Legánde Tea Tree Essential Oil

WHAT ARE ESSENTIAL OILS?
Sometimes referred to as ethereal or volatile oils, essential oils are basically aromatic compounds found in plants or trees and carry the actual essence or fragrance from which they are extracted. It is being looked upon as the next frontier since the age of antibiotics is already towards its end. They are said to have multiple health benefits as antibacterial, antiseptic, and antiviral, without the side effects of bacterial resistance developing.

Tea Tree Essential Oil is derived from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia tree, commonly known as the Tea Tree. The Melaleuca alternifolia tree received the name Tea Tree from eighteenth-century sailors, who made teas that smelled like nutmeg from the leaves of the (Tea) tree. A plant native to the swampy regions of the eastern Australian coast and to Southeast Queensland, its botanical term “alternifolia” means “having leaves that alternate on each side of a stem.”

✔️ It is believed that before the advent of antibiotics and prescription medicine, the Australian natives spoke highly of the healing properties that the Tea Tree leaves have to offer.
✔️ Aside from soaking the leaves in tea infusions or crushing them to inhale the soothing scent of their essential oils for the treatment of coughs and colds, the leaves were also sprinkled on wounds.

Direction for Use

Diffusion: Use four to five drops in the diffuser of choice.

Topical: Apply one to three drops to palm, then apply to the desired area.

Aromatic Benefits of Tea Tree Essential Oil

✔️ Promotes the faster onset of deeper sleep by reducing anxiety and improving sleep quality.
✔️ Tea Tree Oil’s expectorant properties also make it effective in facilitating the relief of congestion and respiratory tract infections.
✔️ Improves mental, physical, and emotional balance.
✔️ Soothes inflammation.
✔️ Reduces tension headaches.

Topical Benefits of Tea Tree Essential Oil

✔️ Tea Tree Oil’s sudorific properties may help to eliminate internal bodily toxins by promoting perspiration.
✔️ Provides relief to minor burns, sores, bites, and cuts by decreasing pain, inhibiting bleeding, eliminating bacteria from the wound, and promoting the closing of scars.
✔️ Relieve respiratory discomfort and dermal inflammation.
✔️ Tea Tree Oil is known to be an antiseptic that effectively eliminates lice, this fungicidal oil can refresh the scalp and eliminate dandruff while boosting circulation, thereby stimulating the growth of hair.
✔️ Antimicrobial deodorant.

Safety Precautions

While some essential oils are suitable for ingestion, others are safe only for topical application or for use in aromatherapy. Keep all essential oils out of reach of children and pets, and never apply concentrated essential oils to mucous membranes or sensitive areas. Also, if you are allergic to a certain food, do not use any essential oils or carrier oils that come from the same plant as the allergen.

✔️ Keep out of reach of children and pets;
✔️ Do not apply concentrated essential oils to mucous membranes or sensitive areas;
✔️ If allergic to a certain food, do not use any essential oils or carrier oils that come from the same plant as the allergen; and
✔️ If essential oil gets into the eyes, flush with vegetable oil or cold milk to dilute the oil, ensuring you remove contact lenses first if applicable.
✔️ If stinging persists for more than a few minutes, seek medical attention.

Conduct a Patch Test:

Never assume that essential oil has the same properties as the plant it came from. To do this, apply a little diluted essential oil to your inner arm. Watch carefully for redness or irritation that develops either immediately or within as long as twenty-four hours; if it occurs, do not use the essential oil.