Product Review: Now Personal Care Certified Organic Tea Tree Oil

Are you looking for a great tea tree oil brand that is certified organic and contains only 100% undiluted tea tree oil? NOW Personal Care has created a very affordable certified organic tea tree essential oil that is great for both you and the environment.

When considering which size bottle of NOW organic tea tree essential oil to buy, I would recommend purchasing the smaller 1 fl. oz. bottle (30 mL). The smaller bottle is a better value because the inside of the mouth of the bottle contains an eyedropper which will allow you to more carefully and cleanly measure out the amount of tea tree oil you will be using for small applications.

NOW organic tea tree oil is 100% pure, and is steam-distilled. Very little packaging is used and the glass bottle is recyclable. Not only is the packaging earth-friendly, but organically grown tea tree oil needs no fertilizers or pesticides and is very safe for both you and the environment.

Tea tree, also known as Melaleuca alternifolia, is a very useful herb that can be used both for aromatherapy and also for natural medicine and other natural care applications. NOW tea tree oil has a smell very similar to pine or evergreen with a slight mint scent to it. It can be used in making mouthwashes, deodorants, toothpaste, antibacterial soap, medicine, and can also be used around the home.

NOW essential tea tree oil has fabulous natural antifungal, antibacterial, antimicrobial, and even antiviral properties. I have effectively used NOW tea tree oil to remove warts as well as to care for wounds, piercings, nail fungus, insect bites, and even ringworm. Tea tree oil has a variety of fantastic uses and it is non-toxic and very safe to use externally.

NOW essential tea tree oil can be used as a medicine in place of many conventional treatments. It is a very powerful disinfectant and can be used in place of rubbing alcohol, iodine, and hydrogen peroxide for cuts and scrapes.

The antifungal properties of essential tea tree oil make it an effective treatment against warts, ringworm, athlete's foot, body odor, as well as for cleaning mold in your home. For warts, soak a small band-aid with a drop or two of NOW brand tea tree oil and place it on the wart overnight all night for four to six weeks. It may take up to two or three months after that for the wart to grow out and fall off. For ringworm, simply apply the tea tree oil to the affected area once or twice daily for at least two weeks and preferably until the infection disappears.

There are many more uses for tea tree oil in and around the home. If you are looking for a good, affordable brand of tea tree oil or if you are interested in a natural product that is safe for the environment, I highly recommend NOW Personal Care certified organic tea tree oil for all of your medicinal and aromatherapy applications.

For more uses for tea tree oil, see my article entitled The Many Uses of Tea Tree Essential Oil.