Tea Tree Oil

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Tea tree oil is defined by international standard ISO 4730 (2004) (“Oil of Melaleuca, Terpinen-4-ol type”), which specifies levels of 15 components, which are needed to define the oil as “tea tree oil.”

Among over 98 compounds contained in the oil, terpinen-4-ol is responsible for most of the antimicrobial activity.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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Pan

February 20, 2011

Pros:

Good for athlete's foot

Cons:

Not good for pimples

Made my face worst than ever before...i had to stop due to being attacked with new pimples.

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Anonymous

December 28, 2010

Pros:

did not dry out skin, no burning, killed a few pimples

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caused like 6 cysts to develop on what once was a clear cheek

i use a eucalyptus and tea tree oil bar soap to wash my face, which works extremely well for me, however i still had a few pimples i wanted to get rid of, and some scarring i wanted to lighten. i saw the rave reviews on here, and needing a spot treatment, i decided to give it a shot. i didn't think it would be a problem, considering it's already in my facewash that i love, so i put it on as a spot treatment one night. the next morning my scars already looked lightened and my zits had seemed to go down. so i decided to use it during the day too, again as a spot treatment, under lotion and makeup. i dont know if that's what did it, but after only a few days of this, i woke up one morning and i had like 5 cysts on one cheek, big, nasty red ones. my skin had been soooo close to being clear, with mainly scarring to be dealt with, and then BOOM, breakout over night. that NEVER happens to me. the places i broke out were the LAST places i EVER tend to break out. before buying, i had read some reviews of this happening to people, but thought it wouldn't happen to me because tea tree oil is already in my face wash, and seems to work great! but apparently putting undiluted tea tree oil even only on spots somehow causes more pimples. maybe it's purging or something, i dunno. but since i stopped using it as a spot treatment, my bumps are already on their way to being gone. maybe tea tree oil is only good as ONE of the ingredients in something. NOT as the sole ingredient. i mean, the bottle even says: Do NOT use full strength on face. But stupid me did it anyways. funny thing is, it never burned or itched or anything crazy. just caused huge red bumps that covered my left cheek! ugh. it sucks cause i was soo close to being completely clear. once again, my overzealousness got the best of me. i'm learning that sometimes it's better to settle for a few zits than take a chance and jeopardize your whole face.

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TIMMEH

November 9, 2010

Pros:

With time will see difference
Natural ingredients

Cons:

With time really dried skin
Expensive

Been using this product for well over 3 months now and by itself i would say it was as successful as id hope, before this i used BP which sadly stopped working for me causing a massive break out :/. Although its common to use one or the other i would recommon using both, applying the tea tree and while still moist apply the BP on top of this. And it worked! HOWEVER!! My acne has not gone completly and doing this really really dries the skin causing it to feel extremly tight AND in the long run causing lines! :O So what you have got to consider is it worth it in the long run. With all the products i've used im sure they havnt done any favours for my skin :/ and im only 18!

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hate acne!

December 2, 2009

Pros:

works quite well, makes your skin feel nice and clean, gets rid of those big annoying pimples

Cons:

its effectiveness died down abitt after a months use. maybe my skin grew accuostomed to it? the smell was a bit weird at first, but i got used to it, and it was a bit expensive

yeah use it

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Renee

November 30, 2009

Pros:

Great for killing the acne causing bacteria and preventing future acne, can't go without it, great clean feeling after use

Cons:

makes old scars darker with every use, very drying to the skin, burns but worth it

I currently use with 100% black soap, 100% tea tree oil as astrigent/toner, and then moisturize with unrefined shea butter. Have been using this for only a week and my breakouts have stopped significantly. The tea tree oil is the absolute best astrigent for ance prone and oily skin, moisturize afterwards and you will reap the benefits.

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Elizabeth

October 23, 2009

Pros:

Makes pimples disappear faster when used as a spot treatment, not drying (but i have oily skin)

Cons:

smells strong, kinda expensive (but my parents are paying for it anyway, lol)

i'm 13 and have pretty bad acne. i've been using tea tree oil as a spot treatment for a couple of months and once you get used to the smell, it works pretty good. it's not a miracle, but it's the best spot treatment i've found. just dab it on your zits and/or scars before bed with a q-tip and try to ignore the stinging/cooling-ness. i found mine at walgreens in the supplements section next to all the fish oil and stuff. so yeah, you should definitely try this.

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Jen

September 16, 2009

Pros:

Affordable, leaves a clean feeling

Cons:

just does not work and smells horrendous.

I think it doesn;t work at all. Maybe it's just not for me. It's made my face get oilier and break out even more than before I purchased it. I used the Body Shop's tea tree line. yeah, I don't like it.

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Tabitha

August 17, 2009

Pros:

My acne is almost completely gone.(:&it only took a few days.

Cons:

stings a bit at first.but no pain,no gain.

My acne is pretty bad.I get cystic acne(acne under the skin.) all the time.It had recently gotten to the point where I would cry because it hurt so bad.I was at Trader Joe's when I noticed their Tea Tree Oil face wash,cleansing pads, and Blemish Stick(Also from tea tree oil.). In about 3 days,my cysts were pretty much gone.I've also been taking Omega 3 fish oil pills.This might be helping too. My skin feels great now,&I can't wait until school starts. (:

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Claire

August 9, 2009

Pros:

I have been using dermatologist prescribed meds. for years and i'm only 14, i use this with some other stuff i have, and although it isn't completely gone, it has definately improved my skin tone, scars, and lessoned my breakouts!

Cons:

It smelt disgusting at first, but i kinda like it now, it dries out your skin so i use an oil-free moisurizer

Use it. if you have geneticly terrible skin like me, u may need to use other things with it. Otherwise i think it could do miracles for others with mild acne. (i got mine in a small bottle at trader joes)

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Julia

August 6, 2009

Pros:

Really tightens the pores! I'm currently using the Body Shop Tea Tree Oil line as a daily regimen and it's great! It has a fresh, natural, clean feeling when I use the foaming cleanser and the tea tree oil is slowly drying out all my pimples!

Cons:

I paid $50Aus for a cleanser, toner and moisturiser which I think is quite expensive. But I only use about two drops of each product and it still works. I got a tester of the cleanser which I used in about 4 days and it's a tester in those little bag

After about 3 years on Dan's regime, my pimples reappeared and were stronger, faster and just damn annoying! So after I read the reviews for tea tree oil, I decided to go to the Body Shop and they got me on their regime and products. Their staff is so well advised and even the consultant was telling me that he also experienced a bad time with benzoyl peroxide and he too was on tea tree oil and the seaweed range at the Body Shop. I have been using it for a few days and it's been going so well, I'm going to say goodbye to Cetaphil and benzoyl peroxide. I have mild acne and I'm trying to kill two blemishes at the moment and tea tree oil is making it dry up but it's not as red and as angry-looking when I use to put benzoyl peroxide on it. I'm going to buy their masks, exfoliators etc. I hope my skin gets better to the point where I can 'upgrade' myself to the Seaweed range. I recommend this for people who have mild-moderate acne, oily skin and asian, as my mum is a natural herb freak!

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