil (sesame, sweet almond, etc.) and mix them. Apply sufficient amount of oil by massaging from the roots to the ends, rinse after 15-20 minutes.

Ambient Scenting:  By dripping 6-10 drops into the water in your censer or electric diffuser, you can spread the scent. The diffuser should be open for 30 minutes, then the environment should be ventilated for 30 minutes.

                                       

Storage Conditions

Store in a dry place out of the reach of children, at room temperature, with cover closed and protected from sunlight.

ÜRÜN ÖZELLİKLERİ

Latin (Botanical) Name:  Melaleuca alternifolia

Plant Family:  Myrtaceae

Extraction Method: Steam Distillation

Plant Part Used: Leaves

Color: Very light yellow

Aromatic Description:  Healing fresh, woody, earthy and herbaceous scent

Tea tree oil is one of the most well-known and loved essential oils in the world. Tea tree oil comes from the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia, a small tree native to Australia. It was first named by Captain Cook in 1770. It has been used as a traditional medicine by Aborigines for centuries. Locals first used it in the form of tea. They then crushed the tea tree leaf to extract the oil, sniffed the oil for colds and flu, and applied it directly to the skin for healing purposes.

Evergreen tree, inhabits wet lowland areas, is about 3-8 meters tall. The Australian tea tree has papery white bark, dark green needle-like leaves and colorful flowers.

It is one of the most loved essential oils in the beauty industry today. Tea tree essential oil has more than 92 components. With this feature, it is used for many health benefits.

 

ANALYSIS RESULTS

Active ingredients are naturally found in the essential oils of aromatic plants. The benefit of an essential oil depends on the amount of active ingredient in it.

For this reason, be sure to pay attention to the active ingredient ratios of the essential oil you use.

“Agreka Tea Tree Essential Oil” Composition of Active Ingredients / GC-MS Analysis Results

 

 

 

According to the European Commission Cosmetics Regulation:

• Terpinene-4-ol; Sabinene; para-Cimene; alfa-Pinene; Sabinene; Terpinolen; Viridiflorol: It helps creating a pleasant smell.
• gama-Terpineen; alfa-Terpinene; aromadendrene, beta-Cadinene:  It helps to give aroma.
• 1.8-Cineole:  It helps protect the skin and prevent external factors from damaging the skin.
• alfa-Terpineole:  It helps create a pleasant smell and give aroma.
• Limonene:  It helps to reduce/eliminate bad odors and provide aroma, especially on body surfaces.

Warnings

• IT IS AN ESSENTIAL OIL, DIRECT APPLICATION MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. Always dilute essential oils in a carrier oil before applying topically. You can do a patch test before using the oil if you want to make sure it doesn't irritate your skin.
• FOR EXTERNAL USE, NON-DRINKABLE.
• Avoid contact with eyes, in case of contact rinse with plenty of water.
• Do not use the product if you have a known allergy to any of its ingredients.
• It is recommended that children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, people using medication should consult their doctor before using the product.

 

Information

Herbal supplement products are not promoted by specifying the indication and the name of the disease in accordance with the relevant law and advertising regulation rules.

Our products are herbal supplements, not drugs.

Academic Studies

[1] H. K. Malhi, J. Tu, T. V. Riley, S. P. Kumarasinghe, K. A. Hammer (2017). Tea tree oil gel for mild to moderate acne; a 12 week uncontrolled, open-label phase II pilot study. Australas J Dermatol. 2017 Aug;58(3):205-210.

[2] S. Enshaieh, A. Jooya, A. H. Siadat, F. Iraji (2007). The efficacy of 5% topical tea tree oil gel in mild to moderate acne vulgaris: a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. Jan-Feb 2007;73(1):22-5.

[3] P. Sinha, S. Srivastava, N. Mishra, N. P. Yadav (2014). New Perspectives on Antiacne Plant Drugs: Contribution to Modern Therapeutics. Biomed Res Int. 2014; 2014: 301304.

[4] C. F. Carson, K. A. Hammer, T. V. Riley (2006). Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) oil: a review of antimicrobial and other medicinal properties. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2006 Jan; 19(1): 50–62.

[5] Raman, A., U. Weir, and S. F. Bloomfield. 1995. Antimicrobial effects of tea-tree oil and its major components on Staphylococcus aureus, Staph. epidermidis and Propionibacterium acnes. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 21:242-245

[6] Cox, S. D., C. M. Mann, J. L. Markham, H. C. Bell, J. E. Gustafson, J. R. Warmington, and S. G. Wyllie. 2000. The mode of antimicrobial action of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil). J. Appl. Microbiol. 88:170-175.

[7] Hammer, K. A., C. F. Carson, and T. V. Riley. 2003. Antifungal activity of the components of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil. J. Appl. Microbiol. 95:853-860.

[8] S. S. Budhiraja, M.. E Cullum, S. S. Sioutis, L. Evangelista, S.. T Habanova (1999). Biological activity of Melaleuca alternifola (Tea Tree) oil component, terpinen-4-ol, in human myelocytic cell line HL-60. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1999 Sep;22(7):447-53.

[9] T. A. Syed, Z. A. Qureshi, S. M. Ali, S. Ahmad, S. A. Ahmad (1999). Treatment of toenail onychomycosis with 2% butenafine and 5% Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil in cream. Trop Med Int Health. 1999 Apr;4(4):284-7.

[10] D. S. Buck, D. M. Nidorf, J. G. Addino (1994). Comparison of two topical preparations for the treatment of onychomycosis: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil and clotrimazole. J Fam Pract. 1994 Jun;38(6):601-5.

[11] E. Campli, S. Bartolomeo, P. D. Pizzi, M. Giulio, R. Grande, A. Nostro, L. Cellini (2012). Activity of tea tree oil and nerolidol alone or in combination against Pediculus capitis (head lice) and its eggs. Parasitol Res, DOI 10.1007/s00436-012-3045-0

[12] V. Klauck, R. Pazinato, L. M. Stefani, R. C. Santos, R..A. Vaucher, M. D. Baldissera, R. Raffin, A. Boligon, M. Athayde, D. Baretta, G. Machado, A. S. DA Silva (2014). Insecticidal and repellent effects of tea tree and andiroba oils on flies associated with livestock. Med Vet Entomol. 2014 Aug;28 Suppl 1:33-9.

[13] T. F. Adams, C. Wongchai, A. Chaidee, W. Pfeiffer (2016). "Singing in the Tube"--audiovisual assay of plant oil repellent activity against mosquitoes (Culex pipiens). Parasitol Res. 2016 Jan;115(1):225-39.

[14] K. J. Koh, A. L. Pearce, G. Marshman, J. J. Finlay-Jones, P. H. Hart (2002). Tea tree oil reduces histamine-induced skin inflammation. Br J Dermatol. 2002 Dec;147(6):1212-7.