Making homemade cleaning products, diffusing it in the air to kill mold, applying it topically to heal skin issues and taking it internally to treat viral infections. It’s becoming an increasingly popular , including face wash, shampoos, massage oils, skin and nail creams and laundry detergents.
Some of the many traditional uses for tea tree include healing:
Bacterial infections
Chickenpox
Cold sores
Congestion and respiratory tract infections
Earaches
Fungal infections (especially Candida, jock itch, athlete’s foot and toenail fungus)
Halitosis (bad breath)
Head lice
MRSA
Psoriasis
Dry cuticles
Itchy insect bites, sores and sunburns
Boils from staph infections
And this list doesn’t even include the many household uses of tea tree oil that can replace store-bought products in your cabinets:
Natural deodorant
Acne face wash