Tea Tree Oil

Many common skin complaints can be related to the uncontrolled growth of bacteria, fungi or viruses. It is possible to reduce the symptoms by reducing and limiting this uncontrolled growth, which can help to maintain a healthy skin and keep the skin's natural balance. Tea Tree Oil can reduce and control the growth of foreign bacteria without destroying the natural skin flora (the micro-organisms which reside on the skin surface).

Because Australian Bodycare products are enriched with Tea Tree Oil, they will maintain the skin's natural balance resulting in a healthy skin. This makes the Australian Bodycare range a great aid in personal care and hygiene.

Origins of Tea Tree Oil

Australian Tea Tree Oil is one of the most exciting essential oils in the world and are the basis for the Australian Bodycare range of skincare and haircare products. It is extracted from a tree called Melaleuca alternifolia, which is indigenous to Australia and only grows in a relatively small area on the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

The main properties of Australian Bodycare Tea Tree Oil are:

• Rapid Broad Spectrum Bactericidal Activity: Effective on bacteria, fungi and virus.
• Easy Absorption: Being lipophilic, the oil can penetrate down through the upper level of the skin to the derma (fat tissue).
• Slight Pain Relief: Australian Bodycare Tea Tree Oil applied to wounds and insect bites will reduce irritation.
• Effective: Effective even in the presence of organic detritus (pus).

Sourcing Tea Tree Oil

Australian Bodycare use stringent quality standards to maintain their claim of having the finest Tea Tree Oil for their products

• All Tea Tree oil is from one strictly controlled plantation, not from forests to ensure the source is renewable
• The standardization process more than meets the minimum requirements for the quality of Tea Tree oil defined in the European Pharmacopoeia, the International Standard ISO 4730 and the Australian Standard AS 2782-1997
• The key component for antimicrobial activity is Terpinen-4-ol, the concentration of which must be more than 30%, typical concentration in Australian Bodycare Tea Tree oil is 38-44%
• The concentration of cineole must be less than 15%, typical concentration in Australian Bodycare Tea Tree oil is between 0.5% and 5%