Tea Tree Oil

Overall rating: 4.04 / 5
(based on 829 votes)

Recommended by 87% of visitors

Average price: $10.26


         
  
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This product is amazing... it does wonders. it basically works over night. But left my room smelling like it... i don't mind the smell but it is very strong. Anyway there are a lot of benefits of tree tea oil.

Pros

  • Works
  • Eliminates acne
  • works over night
  • Easy to apply
  • Reduces redness

Cons

  • Can only be bought in small bottles
  • Smell is very strong
  • moderately severe
  • for a day or two
  • $ 9
  • I recommend using this treatment.


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WOW!

Tea tree oil, along with witch hazel has really helped clear up a nasty breakout I've had for the last couple months. I had fresh bumpy zits all over my cheeks and along my jawline, even some on my neck, and I'm finally getting relief. My face is smoothing out and the zits are drying out more and more everyday. It's really amazing to see my face finally clear up.

I mix up a toner containing 10% tea tree oil, 90% witch hazel, and apply this all over my face and neck with a hypoallergenic cotton pad, twice daily after cleansing (gentle BHA cleanser). Proper dilution is key! I use a graduated cylinder to make this exact dilution and keep the mixture in a small 3 oz. squirt bottle.

This 10% dilution is perfect for me and doesn't overly dry but is still effective against acne. I want to give my skin a chance to breathe while it's healing from this breakout so I moisturize just very lightly afterward.

Bottom line, tea tree oil is incredible and very effective at treating skin infections such as acne. You just need to be very careful though and find out what dilution works for you. I wouldn't advise using 100% since it could cause more problems in the long run due to dryness and skin irritation.

Use a dilution between 4-15% and you should be good to go! Anything less than 4% can be ineffective, and more than 15% can be overly drying. Try it, it really works!

Pros

  • Very effective antibacterial
  • Simple, natural ingredients
  • Easy to find
  • Affordable
  • Dries up acne FAST
  • Nice tingly feeling upon application

Cons

  • Can be drying if not properly diluted
  • Pungent smell, but I don't mind it
  • moderate
  • for about a week
  • $ 10
  • I recommend using this treatment.


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I am 23, white, female, I've had terrible acne since I was 10. I have been using TTO for about 5 months, and I am very happy with the results. I still need to be consistant with my regimine for it to work. I spot treat big pimples by applying TTO to a cotton-ball tip and apply several times/day. I have watched dark, red post-acne marks fad gradually. (It doesn't clear-up right away, it takes several appliances.)

Example: Last night, I applied the oil to numerous pimples on my face before bed, and I woke up and many of the zits down-sized to a little red mark, and the pimple was gone. It works great, and I have beceome used to the smell.

I bought a small bottle (1 oz) and it lasted me this entire 5 months. Here is what the bottle says, "delivers natural skin relieft, know for its antimicrobial and antiseptic properties. Natural bacteria fighting topical oil. Massage on face, body and hands."

It doesn't cure my acne, but it does help clear up my skin and post-ance marks. I recommend this natural product!

Pros

  • Eliminates red acne marks
  • soaks deep into pours, helps clear blackheads
  • gives skin an even glow

Cons

  • very strong odor
  • If too much is applied, irritates/reddens skin
  • while clearing pimples, blackheads seem to appear
  • severe
  • for a few months
  • $ 15
  • I recommend using this treatment.


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Overall, I do use tea tree oil on a daily basis and will probably continue to do so. The results aren't TOO noticeable, though it has helped in reducing spots and has made my blemishes clear up quicker than usual. The thing I hate about it though, is that many pimples that I've applied this to left behind VERY dark scars that I'm afraid will take forever to remove.

Pros

  • Dries up acne without irritating the rest of your skin
  • Diminishes the appearance of acne gradually
  • Doesn't irritate
  • Easy to apply
  • Works well overnight

Cons

  • Slow to work // takes time
  • Doesn't do wonders - only speeds up healing process
  • Left me with very dark acne scars
  • Strong smell
  • moderate
  • for a few weeks
  • $ 10
  • I recommend using this treatment.


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I LOVE tea tree oil <3 If I feel a pesky spot coming up I just dab some on and it takes the fight out of it. It doesn't seem to be too effective on the cysts I get sometimes though, but then, nothing is.

The smell does kind of stink up your whole room, but I love the way it smells!

