Tea Tree oil has been used for literally hundreds of years as an
antiseptic agent and although it went out of popularity due to the
advent of synthetic antibiotics, it is now enjoying a revival. Here are
some of the ways it can be employed for all sorts of household uses and
therapeutic & beauty treatments.
Did you know, that a couple of drops applied neat to the armpits, makes
a useful deodorant or that a few drops sprinkled onto a handkerchief can
aid travel sickness? Well it's true. Here are some more uses:
1: Add shine to your hair by adding 5 drops to your final rinsing water
after washing your hair.
2: A couple of drops added to your toothpaste will help combat bad
breath.
3: You can de-grease your computer keyboard by rubbing gently with a
soft cloth sprinkled with the oil.
4: Ease your sore throat by spraying it with a mist (use a small plastic
squeezy bottle) made up of tepid water and a 3 drops of Tea Tree oil.
5: You can attack your children's head lice with 3 drops added to their
normal shampoo and a couple more in the final rinsing water. Try to
repeat the procedure every couple of days till the nits have gone.
6: Thrush can be eased naturally by adding a couple of drops of the oil
to some lubricating jelly. Apply to the end of a tampon and leave in
overnight.
7: Zap those zits by adding a drop of Tea Tree oil neat to spots using
the end of a cotton bud stick.
8: Likewise, do the same to cold sores as soon as you feel them coming
up.
9: 5 drops on your cleaning cloth will disinfect all your kitchen
surfaces. Also added to water in a mister, and sprayed round a room, it
can be used as an antiseptic air freshener.
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however no responsibility or liability whatsoever will be taken for any
consequence relating directly or indirectly to any information,
treatment,or application of any recipes or tips presented herein.