Tea Tree Essential Oil

Tea tree is a wonderful essential oil with many uses. It has many medicinal properties including being a powerful antifungal, antiseptic, and antibacterial as well as an effective treatment for cough and cold or for killing yeast (Candida) inside the body.  The fact that it has activity against these pathogens makes it ideal as a topical antiseptic for wounds, burns, acne, insect bites and localized infections.
The antifungal benefits of tea tree oil makes it a good alternative healing remedy for fungal nail infections, something that is badly needed in an area where the choice of treatment is limited to expensive and potentially dangerous prescription drugs.
Another use is for controlling dandruff. Studies have shown that a shampoo with 5% tea tree oil is very effective for treating and preventing dandruff.