Scientific name: Melaleuca Alternifolia
Classification: Essential oil
Fungicidal, antiseptic and antibacterial, seboregulator.
Tales from nature
Oltrnifolia melaleuca, commonly known as Tea Tree, is a tree belonging to the Mirtaceae family, originally from the federated states of Queensland and the new South Wales, in Australia. The name was given to him by Captain James Cook, who recognized the possibility of obtaining a drink similar to spicy tea.
It should not be confused with Camelia Sinensis from which the drink known as tea is obtained. From it is extracted the essential oil of Melaleuca, known as Tea Tree Oil or tea tree, with fungicidal, antiseptic and anti -antibacterial properties. It represents one of the most powerful natural remedies for skin and hair.
Hair benefits
In specific treatments for the skin is effective against the inflammation and irritation of the scalp and can also be used in the event of pediculosis and is able to contrast the dandruff and rebalance the sebum adjustment.
Skin benefits
Thanks to its purifying, antimicrobial and antiseptic properties, it acts on the skin by killing the bacteria nestled inside the pores and helps prevent infections and maintain healthy skin. It penetrates deeply, normalizing the production of sebum and promoting the disinfection of hair follicles.
It also helps to eliminate dead skin cells, which normally obstruct the pores.
