Tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) has a proven history of over sixty years of safe usage. The most powerful antiseptic known to man, it is a multipurpose fungicidal and anti-bacterial agent.
Tea tree oils record is unmatched by any other natural product. Tea tree oil has been proven to be a powerful yet natural antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal (essential oil). It is being used as a very effective first aid remedy and against countless skin conditions.
Tea tree oil is effective against nail fungus, ringworm, athlete's foot, dandruff, acne, blackheads and many types of infestations including lice, mites, scabies and mosquitoes etc... (For humans and animals alike)
Tea tree oil is not just soothing and disinfecting, it is capable of penetrating into the lower skin layers with its anti-inflammatory, disinfectant, analgesic (pain-killing) and cicatrizant (wound-healing) qualities. It has a diaphoretic effect - meaning it promotes sweating - which enhances the body's own natural preventative response when threatened by infection.
Tea tree oil exhibits expectorant and balsamic characteristics, which are especially beneficial in the case of throat or chest infections, having a generally soothing and clearing (mucus-expelling) effect on the entire respiratory tract and it is also effective against head colds.