Tea Tree Oil

I love tea tree oil and pretty much any product with tea tree in it! It always leaves me feeling clean with the knowledge that I haven't applied multiple chemicals to my face! I dot on spots or add a drop to my moisturiser for it's acne fighting effects.

I was using benzoyl peroxide as a spot treatment for nearly 7 months and it didn't seem to really do a whole lot. I did start by putting it all over my face and that really made my face irritated and much worse ,so thats when I started using it as a spot treatment. Someone recommended using tea tree oil as a spot treatment recently and I was skeptical , I tried it like twice and gave up and went back to benzoyl peroxide. 4 days ago I got rid of all the bp and said screw it , I want to use more natural products on my face . And it really does WORK! It dries my pimples out better then the bp did . The only thing I really don't love about it is that it makes the area around the pimple very red. Other then that I would suggest trying this out before bp to anyone :)

Very strong and not good for sensitive skin. Very harsh and wasn't for me.

Ive had success with tea tree oil spot treatment. I have tried to dilute it and make a spray, but my skin was a bit sensitive to spray it all over my face and I had a reaction to it, diluted it even more and my skin was still kinda itchy when using it all over as a spray so I didn't like it as a spray. But I use it as a spot treatment after I moisturize my face, just using a q-tip exactly onto the spot I want to treat. I think it does really help when spot treating. It also has so many other uses its something handy to keep in the house.

I have had consistent moderate acne and it is extremely stubborn; however, when I started using TTO it finally began to stand down. I used TTO by diluting it with water and applying it as a spot treatment. There is an initial purge at first but don't be scared away by it because it will subside and you will be left with glowing skin. I saw best results when I paired it with Neutrogena natural face wash and OXY's Salicylic Acid face wipes. This combination will work WONDERS. Be sure not to cause irritation by a. not diluting (it will BURN) and b. rubbing vigorously into the skin (just dab it in!). I wish you best of luck. By the way, most of my acne is contained to my t-zone and I have an oily complexion. Don't forget to moisturize because this can be drying.

I love this stuff because it really brings down the redness in my pimples and when I apply the oil daily usually it makes the pimples totally go away!!! I also use it on bug bites and other places that might swell up lmao it works on everything....

I have mixed feelings about the use of tea tree oil, hence the 3 star rating. I think 100% pure, organic tea tree oil can be an effective spot treatment for individual pimples, but it needs to be diluted. I experienced a severe burn mark when I applied full strength tea tree oil on an emerging pimple, and my skin is oily and strong - not easily affected by topicals. Now when I use tea tree oil, I dilute it with a carrier oil. My favorite carrier oils are hemp seed and argan as they have a "0" comedogenic rating. I dilute at least 50% carrier oil with 50% tea tree oil and apply sparingly, and no more than 3 times a day to individual pimples. In most cases, it will speed up the healing of the pimple by several days.

Tea tree oil can work very well as an acne treatment as it is anti-fungal. However, do use caution as 100% tea tree oil is extremely irritating to the skin (it is actually toxic when ingested). It should always be diluted with another oil such as jojoba or olive oil or even with another facial product such as a toner or moisturizer. My breakouts were minimized after using this once daily for a week. I continue to use it, but only about every two to three days.

First off, for the record: I used Dan's regimen for some time before taking up tea tree oil. The regimen was first very effective for me, but my second time around with it led to scarring. Not terrible ice-pick or boxcar scarring, but considerable hyperpigmentation. My face was smooth, but it still looked acne-infested... This was (and is) my first time I've had to deal with scarring. I'm not big into "herbal" treatments, which is what I viewed tea tree oil as, but my post-acne scarring was so bad that I figured, "Why not try this out?" I saw results within a few days: my hyperpigmentation where zits once were had started to become less noticeable, and the color of my cheeks started to smooth out. Little by little, the improvements continued as I kept using the oil. I'm now 2 or 3 weeks in with my tea tree oil use, and I can still say that I'm genuinely seeing progress! Currently, I use Desert Essence tea tree oil (100% pure) as my main tea tree oil-related treatment. Using cotton balls, I apply it to my entire face once a day, sometimes twice. Best to buy the oil in a 1oz sized vial or larger, I think, and completely pure. On the subject of application, I strongly recommend that people apply this to the whole face, not as a spot treatment, to maximize the "smoothing" effect. I don't apply it diluted. I've also more recently taken to using the Oregon Soap Company's tea tree and calendula bar for a facial soap. 8 bucks, but hey, I got it as a gift, and I don't have anything bad to say about it! I also received The Body Shop's Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash as a gift; I'm not sure how I'll take to it, however, because it has tons of chemical ingredients, where as the the tea tree stuff I've used thus far as all been pure/organic. Bottom line, tea tree oil is great for post-acne hyperpigmentation, may be effective for acne itself, and while it may not be a one-application miracle cure, my experience tells me that you WILL see

This stuff is wonderful! I love it. I used BP and it worked somewhat, but not as quickly as TTO! Also, I can put as much on without worrying about if my skin is going to get burned. If I have a REALLY troubled spot, I take a tiny bit of tissue and drop tea tree oil on it, then place it on the spot. My skin can handle the concentration, some people's may not. FABULOUS STUFF!!!!!!