17 Incredible Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for Hair, Skin & Beauty Uses

Psoriasis is characterised by red, scaly, and inflamed areas of dry skin. The skin condition can cause itchiness, pain, and irritation, and currently, there’s no known cure for the condition. Tea tree oil can help ease discomfort caused by psoriasis, though, thanks to its anti-bacterial properties.

Simply combine ten drops of tea tree oil with two tablespoons of melted coconut oil, then massage the solution onto the affected area of your skin twice a day. This will penetrate the deeper layers of the skin and diminish psoriasis scars also.

Eczema is a frustrating and persistent condition that can affect both adults and young children. The condition can result in severe rashes, dryness, itching, and painful blisters. Tea tree oil contains antiseptic properties that can soothe itching around rashes and blisters.

To treat dry, itching skin, try mixing twenty drops of tea tree oil with half a cup of coconut oil. By gently mixing this mixture over affected areas of the skin twice a day, you should find some relief. 

If your eczema has spread over your body, you can take a tea tree oil bath as mentioned for psoriasis.

Skin tags are small, flesh-coloured growths on the skin, and although harmless, they can be difficult to remove. If you’re looking for natural skin tag removal remedies, you can use tea tree oil as an effective treatment thanks to its combination of antiseptic, antibacterial, and antiviral properties. 

Apply the oil straight to a skin tag using a cotton pad and leave it to dry. You should find that the skin tag will slowly disappear.

Although vaccines are available for chickenpox, the disease still hasn’t been completely eradicated. Anyone who’s had it will know that chickenpox can be an extremely frustrating condition, especially in young children, due to the severe amount of itching it causes. It can lead to scarring of the skin if you succumb to the itching, which is hard not to do.

To help relieve your skin from the itch, try taking a bath with a few drops of tea tree oil diluted with some carrier oils and soak for half an hour. Tea tree oil is considered one of the safer essential oils that can be used on the skin, but remember that like all essential oils, it should be pre-diluted with an appropriate carrier oil to unlock its skin benefits.

Tea tree oil is a powerful disinfectant, as well as being non-poisonous and gentle on the skin. One study found that tea tree oil was twelve times more effective at healing infections than the conventional antiseptic back in the nineteen hundreds. 

At this time, tea tree oil became widely known as the go-to antiseptic, and many people have continued to use it even today. You can use a mixture of tea tree oil and honey to heal burns and reduce scarring without having to pay for an over the counter treatment that does essentially the same thing.

Many people, especially those of us who live in or near cities, may end up having more pollutants stick to their skin. Cleansing your face with tea tree oil can help remove makeup as well as these pollutants thanks to the oil’s antibacterial properties. 

Just be careful not to overdo it, as in the case of tea tree oil, more isn’t necessarily better, and it’s best not to use tea tree oil that's higher than a one-percent concentration. Try mixing a few drops with a carrier oil, like rosehip oil, on a cotton ball, then sweeping it over your face.

Apply tea tree oil directly onto your cold sore, ideally mixed with a carrier oil like sweet almond oil. One of tea tree oil's many benefits includes its anti-viral abilities, which makes it ideal for helping treat cold sores. 

Just proceed with caution – tea tree oil can be toxic if swallowed, so be careful not to ingest it.

Tea tree oil helps reduce inflammation and bacteria, which makes it perfect for fighting boils. This natural remedy helps treat the skin without irritating or disrupting the healthy skin microbiome on the rest of your face. 

Just be sure not to use pure tea tree oil only, as it may cause irritation. Add a drop or two to a few drops of carrier oil to the affected area.

According to recent research, tea tree oil can improve symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis, a common skin condition that is characterised by scaly patches that appear on the scalp. Research also indicates an improvement in itchiness and greasiness after using tea tree oil shampoo. 

Not only that but as tea tree oil has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, it’s useful in soothing skin irritation and wounds. This essential oil acts as a natural conditioner for the scalp and eliminates agents that cause the skin to flake.

Tea tree oil also has insecticidal effects, and for this reason, it can be used to treat head lice, those tiny parasitic insects that feed on blood. According to one study, a 30-minute tea tree oil treatment results in 100 per cent mortality of headlice. Research even found that a treatment with a higher concentration of tea tree oil can prevent up to 50 per cent of existing lice eggs on the scalp and hair from hatching.