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Tea Tree Oil Skin Care Tips
Proper skin care has become a huge issue for the majority of women
as well as men. Daily skin care routines include the use of
anti-aging creams, facial washes, exfoliating applications, toners,
moisturizers, wrinkle creams, pimple remedies and hydrating masks.
The focus is on the treatment of oily skin, dry skin, cysts, pimples
and the prevention of fine lines and wrinkles in order to promote
youthful and healthy appearances.
Natural skin care products are becoming the treatment methods of
choice instead of off the shelf or over the counter treatments and
products - the reason is that chemicals are used in man made
products to achieve the results that natural products achieve with
ease.
A notable natural product which is very versatile is Tea Tree oil
and can be used for a number of ailments and conditions. Tea tree
oil works very well with the majority of skin types.
The Australian Aborigines have used tea tree oil from time
immemorial to treat painful arthritis, heal wounds and for skin care
and history claims the oil originates from a mythical fountain of
youth. Aborigines used water from pools, which had trees growing
next to them - leaves fell into the water, subsequently giving it
healing powers for relief of ailments (derived from tea tree oil in
the leaves).
Modern day health products containing tea tree oil are used to
lessen skin infections, absorb oil, reduce skin blemishes and refine
skin tone. The active ingredient is Terpinen-4-ol which has powerful
antimicrobial properties.
As a treatment against head lice, tea tree oil is safer than the
usual medications that contain harmful chemicals which the lice
develop a resistance to. Tea tree oil has antifungal properties, is
a natural insecticide and is ideal for treating nail fungus and
ringworm without side effects.
Many acne types are caused by bacteria and tea tree oil is a most
effective treatment method for this condition. Although various
specialty skin care and health food products contain tea tree oil,
it is cheaper to buy the tea tree oil for use at home as and when it
is required.
Tea tree oil is extremely gentle on the skin and prevents
infections, clears clogging of the pores and can reduce scarring
that commonly occurs with acne. It can also be used to soothe
sunburn and help stop the skin from peeling. Swelling and peeling
from sunburn could lead fever or nausea and other complications.
Tea tree oil is great for removing ticks. It seems to suffocate the
insects while softening the surrounding skin, thus making easy
removal possible without poison being squeezed back into the
person's body.
About the Author:
Bob Cotto spent most of his life as a Sr. Sales & Marketing executive. Two years ago his wife of 43 years, Joanne was told that she had 4th stage cancer. Since then, Bob and Joanne have devoted all of their energy to assisting her in maintaining a high quality of life. Find out more about his efforts at his site 4-Ideal-Health
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