In my previous article, you can get good information about frankincense oil, about its great uses for overall health and beauty. Today we’re talking about another essential oil, which you must have been used in your recipes or home remedies for health and household: Tea tree oil.
It’s Useful For Healthy Skin For Good Reasons
For Acne – Instead of using the expensive products to treat acne, tea tree oil can be a natural alternative without any harmful chemicals. Simply dab a few drops of tee tree oil on a cotton swab and use it on the affected areas. It also a saviour for pimples, blemishes and spots on the skin.
For Cuts and Wounds – As its strong anti-viral, anti-fungal and antiseptic properties, tea tree oil is also widely used to treat cuts, wounds and burns. You can get an instant relief from the itching and redness caused by the wounds by using the dilute tea tree oil on the affected areas.
As A Good Cure For Dry Skin – It acts as a natural moisturizer to keep your skin hydrated for longer time, use it especially you have dry skin. Mix it with a few teaspoons of almond oil and apply it to your skin, massage it gently to let it absorbed well by the skin.
Get Rid of Skin Related Allergies – Tea tree oil has many medicinal uses, due to its anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, add a few drops of it into your bathing water will help you get rid of many skin-related allergies which can be in the form of itching and scaly skin, boils or rashes. Click here to check more natural remedies for skin allergies.
It’s A Good Makeup Remover – Mix a few drops of tea tree oil with 1/4 cup of canola oil, apply it on your face and rinse with warm water to remove makeup easily.
Tea Tree Oil is Also Good For Your Hair In Many Ways
Promotes Hair Growth – Tea tree oil has been found to aid in hair growth by unclogging hair follicles and nourishing the roots. Mix it with a carrier oil and massage the solution onto your scalp regularly to induce hair growth.
Fights Against Dandruff – Tea tree oil is effective against dandruff and has been used to deal with the dandruff issue for long time. Mix a few drops of the oil with your shampoo and wash your hair normally, you’ll notice the differences after some days.
Moisturize Your Scalp to Avoid Itching – A dry scalp can give you an unpleasant feeling, tea tree oil can help, as it moisturizes your scalp well. Also remember don’t use with directly onto your scalp, mix it with any carrier and massage onto the scalp, leave it for 10 minutes and rinse with warm water.
It Keeps You Healthy
Helps to Cure Bad Breath – Tea tree oil has anti-bacterial properties, makes it effective at treating some normal oral problems, including bad breath, plague, toothache and inflamed gums. Dilute 2-3 drops of the oil in a cup of warm water, rinse your mouth with this solution twice a day to solve your oral problems.
Provides Relief From Pink Eyes – With anti-inflammatory properties, tea tree oil gives relief from pink eyes, an inflammation of the inner surface of the eyelid or the outer layer of the eye. Boil a green tea bag in water and add some drops of tea tree oil, keep boiling for 5 minutes and let it cool down, then place the tea bag on your eye and keep it for 20 minutes.
It Strengthens Your Immune System – Thus preventing lots of ailments, such as the common cold, flu, cough and sore throat. When you feel a sore throat or any other cold-like symptoms, take a couple of drops of diluted tea tree oil on your tongue. If you don’t like the taste, you can gargle with a few drops of the oil in a cup of warm water, then spit. Do it every some hours in a day and the symptoms will disappear.
Helps Relieve the Earaches – It makes a simple remedy by mixing a drop of tea tree oil with 1 teaspoon of olive oil for relieving earaches, drop this mixture into ear and then remove by tilting head.
It Makes Home Cleaning More Easier
Tea tree oil has lots of household uses, here are some simple ways you can try:
For an all-purpose cleaner, combine 3-4 drops of tea tree oil with 2 cups of water in a spray bottle.
The above solution can also be used as a mold remover.
For some tough areas such as sink and bathroom, add more of the oil to the water, 10 drops to 2 cups of water in a spray bottle.
You can create a natural insect repellent by adding 10-15 drops of the oil in a quart of water in a spray bottle.
The tea tree oil and water spray also can make your house smell fresh and clean.
Spray it on the high traffic spots to keep the germs at bay.
Sources: mindbodygreen.com, mnn.com, stylecraze.com
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