Organic Tea Tree

Botanical name:

melaleuca alternifolia
Part of the plant used:

Leaves and twigs
Origin:

Australia
Chemotype:

terpinen-4-ol, gamma terpinene, eucalyptol, alpha terpinene

Culture:

Organic farming

Method of extraction:

Full steam distillation

Organic Tea Tree essential oil.

A bit of culture:

The Tea Tree or "tea tree" is a shrub 4 to 6 meters high. It grows wild in eastern Australia. It was used by the Aborigines for its healing properties. They pressed tea tree leaves into a paste. They then spread it on the body of the sick to treat bites, wounds,...

Tea Tree EO had a boom a little over a century ago and is mainly used against infectious conditions.

The essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of the leaves. It takes 100kg of leaves to obtain 1 to 2kg of essential oil.

Composition:

100% Tea Tree Essential Oil*

*From organic farming

Quality Data:

• Smell: characteristic, aromatic, woody, terpenic
• Appearance: liquid
• Colour: colorless to pale yellow
• Flash point: 59°C
• Density: 0.896

Possible ways of use:

	Skin contact : To be diluted at 20% in a vegetable oil (but can be used pure on a small surface)
	Ingestion : To be diluted at 20% on a neutral support (honey, vegetable oil, neutral tablet)
	Diffusion : Possible path
	Inhale : Possible path

Precautions for use:

Keep out of the reach of children. Do not use in pregnant women under 3 months. Do not use in babies under 3 months. For people with epilepsy, ask your doctor for advice. Do not use in case of cortisone-dependent disease.

HE is irritating to the skin, so it must be diluted to 20% in a vegetable oil for any cutaneous application on a large surface.

Storage advice:

Keep essential oils in a dry, cool place, away from light. Make sure the bottle is always tightly closed.