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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June 28, 2009

Pros:

might work for some people... i like the smell. made blackheads even smaller however..

Cons:

i used 100% pure tea tree all over. i have small blackheads, pretty much unnoticeable but the oil made my forehead breakout in pimple like spots on first application.

very cheap in the UK, superdrug. please dilute!!!
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June 13, 2009

Pros:

It dries up the pimples.
Eliminates cysts in just a week or so.
Less inflammed breakouts

Cons:

Causes breakouts (read below to understand)
Turns my scars brighter and healing pimples redder.
Makes my pimples come to a head

I love this product. This is my BP but better because it doesn't cause as much dryness. I use it as a spot treatment for really big, nasty pimples and cysts. Be warned, I've learnt the hard way that you can only use this as a spot treatment (but mine is100%pure, so I'm not certain about diluted solutions) because at first, it cleared me up quite a bit, but then, I noticed that it started to make me breakout around my mouth. I NEVER BREAK OUT ON MY UPPER LIP. It also caused cysts on my chin and whiteheads on my upperforehead. I have combo skin which is oily on my forehead and especially my nose, but dry on my cheeks and normal-ish on my mouth area. I think the oily parts of my face could handle it but it was too drying for the normal parts of my skin so it caused a lot of irritation and broke me out there. It is also an oil, so putting it on the very oily parts of my skin gave me whiteheads. It's sort of a doubled edged knife in a way. It's a good product but it can turn on you.
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June 8, 2009

Pros:

It WORKS! I'm amazed at this stuff, and I've tried every thing on the market.

Cons:

None

Worth the try! I wash my face with my normal Neutrogena scrub. Then I rinse as usual. Then I add 1 drop of the Tea Tree Oil to a cotton ball moistened with water. I dab it on my trouble zones, and that's it! I'll dab again throughout the day if I feel a new pimple pop up, and it dries up quickly. I love this stuff.
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June 2, 2009

Pros:

started to make acne marks dissappear literally in two to three days.

Cons:

the smell isn't that great but i'm willing to put that aside to make my humiliating acne scars go away.

Great to us if you have acne scars, ultimately inexpensive, nothing works quite like this. Although, my acne scars were bad they have shown some improvement over two weeks and i hope it continues to make them go away. Living with my acne scars has been hard because i'm a cheerleader and a majorette and i never felt happy and able to express myself. I'm gonna pray that this little bottle of tea tree oil continues as it has and completely clear my face, that would be more than i could ever ask for! Don't spend your money on other things, try this product!
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April 26, 2009

Pros:

- very quick -- results in a few days
- new zits stick around only for a day or so
- seems to be fading discolorations; has evened out my skin tone and reduced the size of my pores

Cons:

- at first it made my skin feel tight, but after a few days that went away
- slightly drying, but not as bad as Proactiv or similar treatments
- strong smell, but I've gotten used to it -- better if you don't use too much to begin with

This is the clearest my skin has been since my acne started a dozen years ago. I hardly ever get any new pimples, but when I do the tea tree oil turns them around overnight and they go away quickly. It also seems to be fading old discolorations faster than anything else I've used. It's getting to the point where I don't feel like I have to wear any kind of foundation or concealer anymore. I wash my face with castile soap morning and night. At night I put a few drops of tea tree oil on a wet cotton swab and wipe it all over my face. If I have a bad zit I might use a q-tip to get it in the morning too, but usually just using the tea tree oil at night is enough. I don't really need moisturizer anymore, but if I have a dry spot I treat it with calendula cream. I recommend getting an eyedropper...keeps you from spilling and using too much! You really only need a few drops.
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April 17, 2009

Pros:

CLEARS ACNE FAST!!!! ive used proactiv, clearasil, neutrogena, noxzema... u name it ive used it and this is the only product that has worked wonders. i use to have combination skin with breakouts all the time n scars with this it all cleared up!

Cons:

the smell but u get use to it.

if u battled with acne for years and have used everyhting under the sun try this and it will work. evens out skin tone and rids u off scars and stops break outs. In the morning i wash my face with dove regular soap n hot water and put some cocoa butter lotion on and then make-up and thats it. At night i wash my face again with dove regular soap and hot water and dilute the tree oil with water and apply to my face with a cotton ball and once a week i do an exfoilating scrub with just warm water and sugar and then apply the tea tree oil. and the most important thing try try try not to touch ur face and keep ur hair out of ur face ur skin on ur face is open to germs... think about it any other part of ur body doesnt break out bc ur not touching it all day long! good luck ppl!
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March 8, 2009

Pros:

It dries up pimples

Cons:

Sometimes stings a bit or can overdry

I use this product on pimple that I absolutely MUST pop... It gets rid of them over night! I pop it and put pure tea tree oil on it and then appyl one of those little spot band-aids on it so it will absorb and when I wake up the infection is gone and the pimple is already starting to scab! Although on big stubborn ones you may have to repeat a second night because it might form a small whithead during the day but this stuff works better than any other spot treatment!
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December 31, 2008

Pros:

helps with acne

Cons:

family hates smell, but i like it lol

I stopped using this product about two months ago because I started using the tea tree oil products from bath and body works. When I used the actual tea tree oil bottle you can get at wall mart for about six bucks I noticed it cleared up my acne pretty well and I had less big bumps. I regret stopping this routine and ever since I started this benzoyl peroxide routine my acne has gone beserk. I'm going to retry tea tree oil and see what happens. I'll let you know how it works. :]
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December 23, 2008

Pros:

I have been using this product for a couple of weeks now and my face feels and looks great! I have very oily skin so my face constantly felt dirty, but the tea tree oil makes my skin feel so clean. The night cream helps heal my scars also! ITS GREAT!

Cons:

the odor

This product is a naturally remedy that WORKS! Better than any prescription I've used!
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December 22, 2008

Pros:

very helpful! doesn't over dry, great natural topical antibiotic, keeps my redness almost non- existent

Cons:

smell--don't care too much for it and the fume from it will make eyes water

I use it all the time--been through tons of prescriptions, treatments, therapy u name it and it's one product I recommend to all!
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