Tea
Tree Oil Acne Treatment
Tea tree oil has proven to be a very
powerful anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. But should you use it
for topical acne treatment? Get the answer in this report...
Tea Tree Oil - What it is
Tea tree oil is an oil extracted from the
leaves of the Australian Melaleuca Alternafolia tree. It has
powerful anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and anti-viral qualities.
Tea tree oil has been traditionally used
for thing such as athletes foot, body odor, bad breath, cold
sores, and yes it has been traditionally used topically for
acne.
In fact it has been proven effective
killing acne bacteria when topically applied. And because of
that it is often used as a replacement to benzoyl peroxide in
many of the "natural" acne treatments.
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Tea tree oil for acne treatment -
Does it work?
Well, yes and no...
As an anti-bacterial it can help
lesson the symptoms of skin inflamed with acne bacteria. But
many of you are going to sensitive to it.
But just like ALL topical acne
treatments, it can't cure acne. The only way to do that is
internally.
Tea tree oil - The bottom line
Yes, no doubt about it tea tree oil does
kill acne bacteria and it will reduce the symptoms of acne. But
it won't cure it.
How to use tea tree oil for topical
acne treatment
It is experienced by many acne
sufferer's skin is very sensitive to tea tree oil. So you need
to start out with a very mild dose and experiment with just a
small part of your skin.
If your skin is aggravated by it then
either opt for a lower dose or opt of another acne treatment all
together.
Here is how it is recommend
to use it...
Get straight tea tree oil and dilute it in
pure aloe vera gel. Add only a drop or two to start with per
ounce of aloe.
