Pure Australian Tea Tree Oil

Name: Pure Australian Tea tree oil - 100ml
Brand: BodyScription
SKU: BS-TTO-100
Price: 22.99 AUD
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Acne and breakouts
Athlete's foot and nails
Dandruff and scalp
Natural deodorant
Antiseptic

$22.99100 ml

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What tea tree oil is

Tea tree oil is one of the most versatile oils to keep on hand for problem skin, scalp care, body odour, minor cuts and fungal-prone areas.

Naturally antibacterial, antifungal and cleansing, much of its activity comes from terpinen-4-ol, one of tea tree oil's key active compounds, studied for its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.

Body Scription Tea Tree Oil is 100% pure Melaleuca alternifolia, steam-distilled from Australian-grown leaves. No carrier oils. No dilution. No substitute Melaleuca species. Just pure Australian tea tree oil in a 100 mL dropper bottle.

Worth knowing

Native to Australia and quality matters

Tea tree oil comes from Melaleuca alternifolia, a species native to Australia, particularly the coastal regions of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland.

Much of its antibacterial, antifungal and anti inflammatory activity comes from a natural compound called terpinen-4-ol.

Genuine tea tree oil is even covered by an international quality standard, ISO 4730, which sets requirements for the natural compounds that should be present in true Melaleuca alternifolia oil.

That matters because quality can vary enormously. Ours is 100% pure Australian Melaleuca alternifolia, one species, undiluted, with no carrier oils or cheaper oils blended in.

What it helps with

Acne and breakout prone skin

Tea tree works on a pimple from two directions at once. It goes after the bacteria feeding the breakout. It takes down the redness and the swelling around it.

This is what tea tree oil is best known for. It is the use with the most behind it.

Athlete's foot, tinea and ringworm

The antifungal side is tea tree oil's strongest. It goes on the cracked, itchy skin between the toes, on tinea, on ringworm and on jock itch.

Fungal skin is stubborn. It needs daily application and it needs you to keep going after it looks better.

Fungal nails

For thickened, yellowed, crumbling toenails and fingernails. It is worked into the nail and around the edges, where the fungus actually lives.

Nails grow slowly. This one takes months rather than weeks. Consistency is the whole game.

Dandruff, itchy and flaky scalp

Dandruff is usually a yeast problem, which is precisely what tea tree oil is good at. It brings the flaking down and it stops the itch.

It also calms the inflamed skin underneath, which is the part most anti dandruff shampoos leave behind.

Oily scalp and scalp odour

For a scalp that turns greasy a day after washing, or that starts to smell by the end of the week. Tea tree cuts the oil and clears the bacterial build up behind the smell.

A natural deodorant

Body odour is not sweat. It is the bacteria that break sweat down. Tea tree goes after the bacteria, so there is nothing left to make the smell.

No aluminium, no synthetic fragrance, nothing blocking your pores.

Foot odour and sweaty feet

Feet are a bacterial problem and a fungal problem at the same time, which is why most foot sprays only half work. Tea tree handles both.

It goes on the feet and into the shoes.

Ingrown hairs and razor bumps

The bumps that come up after shaving are inflamed, infected follicles. Tea tree keeps the area clean and takes the angry red edge off them.

It works the same way on beard breakouts and on the back of the neck.

Insect bites and itching

For the itch, the redness and the swelling after a mosquito or a midge. It settles the skin down and stops you scratching the bite open.

Antiseptic for minor cuts and grazes

The original use, the one the First Nations peoples of the north coast put it to. It keeps the skin around a graze clean while it closes.

Around the graze, not in it. Neat essential oil does not go into an open wound.

A purifier for skin and home

In a homemade spray it cleans benches, bathrooms, bins, shoes and gym bags, the places where bacteria turn into smell.

In a diffuser it clears a room and leaves that sharp, clean, unmistakable scent.

How to use

Tea tree oil is highly concentrated. Always patch test first. Some people tolerate a small amount neat for targeted use, while sensitive skin may need it diluted with a carrier oil.

Pimples & spot treatment

Apply a tiny amount directly to the spot with a cotton bud.

It can be used neat or diluted, depending on your skin. If you are sensitive or notice irritation, dilute it before use.

