In today's show, we're going over the 9 Amazing Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for Acne 2022 by Dr. Travis Zigler and Dr. Jenna Zigler. what exactly tea tree oil is and then we're going over how to properly use it for the benefits. we are going to be describing. Have you ever used tea tree oil?
What tea tree oil is?
Tea tree oil is an antibacterial, antiseptic, antiviral essential oil that may help you deal with microorganisms that could be contributing to your dry eyes and other skin issues. It can be a powerhouse for eyelid inflammation dry eyes, inflamed skin conditions.
All of that Tea tree essential oil especially the terpineol which is the most active ingredient in tea tree oil is known to kill Demodex eyelash mites which we talk about all the time.
This often contributes to dry eyes via meibomian gland dysfunction and ocular rosacea and those who have it absolutely know what that feels like.
Amazing Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for Acne
We'll get to more of the products and everything later that we recommend but you can definitely purchase products such as soaps, face washes, and things like that.
lid wipes that are already prepared with tea tree oil in proportions that you needed to be safe and effective. You have to be careful. Let's put the disclaimer right now.
You cannot put tea tree essential oil directly in your eyes You should not put it directly on your skin. It needs to be diluted properly before you use it. because tea tree oil is actually toxic to humans and everything it really touches.
that's why it works so well for everything and that's why it's an antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti-parasitic. It kills everything it touches and that's why you don't want to ingest it either You want to use commercially prepared solutions of tea tree oil.
#1 Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for Acne
Tea tree essential oil for acne There are studies that have shown that the use of tea tree oil has reduced.
It's been proven that it's an effective treatment for acne in reducing acne pimples as well as some of the damaging effects such as scarring and everything on your skin.
There's an abundance of products out there. If you are washing your face or doing anything with tea tree oil for acne make sure you use a tea tree oil product that is made for that area.
#2 Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for Hair
Tea tree oil has anti-fungal and anti-microbial properties that can make it an effective treatment for different scalp conditions.
This may include dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis maybe you want your scalp to feel better. You want your hair to just look better than tea tree oil is something you should look into using.
Studies have shown that even as low as 5% tea tree oil shampoo can make a big difference in dandruff when used regularly for at least 4 weeks.
Just like with acne there are plenty of tea tree oil shampoos on the market. You can put it into your own hair routine Make your own that type of thing but we find it easier to just buy a prepared shampoo.
#3 Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for your face
So we've already discussed the acne component that tea tree oil does help with your acne but it also helps with inflammatory skin conditions such as rosacea.
So if you have rosacea you know that you have a lot of redness and inflammation around your cheeks and sometimes on your forehead that kind of T-zone area.
So if you have rosacea skin condition a commercially prepared tea tree face wash or a tea tree soap is going to really help calm that condition down.
#4 Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for lice
There have been studies conducted on tea tree oil for the treatment of head lice and their eggs. 1% tea tree essential oil was found to be an effective killer of both lice and the eggs within 30 mins of application.
Now, it's thought that it could be both due to direct application on to the lice as well as vapors from the tea tree oil. but if you find yourself in a head lice situation which I hope you do not.
But if you do then tea tree oil is something that you can potentially use. You may also want to use other things but that's up to you.
#5 Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for cold sores
There's not a lot of evidence about this. but there have been some small research studies that have shown. tea tree essential oil helps reduce the viral load in herpes simplex type 1 and even herpes simplex type 2.
Before you start freaking out if you have chickenpox, you have herpes too It's just a different type of herpes Herpes simplex type 1 and type 2.
One is the STD. The other one is the cold sores and so if you have herpes applying a prepared tea tree oil solution might help reduce the viral load in a cold sore.
Maybe it will help it go away even faster. We're big fans of natural remedies and this is one of them versus going for the even though the antivirals don't have as many side effects as antibiotics but they still have some side effects.
#6 Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for yeast infection
Now one study found that tea tree oil was effective at killing all of the 14 studied drug-resistant yeast or strains of yeast that they tested.
These results have been duplicated and they also found a synergistic effect when you use tea tree essential oil along with ketoconazole or other medications like that.
More research is definitely needed on this topic but it is promising to those who suffer from a recurrent yeast infection or those that just have it every once in a while They're incredibly annoying.
Definitely, this is an over-the-counter way that you could treat this Many of the over-the-counter usual treatments don't work anyway. You might as well try this.
#7 Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for nail fungus
Now, there's lots of antifungal on the market for your nail fungus but tea tree might be that more natural solution you've been looking for not a lot of research have gone with this so far.
But we know tea tree oil is an antifungal Nail fungus is caused from a fungus obviously but the problem with it is your nail is blocking where it need to go.
It is very hard to get the tea tree oil to direct contact that's why usually antifungals are oral for nail fungus and that's going to help kill the fungus a little but easier.
Because it is going to work from the inside out versus the outside in not being able to get to it.
#8 Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for dandruff
We kind of touched on this a little bit earlier and discussed the benefits of tea tree oil for your scalp. studies have shown like I said that even 5% tea tree oil shampoo can reduce dandruff by over 40% This study was well done.
It's definitely a treatment to try to Get out there. Get yourself some tea tree oil dandruff shampoo and watch that dandruff fly away.
#9 Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for eyelash mites
You didn't come here for eyelash mites, more like a remedy for eyelash mites and that's what tea tree oil does. Demodex eyelash mites are very real These are eyelash mites that live in your eyelash follicles.
They are very tiny You cannot see them so don't try. You can't even see them on a normal microscope You have to have a very high powered microscope to see them.
When an optometrist or an ophthalmologist looks at your eyes They are actually going to see more of the remnants of Demodex like the eggs and the signs of its remnants too.
It's going to have the signs of Demodex versus actually seeing the little mites. because you need an electron microscope almost to see these things.
Demodex actually burrows into your eyelash. If this is your eyelash follicle, they will actually burrow in and their tails will stick out a little bit This will kind of create this kind of shiny waxy looking appearance on your eyelash.
So if you're not itchy yet, you're probably itchy now but there's a lot of great solutions. Again, using commercially prepared tea tree soap products.
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