| One of the most popular ingredients for home | | | | Cineole. |
| remedies is the use of tea tree oil. You'll be surprised | | | | As an acne treatment, tea tree oil helps by killing |
| at how many remedies will include this incredible | | | | bacteria, including Staphyloccus, which has been |
| element as part of their recommended treatments. | | | | identified as being one of the most probable causes |
| Extracted from the Melaleuca tree, it has many | | | | of acne due to the make up of human skin. |
| homeopathic qualities to it and can be used in many | | | | Its main use as part of alternative medicine is for |
| home remedies to treat various ailments. Used a lot | | | | external use only, it has also been known to be |
| with skin conditions, it is also been known to be | | | | present in mouthwashes and as part of treatment |
| included in many beauty and skin products. It is a | | | | for ulcers found in the mouth. However, it is not |
| natural antiseptic as well as having antibacterial | | | | particularly recommended to be taken internally by |
| qualities. | | | | swallowing. Other uses have included treatment for |
| The actual scientific name for the oil is referred to as | | | | head lice, dandruff, nail infections too name a some |
| Melaleuca Alternifolia and is found mainly in the leaves | | | | from many of its documented ailments that it has |
| of the Melaleuca tree. One of the main elements of | | | | proven to treat successfully. |
| the oil is called Terpinen-4-ol which is considered to | | | | As well as being used as a main component for |
| be the reason why the oil has the antibacterial | | | | home remedies, tea tree oil is used in everyday |
| qualities. | | | | products. It has been used in aftershaves, insect |
| As well as Terpinen, Cineole is also present which is | | | | repellents as well as many other medicinal drugs and |
| recognised for it cleaning properties. However, large | | | | over the counter remedies. It seems that not only |
| amounts of Cineole can be dangerous to humans, | | | | can it be used as part of a home remedy but also as |
| especially human skin, and therefore there is a higher | | | | an ingredient for many drugs. |
| ratio of Terpinen present in tea tree oil compared to | | | | |