Tea Tree Oil – Healthy Healing
During World War II, Australian soldiers were issued tea tree oil (extracted from Melaleuca alternifolia) in their first-aid kits as a powerful natural antiseptic for treating wounds and infections—and that bush cutters harvesting the leaves were even exempt from military service because the oil was considered so vital to the war effort?
This essential oil, rich in terpinen-4-ol*, proved remarkably effective against bacteria and fungi, building on thousands of years of traditional use by Indigenous Australians who crushed the leaves for inhalation to treat coughs and colds or applied them as poultices to skin ailments.
Today, Tea Tree Oil remains a trusted natural choice for clean, healthy skin.
— Christina Moss