Tea Tree Oil
TEA TREE SALVE
1 cup Olive Oil
1 ounce Beeswax
240 drops Tea Tree Oil
Place the oil and beeswax in a pint mason
jar and place in a pan filled with several cups of water.
Heat until the beeswax is melted, stirring to mix well.
Once the beeswax is completely melted
stir in the Tea Tree essential oil.
Pour into small salve containers.
Store any excess salve in the refrigerator until needed.
Tip
Use a double boiler to melt the wax and oil.
If preferred melt the mixture in the mason jar,
store salve that jar and avoid having
to clean a messy pan.
For more information on making salves.
ANTISEPTIC SKIN CARE
4 ounces Witch Hazel
2 teaspoons 190 proof Ethyl Alcohol (if available)
60 drops Tea Tree Oil
Dissolve the Tea Tree Oil in the ethyl alcohol
and then stir into the witch hazel.
Pour into a spray bottle.
Shake well before using.
Spray on minor cuts and scratches.
Tip
You can skip using the ethyl alcohol
-its main purpose is to help the Tea tree oil
dissolve and mix better into the solution.
If you do not want to use the ethyl alcohol shaking
very well before each use will be necessary.
CLEANSER FOT ACNE
1/4 cup Witch Hazel
1 Tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel
10 drops Tea Tree Oil
Apply cleanser with a cotton ball.
Use 2 -3 times a day as needed.
Tea Tree Oil can effectively
help reduce acne inflammation.
It works slower than benzyl peroxide lotions,
but it is gentler on the skin.