Tea Tree Oil 5 ml

A concentrated essential oil obtained from the leaves of a tree found in the coastal regions of Australia. The tree is known as Melaleuca alternifolia (or tea tree) and belongs to the myrtle family.

Extraction Method: Distillation

Uses

• Can be used in the daily care of acne-prone skin.
• Can be used as a gargle for oral and dental health.
• Tea tree oil, when blended with carrier oils, can be used for hair and scalp.

What is an Oil?

Organic substances containing high amounts of carbon and hydrogen, which do not mix with water but can easily mix with other oils.

Volatility and Stability in Oils

Carrier Oil

• Liquid products usually obtained from the fruits and seeds of plants.
• They are odorless. Used as a carrier for essential oils. Obtained by pressing, extraction, and maceration methods. Carrier oils are used alone. Depending on the properties of the oils, they are used internally and externally. Being a carrier oil, it leaves a stain when dropped.

Essential Oil

• Essential oil is a natural product obtained from the leaf, fruit, peel, or root parts of plants, liquid at room temperature, usually colorless or light yellow, volatile, and strongly aromatic.
• They have their own characteristic scents. Obtained by the water/steam distillation method. Essential oils are not used alone. They must be diluted with carrier oils in specific ratios. Except for exceptions, they are not used internally. Being volatile, it does not leave a stain where dropped.

Oil Extraction Methods

Cold Pressing

The process of crushing the usually seed parts of plants rich in carrier oil with the help of a press to extract their oil. In the cold press method, since the beneficial and valuable contents in the oil are not lost, the quality of the produced oil is high.

Steam Distillation

The process carried out by steam distillation involves placing plants, either fresh or dried, into a container with a separate basket inside, boiling the water below to pass steam through the plants, and then cooling this steam again to separate the essential oil and the water carrying the beneficial properties of the distilled plant residue, known as hydrosol (flower water).

Maceration

Maceration is oily mixtures prepared by letting herbal drugs, after being broken down, sit in a carrier oil for a period. It is a method of separating natural plant components that pass into the carrier oil.