Hey, guys, Dr. Axe here, doctor of natural
medicine, founder of draxe.com.
In this video I'm going to do an advanced
training on tea tree oil, also known as melaleuca,
and go through all of the benefits and uses
and how you should start using tea tree oil
as part of your natural medicine cabinet on
a regular basis.
One of the first things to know about tea
tree oil is that it's sourced in Australia
and it was often used as a number one form
of medicine by the aborigines and so it was
often times used for cuts and for treating
wounds most often during those days.
But it treated many diseases.
One of the things I want to mention about
melaleuca is this is an essential oil that
can be used topically.
It can be diffused in the air.
But it should not be taken internally because
of some of the powerful medicinal compounds
that are found here in tea tree oil as well.
So let's start off.
Let me talk about some of the uses.
One of the number one uses of tea tree oil
is to use it to fight acne.
So if you know anybody with acne I would text
them after this or let them know tea tree
oil the most powerful essential oil for fighting
acne.
My favorite natural acne remedy is mixing
about two to four drops of tea tree oil with
a teaspoon of Manuka honey or raw local honey,
some honey, a teaspoon, two to four drops
of tea tree oil, mix it up, rub it all over
the skin, leave it on for about two minutes,
and then rinse it off.
It is the most powerful natural antiacne treatment
that's out there today that's also very, very
good for your skin tone.
Now, one of the things that's so incredible
here about tea tree oil is that is has antifungal
and antiviral properties, and that moves me
into the next great benefit of tea tree oil.
It's great for treating chicken pox and shingles,
so if a child has chicken pox, if an adult
has shingles, you can do a natural treatment
using tea tree oil, also known as melaleuca.
And I like to do a similar thing.
You can mix it with some raw honey.
Also, you could mix it with a cream, such
as a shea butter or a coconut oil, and rub
it directly on the area of somebody that has
shingles or chicken pox.
This is one of the most powerful things you
can use.
Now, another thing I like to mix tea tree
oil with is lavender essential oil.
It's really, really good for the skin.
So again, if you have shingles or chicken
pox, it's good to use with shea butter, it's
good with coconut oil.
Also, if sometimes it's nerve related, using
it with helichrysum oil is really good for
fighting shingles.
The next big benefit here of using tea tree
oil is if you have a cut or a wound, so if
your child falls and they get a scrape so
they have a cut or a burn or any type of thing
that could possibly get infected, tea tree
oil is one of the best things you could use
in terms of an essential oil because it has
antibacterial properties and often times bacteria
can get into a wound and cause an infection
so this is a natural antiseptic, natural antibacterial.
So mixing this, making kind of your own at
home natural wound ointment, this is great,
again, along with Manuka honey and things
like that are also very beneficial.
This next big benefit here I want to mention
is for treating toenail fungus or athlete's
foot or ringworm.
Now, my mom hates me telling this story, but
years ago my mom was diagnosed with toenail
fungus and she tried different creams and
treatments.
Nothing seemed to work.
She did a 50-50 mixture of oil of oregano
and tea tree oil.
She started using it on her toenail fungus,
and after two months, it was completely gone
and that's because of the antifungal properties
of both tea tree oil and oil of oregano are
so powerful.
So again, if you know somebody, or you, yourself,
have toenail fungus, ringworm, or athlete's
foot, mixing these essential oils with, let's
say, a coconut oil, rubbing it directly on
the area three times a day, has major, major
benefits.
A few more benefits here of tea tree oil,
it's great for treating dandruff and just
in general any type of skin issue, even eczema
and psoriasis.
So if you have any type of flaking in dry
skin or red dry flaking skin, eczema, psoriasis,
dandruff, you can add it to shampoo.
You can actually add it to shea butter and
put it on different types of inflammatory
skin conditions.
It is fantastic for those as well.
And then also, I love using it as an antimold.
If you know that you have an area of your
home, let's say, a basement, that's at risk
of growing mold, or even in your shower, we
love to use this in our home, we mix it with
a little bit of vinegar and tea tree oil and
we actually spray it in corners of our home.
We spray it in the shower.
Which leads me to one of the last uses, using
tea tree oil as a natural household cleaner.
It's great.
It's a natural deodorizer.
That's actually why you can actually make
your own homemade deodorant with tea tree
oil, some beeswax, some coconut oil, some
baking soda, make your own homemade deodorant
with it.
It's also great to mix with lemon oil, spray
down your stainless steel appliances, countertops,
floors.
Again, this is one of the most powerful natural
cleaners in the world today.
And if you have something that has a foul
smell in your house, it could be the bottom
of a garbage can, it could be a dishwashing
detergent, it could be maybe your kid plays
soccer or hockey or football and you want
to put something that's anti-stink in their
stuff, using a little bit of tea tree oil
actually on shin guards for soccer or football
or hockey pads is a great thing to do as well
because, again, it's antifungal and antibacterial.
It actual helps things smell fresh and alive.
So I want to encourage you, add tea tree oil,
also known as melaleuca, to your natural medicine
cabinet.
Makeover your medicine cabinet at home.
Makeover your personal cabinet at home.
Start using tea tree oil.
And hey, if you want to learn more about essential
oils and advanced remedies, make sure to check
out my website.
I've got an article on there all about essential
oils as well as one in more depth about tea
tree oil.
So just do a Google search for "Dr. Axe essential
oils" or "Dr. Axe tea tree oil."
You'll find more online.
Also, I've got a lot more videos coming out
here on YouTube about essential oils so make
sure you subscribe here to my YouTube channel.
I want to say thanks so much.
This has been me, Dr. Axe, talking about the
many benefits of tea tree oil, also known
as melaleuca.
