Tea Tree Oil

It is a small tree from New South Wales in Australia, similar to Cypress, with needle-like leaves and heads of sessile yellow or purplish flowers and grows to about 7 meters (20 feet) high and thrives in marshy areas, though it is now cultivated in plantations. It has a light spicy, rather pungent smell and is very pale in color with a watery viscosity. Tea tree oil is extracted from Melaleuca alternifolia of the Myrtaceae family and is also known as ti-tree, ti-trol and melasol. It is extracted from the leaves and twigs by steam distillation and the yield is about 1.8%.

Blends well with:
Tea tree essential oils normally blend well together, tea tree oil blends particularly well with cinnamon, clary sage, clove, geranium, lavender, lemon, myrrh, nutmeg, rosewood, rosemary and thyme.

Chemical Composition:
The main chemical components of tea tree oil (also referred to as ti-tree oil) are a-pinene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, a-phellandrene, a-terpinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, p-cymene, terpinolene, linalool, terpinen-4-ol and a-terpineol.

Toxicological Properties:
Tea tree oil are antimicrobial, antiseptic, antiviral, balsamic, bactericide, cicatrisant, expectorant, fungicide, insecticide, stimulant and sudorific.

Uses & Precautions:

• Tea tree oil is very important in the health of the immune system, as it acts as a immuno-stimulant and increases the body's ability to fight off any infections, while it also is used to revive the mind and body after shock.
• The world over, this oil is used with great effectiveness to ward of infections of any kind, and it is active in all three varieties of infectious organisms: bacteria

• fungi and
• viruses.
• It can help with influenza, cold sores, catarrh, glandular fever and gingivitis.

Summary:
Tea tree oil is one of the most powerful immune stimulant oils and helps fight infections of all kinds and helps clear the skin.
Burners and vaporizers
In vapor therapy, tea tree oil helps with colds, sinusitis, bronchitis and any other respiratory ailment and is also of use to help the mind cope after shock.
Blended massage oil or in the bath
As a blended massage oil or diluted in the bath, tea tree oil helps with all respiratory ailments, as well as arthritis, colds, dermatitis, skin infections, scalp disorders, sinusitis, viral infections, nettle rash, babies colds and coughs, bronchitis, as well as for sweaty feet.

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Product	Tea Tree Oil
Lot No.	As mentioned on Label
Manufacturing Date	Feb. 2010
Best Before	Feb. 2013
Appearance	Fluid liquid Mobile at 20oc
Colour	Colorless to pale yellow
Odour	Characteristic odour of Tea Tree odour.
Botanical Source	Melaleuca Alternifolia
CAS No.	85085-48-9
FEMA No.	3902

Physico-Chemical Properties:-

Relative Density at 20oc	0.885 - 0.906 (0.897)
Refractive Index at 20oc	1.4750 - 1.4820 (1.4810)
Optical Rotation at 20oc	+5 to +15 (+9)
Miscibility With 85% (v/v)
Ethanol at 20oc	1 volume of oil shall not require more than 2 volumes of alcohol to give a clear solution.
1.8-Cineole Content	Less than 3% (2.92%)
Terpinen-4-o1 Content	Minimum 35% (39.45%)