Tea Tree Oil
The Tea Tree Oil that we offer is extracted from Melaleuca alternifolia of the Myrtaceae family. This oil is one of the most used essential oils and there are many who have been benefited by its wonderful healing properties. Extracted from the leaves and twigs by the process of steam distillation, it has a light, spicy and rather pungent smell.
COMMON NAMES
Tea Tree
BLENDS WITH:
cinnamon, clary sage, clove, geranium, lavender, lemon, myrrh, nutmeg, rosemary, rosewood and thyme.
CONSTITUENTS
alpha-terpinene, a-pinene, b-pinene, gamma-terpinene, sabinene, myrcene, a-phellandrene, a-terpinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, p-cymene, alpha-terpineol, terpinolene, sesquiterpene, linalool, terpinen-4-ol and a-terpineol.
USES
The tea tree oil is a blessing to the medical world. It serves many purposes with its healing qualities. It strengthens the immune system; wards off all kinds of infection: bacterial, fungal and viral; helps cure influenza, cold sores, catarrh, glandular fever and gingivitis; reduces post operative shock and is useful for a hundred other ailments.
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Botonical Name
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Melaleuca Alternifolia, M. Linariifolia, M.uncintata
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 CAS # |
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68647-73-4
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Country of Origin |
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India
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Color & Odor |
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Clear to pale yellow liquid @22°C with Camphoraceous odor
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Solubility |
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Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils
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F.E.M.A. # |
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3902
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Specific Gravity |
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0.895 @ 72°F
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Optical Rotation |
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+8.8
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Refractive Index |
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1.4789 @ 72°F
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Flash Point |
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130F
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Major Constituents |
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alpha-terpinene, gamma-terpinene, cymene, alpha-terpineol, sesquiterpenes and up to 10% of cineole.
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Extraction Method |
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Steam Distillation
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