All in all, it's a must have in my spot fighting arsenal.

Pros

  • Dries spots
  • Helped my red marks
  • Personally LOVE the smell

Cons

  • Only problem is I go through the small bottles too fast!
  • very light
  • for a few months
  • $ 6
  • I recommend using this treatment.


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I use Tea tree oil in a mixture together with extra virgin olive oil and sugar. I find that using the sugar to get rid of dead skin cells and then the olive oil to moisturise helps the Tea tree oil go even further. It also means no drying out of the skin. However, if I have a random or severe breakout I will use the Tea tree oil as is only on the area that has had a breakout.

I suggest using Tea tree oil with another natural acne treatment you find best and applying it to your skin on a regular basis because in the long term it may just clear your acne altogether.

Pros

  • 1. Works fast.
  • 2. Reduces redness.
  • 3. Anti-bacterial.
  • 4. Can be used with other natural acne remedies to fully clear acne.

Cons

  • 1. Can only be bought in small amounts.
  • moderate
  • for about a month
  • $ 10
  • I recommend using this treatment.


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I use this as a go to spot treatment for midler pimpels that pop up on my cheek. Reduces sweeling works fast, and makes a pimple go away in 1-3 days(: Doesnt work on REALLY infalmed acne. Good thing for your occasinoal zit. Dont use this for treating seriouser acne. It wont work for tohse that need something liek Differin.

And its organic(:

Pros

  • Good on smaller, milder acne.
  • Does Work.
  • not too drying

Cons

  • The smell, everyone hates it. I, like it.
  • May dry and burn....but not really? Unless used improperly.
  • Doesnt work for harsher acne.
  • moderate
  • for a few months
  • $ 7
  • I recommend using this treatment.


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I believe I have combination skin, so this item has worked in a weird way for me. I'm using it a lot on my eyebrows (for some reason I keep getting spots there lately) and near my forehead and sides of my head, where my hair begins to grow. At these areas, this product has worked wonders! It really calms down my acne. I have tried to use it on my cheeks though and it's doing nothing :/ Then again, my acne on my cheeks is different from what I get near my hair. So just test it and see how it works guys! Definitely recommend it though, it WORKS!

Pros

  • Pure
  • Calms down acne

Cons

  • Can be expensive
  • Not the best smell
  • moderately severe
  • for a few months
  • $ 15
  • I recommend using this treatment.


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I've suffered acne since 4th grade and although it has been improving through the years, this is definitely helping during those extreme breakout periods

I have INCREDIBLY dry skin (thanks eczema -.-) and acne products that work on my skin just dry me out like a desert, i'm talking scales and dry patches for WEEKS maybe MONTHS during the winter/ early spring

after reading the reviews on here, i popped into my local rite aid and bought 100% tea tree oil. all i can say is WOW. after a few HOURS my HUGE zits reduced in size and my zits that were already healing VANISHED. it is KEY though that you dilute the oil if you're going to use it on the ENTIRE face, especially if you have dry skin like me. but as a spot treatment it is fine

oh gosh the smell -.- it is an incredibly high smelling menthol smell!! the first time i opened the bottle a slew of vulgarities came out of my mouth lol. the smell is so strong that my room smells like it for days so make sure you open a window or are in a well ventilated area

my regime is just a basic wash with purpose soap followed up by bio oil (AMAZING ON MARKS!!!) if i have a really bad skin week, i spot treat with tea tree and during a chill day, take one egg white add a little tea tree and whisk until frothy then apply to my face and harden. rinse it off and then follow up with egg yolk applied to face and let it harden. wash off with warm water THEN cold water. BEFORE ANY MASK i steam my face with salt water, really opens up the pores

hope this helps!!!

Pros

  • *Dried out zit
  • *Redness reduced
  • *Drew out impurities
  • *Tingly feeling
  • *Semi-fast absorption

Cons

  • *the smell is strong, my room smells of it for days and i only use a little!
  • *a little drying, can be combated with good mostiurizer/egg white mask & egg yolk masks
  • * so expensive for such a small bottle :(
  • moderate
  • for a few weeks
  • $ 7.99
  • I recommend using this treatment.


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Great! Buy it now.

Pros

  • Definitely saw major improvement!
  • Loved it to the last drop...then I bought more :)

Cons

  • Small bottle
  • moderate
  • for about a week
  • $ 9
  • I recommend using this treatment.


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