Tea Tree Oil
Tea tree oil can be your daily use essential oil as it is a multi purpose oil that is easily available, safe to use and economical. This oil has proven benefits on the health skin, hair and nails. Extracted from the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia, this essential oil is available in pure form. It can be diluted if to be used for the skin. Terpinen-4-ol is a compound in a tea tree oil that has effect of killing fungi, virus, bacteria. This compound can promote WBC activity, which helps in fighting germs. This oil can prevent infection and treat fungal/bacterial skin infection.
Specification :
Product Name : | TEA TREE OIL |
Botanical Name : | Melaleuca alternifolia |
Origin : | India |
Mode Of Extraction : | Steam distilled |
Main Constituents : | Terpinen-4-ol, Gamma-Terpinene, 18-cineol, citronellal, terpeniol, citral, a-pinene, limonene. |
Description : | Clear transparent liquid |
Appearence : | Colourless to pale liquid |
Organoleptic properties : | Myristic odour with herbal touch & medicated freshness |
Refractive index at 20oC : | 1.4750-1.4820 |
Specific Gravity at 20oC : | 0.888-0.909 |
Solubility : | Insoluble in water, miscible with ethanol 85% (v/v) |
Storage : | Well closed in air tight containers away from sunlight and heat preferably in amber color glass containers. |