Description
The Tea Tree is a small tree or shrub with needle-like leaves. It can grow to be 7 meters (20 feet) in height and typically thrives in wet, marshy areas. Botanical Name: Melaleuca alternifolia Common Uses: Tea Tree Essential Oil is best known as a very powerful boost for the immune system. Plant Part: Leaves Extraction Method: Steam Distilled Origin: Australia Color: Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid. Consistency: Thin Note: Middle Aromatic Scent: Tee Tree Essential Oil has a fresh, antiseptic and medicinal scent. It also has characteristic mint and spice back-notes Strength of Aroma: Medium Blends well with: Cinnamon Bark, Clary Sage, Clove Bud, Geranium, Lavender, Lemon, Myrrh, Nutmeg, Rosewood, Rosemary and Thyme Cautions: Tea Tree Essential Oil may cause ones skin to be increasingly sensitive. Do not take internally. History: The aboriginal people of Australia were the origional users of Tea tree oil. In World War Two, the producers and the cutters of Tea Tree were exempt from military service until enough essential oil had been accumulated. The oil was highly valued as it was issued to each soldier and sailor as part of their medicinal kit.