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Botonical Name : Melaleuca Alternifolia, M. Linariifolia, M.uncintata
Country of Origin : India
Color & Odor : Clear to pale yellow liquid @22°C with Camphoraceous odor
Solubility : Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils
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The Tea Tree Oil that we
offer is extracted from Melaleuca alternifolia of the Myrtaceae family.
This oil is one of the most used essential oils and there are many who
have been benefited by its wonderful healing properties. Extracted from
the leaves and twigs by the process of steam distillation, it has a
light, spicy and rather pungent smell.
COMMON NAMES:
Tea Tree
BLENDS WITH:
cinnamon, clary sage, clove, geranium, lavender, lemon, myrrh, nutmeg, rosemary, rosewood and thyme.
CONSTITUENTS:
alpha-terpinene,
a-pinene, b-pinene, gamma-terpinene, sabinene, myrcene, a-phellandrene,
a-terpinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, p-cymene,
alpha-terpineol, terpinolene, sesquiterpene, linalool, terpinen-4-ol and
a-terpineol.
USES:
The tea tree
oil is a blessing to the medical world. It serves many purposes with its
healing qualities. It strengthens the immune system; wards off all
kinds of infection: bacterial, fungal and viral; helps cure influenza,
cold sores, catarrh, glandular fever and gingivitis; reduces post
operative shock and is useful for a hundred other ailments.
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