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ABOUT TEA TREE OIL
Tea Tree Oil Overview:
Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Alternifolia) is the
strongest natural Antiseptic known to man. Known as a broad spectrum
product, it destroys positive bacteria, negative bacteria and fungi
without any damage to the skin.
Tea tree Oil
penetrates the skin totally, leaving no oily film, and as it penetrates
through the Epidermis, down to the Basal Cell Layer, it kills bacteria on
its way. Skin analysis shows that Tea Tree Oil is still active in the
fatty cells for 21 to 28 days after
Application.
Chemical Composition:
- Oil, contains more than 48
compounds
- Main Constituents:
- 1-terpinen-4-oi *
- 1,8-cineol *
- gamma-terpinene
- p-cymene
- other terpenes
Australian Standard for "Oil
of Melaleuca" Tea Tree.
- minimum terpinen-4-ol
content of 30%
- maximum 1,8-cineol content
of 15%
Pharmacology:
- Antiseptic
- Antifungal
- Good penetration, lack of irritation
where cineole content is low
- Effective against:
- Candida albicans
- Propionibactenum acne's
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus pyrogenes
- Trichomonas vaginalis
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Clinical Applications and Dosage:
- Skin infections:
- broad-spectrum Antiseptic
- mixes with sebaceous secretions and penetrates
Epidermis
- apply oil two to three times per day
- Acne:
- alliterative to benzoyl peroxide
- less
side effects to benzoyl peroxide (dryness, redness, pruritus,
stinging, burning)
- 5% - 7% Tea Tree Oil Gel applied twice daily.
- Common Foot Problems:
- tinea pedis (Athlete's Foot) foot irritation &
bromhidrosis (severely foul-smelling feet)
- 7.5% Tea Tree Oil solution massaged into feet
daily
- Fungal Nail Infection
- 100%
Tea Tree Oil applied twice daily with cotton swab.
- Vaginal Infections:
- germicidal activity versus Candida albicans
and Trichomonas vaginalis
- 30%
emulsified Tea Tree Oil solution with water apply to saturation to tampon
and insert twice weekly.
- for
treatment of cervicitis and chronic endocervicitis - trichomonas and
candidiasis
- daily vaginal douches (1 litre water with 0.4%
emulsified Tea Tree Oil)
- no
reports of irritation, burning, or other side effects
noted
- Cold Sores:
- mix Tea Tree Oil 10:1 by volume with Carrier
Oil and dab on affected area as soon as new
cold sore starts to tingle
- Nits:
- eggs
of head lice on the hairAdd
10 drops of Tea Tree Oil to regular shampoo or hair rinse and apply
daily.
How does Avre Tea Tree Oil
differ?
As with All Avre products, quality is of paramount
importance. The key to Avre Tea Tree's effectiveness is the ratio of
two important chemical constituents present in the Tea Tree
Oil: 1,8-Cineole* and Terpinen-4-ol*.
Both of these main constituents of Tea Tree are bactericidal and
germicidal however cineole can be a powerful skin irritant, for this
reason tea tree oils with low cineole and high terpinen contents are
preferred.
The Australian Standard calls for:
- minimum
terpinen-4-ol content of 30%
- maximum 1,8-cineol
content of 15%
With Avre Tea Tree Oil we surpass this minimum
Australian standard by a long way with the Terpinen-4-ol contents as high
as 37% or more and 1,8-Cineole contents as low
as 2,7% percent or less. This delicate, high purity balance of Cineole/Terpinen ratio in Avre Tea Tree Oil ensures a product that is highly effective yet with a very low possible irritancy factor! But then you would not
expect less than that from Avre Natural Health!
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