Tea tree, organic South Africa

Description

100% pure and natural essential oil

Botanical name: Melaleuca alternifolia

Part: leaves

Extraction method: full steam distillation

Origin: South Africa

This organic Tea tree essential oil from South Africa is distilled from the plant's leaves.

Many plants are mistakenly called "tea tree", but this essential oil comes from the real tea tree (the alternate-leaf Melaleuca), and is one of the most widely used on the planet for its anti-fungal, bactericidal and even antiviral properties.

Properties

• Used in after-shave synergies.
• Antiseptic, it disinfects floors and surfaces to be cleaned.

Directions for use

Use repeatedly for at least one month in a row, diluted in 90% vegetable oil, on areas of fungal lesions, or as a local antiseptic on minor wounds of any kind.

Further information

Main constituents of essential oil

• Monoterpene alcohols (45 - 50%): terpinene-4-ol 30-45%, alpha-terpineol 1.5-8%, beta-terpineol, para-cymenol-8, cis-thuyanol-4 and trans-thuyanol-4
• Monoterpenes: alpha-pinene 1-6% and beta-pinene, myrcene <1%, alpha-terpinene 5-13% and gamma-terpinene 10-28%, paracymene 0.5-12%, limonene, terpinolene
• Sesquiterpenes: aromadendrene 0.1-7%, allo-aromadendrene, beta-caryophyllene, alpha-cadinene, delta-cadinene, ledene (= viridiflorene [3])
• Sesquiterpene alcohols: globulol, viridiflorol (traces)
• Terpene oxides: 1,4-cineole, 1,8-cineole (0-15%), epoxycaryophyllene II
• Traces of methyleugenol

Warnings

Keep out of reach of children, air, heat and light.

Risk of contact allergies.

Avoid the first three months of pregnancy.