Disinfect your home
Use Tea Tree oil in a diffuser when you have a cold or flu, helps disinfect the air and prevents you from infecting others who come to your home. Diffuse 5-10 drops in a diffuser.
Cleanse your home
You can use tea tree oil to disinfect surfaces in your house and to disinfect your hands. Fill a 500ml spray bottle with water and add 20 drops of tea tree.
Athlete's foot
With tea tree's strong antifungal properties, make it a perfect oil when it comes to athlete's foot. Mix 8 drops of tea tree oil with 1 teaspoon of carrier oil, and massage on the feet and in between the toes. Repeat twice a day.
Bacterial infection
Mix 5 drops of tea tree in 1 teaspoon (5ml) carrier oil, and massage into the soles of the feet. Or mix 2 drops of tea tree oil with 1 teaspoon of coconut oil for specific bacterial skin disorders, and massage on the area of concern twice daily.
Head lice
Mix 15 drops of tea tree oil with 1 tablespoon (15ml) of carrier oil, and massage into the scalp. Leave in for 30 minutes. Or you can add 10 drops to 240 ml of shampoo and thoroughly wash the hair. Repeat 2-3 times a week until symptoms subside.
Insect repellent
Put 15 drops of tea tree oil in a 300ml spray bottle filled with water. Shake well and spray on your ankles, knees, elbows, shoulders, and lower back.
Insect bites & stings
To relieve itching, stinging, and inflammation, mix 3 drops of tea tree oil with 1 teaspoon of carrier oil, and apply to the bite 3-4 times a day.
Nail fungus
Apply 1-2 drops of the tea tree oil on the nail, and leave to absorb into the skin. Repeat daily. Tea tree is a strong fungicidal, so it helps clear any fungal infection on the nail.
Sunburn
Mix 6 drops of tea tree oil with 1 tablespoon of cooled aloe vera gel, and gently massage on the affected area. This will soothe any stinging or itching from sunburn.
You can also make a cold compress; add water to a bowl and put 4 drops in the water. Put a cloth in the water and swish around, wring out water, and put on the sunburned area.
Disinfect your toothbrush
Put 1 drop of tea tree to the head of the toothbrush once a week.
Ticks
Apply 2 drops of tea tree oil directly over the tick and wait for 2 minutes. It will minimize any infection and loosen the tick, making it easier to remove.
Use: Food flavoring (FEMA n°: 3902 / CoE n°: 275n)
Food dosage : 1 drop in a dish for 5 people (never exceed 2%)
Always use essential oil diluted in a suitable medium (example: vegetable oil, honey, etc.)
Soluble in alcohol, fatty substances (vegetable oils and butters) and emulsions (creams).
Insoluble in water. It is however possible to use it as a mixture in these types of products but pre-mixed with Solubol (in this case you must add 4 times more solubol than essential oil).