Itchy, flaky or dandruff-prone scalp

Add 3–5 drops to the shampoo in your palm, mix well, then massage into the scalp before rinsing.

Tea tree oil has been clinically studied in shampoo for dandruff, scalp itchiness and greasiness.

Underarms

Apply a very small amount to clean, dry underarms for its naturally antibacterial and deodorising properties.

It can be used neat or diluted with a carrier oil. Patch test first, especially if your skin is sensitive. Avoid applying immediately after shaving.

Feet

For fungal-prone areas such as between the toes, dilute tea tree oil with a carrier oil and apply to clean, dry skin.

Tea tree oil has been studied in human trials for athlete's foot and fungal skin concerns.

Nails

Apply a small amount directly around the affected nail and nail edges.

Tea tree oil has also been studied for fungal nail infections, including trials using concentrated topical preparations. Use consistently, as nails take time to grow out.

Why Australian tea tree oil

Melaleuca alternifolia is native to one stretch of coastal country in northeastern New South Wales. The overwhelming majority of the genuine tea tree oil on earth is still grown there, in the ground it came from.

It is also one of the most adulterated oils on the market. It gets thinned with carrier oil, blended with cheaper Melaleuca species and sold at a price that only makes sense once you know what has been done to it.

Ours is single species Australian oil, steam distilled and bottled undiluted. 100 ml, dropper top, nothing else in it.

Terpinen-4-ol

The main event. Antibacterial, antifungal and anti inflammatory all in the one molecule. ISO 4730, the international standard for genuine tea tree oil, requires at least 30% of it.

Cineole, the one you want less of

Cineole is the harsh component, the part that stings and irritates. The same standard caps it at 15%. Good Australian oil sits well under that. It is the difference between oil that calms your skin and oil that burns it.

Why it has to be diluted

This is undiluted essential oil, which is exactly why it is worth buying and exactly why it needs a carrier. A few drops into a teaspoon of jojoba, coconut or almond oil is plenty. The two exceptions are a single pimple and a small amount under the arms.

Keep it dark and keep it closed

Tea tree oil oxidises in light and air. Oxidised oil is behind most skin reactions people blame on tea tree. Keep the cap on, keep it out of the sun and use it within a year of opening.

The tradition

Where tea tree oil began

Long before tea tree oil was bottled and sold around the world, First Nations peoples of northern New South Wales were already using the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia.

The leaves were crushed, inhaled as vapour and applied to the skin, practical uses passed down long before researchers began measuring the plant's antibacterial and antifungal compounds.

What science later called terpinen-4-ol, Indigenous Australians had already learned to use through experience.

Tea tree remains one of Australia's most recognisable native botanical remedies, still grown in the same coastal regions where the plant naturally occurs.

The research

What the research shows

AcneA 5% tea tree oil gel was put head to head against 5% benzoyl peroxide, the standard pharmacy treatment, over three months. It came out level on the acne, with far less dryness, peeling and burning. It worked more slowly.
Athlete's footIn a randomised, placebo controlled trial, 25% and 50% tea tree oil solutions beat placebo on interdigital tinea pedis over four weeks.
Fungal toenailsApplied to fungal toenails for six months, tea tree oil came out equivalent to 1% clotrimazole, the standard antifungal cream.
DandruffA 5% tea tree oil shampoo used daily for four weeks improved dandruff, itchiness and greasiness against placebo.
What it acts onIn the laboratory tea tree oil is active against a wide range of bacteria, including antibiotic resistant strains, plus yeasts and fungi. Terpinen-4-ol does most of that work.
All of it topicalEvery one of those trials put tea tree oil on the skin. It is never swallowed.

What you receive

Species: Melaleuca alternifolia, single species
Volume: 100 ml dropper bottle
Origin: Australia, the coastal country where the species is native
Extraction: Steam distilled
Purity: 100% pure. No fillers, no dilution

External use only

For external use only. Do not swallow. Keep away from children and pets. Always dilute and patch test first.

For external use only. Never swallow tea tree oil. Dilute before applying to the skin, patch test before first use, and stop if irritation occurs. Keep away from the eyes and out of reach of children. Tea tree oil is toxic to pets, particularly cats and dogs.