Tea Tree Oil - Australian tea tree oil,

Tea Tree Oil - Australian tea tree oil,

Common Name. Tea Tree Oil - Australian tea tree oil,


Introduction
This fact sheet provides basic information about tea tree oil, common names, what the science says, potential side effects and warnings, and resources for more information.
 
Tea tree oil comes from the leaves of the tea tree has been used medicinally for centuries by the indigenous people of Australia. Today, tea tree oil is often used outdoors as a people or folk remedy for a variety of conditions, including acne, athlete's foot, nail fungus, wounds and infections, or lice, candidiasis oral (thrush), herpes, dandruff, and skin lesions.
Tea tree oil is used mainly topical (applied to skin).
What the science says

In 2004, NCCAM funded examination focused on the ability of tea tree oil to kill bacteria and found that, in vitro (test tube) studies can provide preliminary data for the use of tea tree oil as an extra (additional) treatment of wounds involving difficult to treat infections caused by bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin (MRSA). However, large, well-designed clinical trials of tea tree oil are lacking, and there is no doubt that tea tree oil is effective against these resistant strains of bacteria emerging in people.

Some clinical studies have been small positive results to treat athlete's foot, nail fungus, dandruff and acne, but larger, well-designed clinical trials are needed.

Tea tree oil can be effective for acne. A clinical trial in comparison with the 5 percent gel tea tree oil to benzoyl peroxide product 5 percent for acne treatment and found that benzoyl peroxide functioned slightly better, but oil Tea tree has fewer side effects.
Side Effects and Precautions
Tea tree oil contains varying amounts of 1,8-cineole, a skin irritant. Products with high amounts of this compound may cause skin irritation or contact dermatitis, an allergic reaction in some people. Tea tree oil oxidized (oil that has been exposed to air) can trigger allergies more than the costs of tea tree oil.
Tea tree oil should not be swallowed. Poisoning, especially in children, caused drowsiness, confusion, rash, and ataxia, loss of muscle control in the arms and legs causing a lack of balance and coordination. A patient in a coma after drinking half a cup of tea tree oil.

The topical use of tea tree oil diluted generally considered safe for most adults. However, a case study does represent a young man who had developed breast growth after using shampoo and styling gel containing lavender oil and tea tree oil.