After looking at tea tree oil uses, you would be hard-pressed to find any other essential oil with as many uses as this one, in fact, I dare you to try and find one! This multipurpose oil practically knows no limits; it is used as a household cleaner, anti-fungal, anti-viral, cough suppressant, skin moisturizer, disinfectant, bug repellent, anti-itch and even as the active ingredient found in vapor rubs – and that is not all, but more on that later. I am adamantly convinced that tea tree oil is harboring the mother load when it comes to potential and effective uses, and I am hereby embarking on a mission, no, a crusade, to educate people and get them to start taking advantage of the uses of tea tree oil in their lives immediately.

This article is going to cover the ins and outs of the all of the tea tree oil uses known and applied, and trust me, we have all benefited from tea tree oil and many of us have not even realized to what extent it has helped made our lives so much easier, and can continue to make them easier in the future once we understand all of its uses.

Tea Tree Oil Uses

Let’s begin by examining all of the uses for tea tree oil independently:

Skin – You would best recognize tea tree oil by its strong and distinct odor. It is the active ingredient in many vapor rubs and aromatherapy products. This essential oil is readily absorbed into the skin and has a dramatic cooling effect similar to menthol and “Icy – Hot” patches.

Acne – One of the most sought after tea tree oil uses is to treat acne. Because of its strong antimicrobial properties combined with the fact that your skin lives to absorb it, you are in for one beautiful complexion after using it.

Athlete’s Foot – Is another one of the most sought after tea tree oil benefits as its anti-fungal properties love to destroy all of the fungus causing your athlete’s foot.

In Toothpaste and Mouthwash – Actually, it is already in here in small amounts. The anti bacterial agents of tea tree oil help to reduce plaque and the gum disease known as gingivitis aggressively while being one of the best ways to cure bad breathe. Be careful not to swallow too much if you decide to use this of your own accord.

Dandruff – a tea tree oil shampoo consisting of about 5% of the oil itself is an excellent home remedy to eliminate dandruff.

Bug and Insect Repellent – Tea tree oil is used in bug and incest repellents already such as mothballs and is used by bug collectors to keep their existing collections safe from other predatory or unwanted bugs. It is also effective against removing lice, mites and other types of small or even microscopic critters you do not want crawling around and infesting your belongings.

Staph and MRSA Infections – These infections have become especially immune to antibiotic treatment and make the condition hard to treat as the options are limited. Research shows that submerging the affected areas in tea tree oil will work to correct the problem by destroying the pesky bacteria causing the underlying problem.

Yeast and Thrush – Thanks to those anti-fungal properties again, you can start to say goodbye to your Candida problems as well as thrush.

Disinfectant – Who says you need to use harmful bleach and vinegar anymore? Replace it as this is another great outside the box fit for tea tree oil household uses. One of my favorite things to do since I use a steam mop to clean my floors is add a bit of the oil to the water before putting it into the mop. The result is that I am able to passively disinfect my floors without the harsh smells, damages and other nasty things bleach tends to do all while being left with a smell that I can say that I enjoy.

Deodorizer – Add some tea tree oil to your wash and watch what it can do for even those toughest to remove odors. If anything, the disinfectant aspects of the oil will kick in and work extra hard with your detergent to get your clothes even cleaner.

Vapor – More tea tree oil uses find their presence as natural vapors, such as those found in popular products as Vicks Vapor rub. You can also add a few drops into your humidifier to project the effects of the entire product into different rooms throughout the house.

Nail or Toe Fungus – My girlfriend once dealt with trying to get rid of a nail infection for a few years of her life. She had to endure monthly blood work to be sure the medications she was taking was not having any adverse side effects on her liver or kidneys. I would be safe in assuming on her part that she would have much rather went down this route then the one she previously had and all of the scientific studies done on this subject would seem to agree with me also.

It is really up to you on how to use tea tree oil. You can start with any one of the suggested uses on this last and try them all one by one as I know I have.

The one and only limitation on tea tree oil is that ingesting even a small amount can cause toxicity and be potentially fatal. I would avoid ingesting the oil at all and keep its uses to topical applications only. The suggested toxicity reports seem to say that 2 to 4 grams is enough to cause some or even life-threatening issues so do try and avoid ingestion at all costs.