Have You Tried Tea Tree Oil For Acne?

This essential oil has antibacterial properties and has been used for many decades for several skin conditions.Topical antibiotics like tea tree oil will kill bacteria on the skin's surface and stop inflammation. It does work for most people, but tea tree oil is not considered a miracle cure and can take longer to see results than some over-the-counter medications. If you read the reviews across the web, it gets mostly positive recommendations.

Acne is a condition that can not be cured, but there are many treatments that can effectively control the problem. Tea tree oil has been shown to reduce acne by it's ability to kill P.acnes. Propionibacterium acnes is a common bacteria that lives on the skin. Hair follicles gets plugged up, often be over production of sebum by the sebaceous gland.When this happens, P.acnes can start an infection within the hair follicle and immune response triggers more inflammation.

There are some over-the-counter products that contain 5% benzoyl peroxide with tea tree oil combined. I have talked to a few acne sufferers that have been using a alpha hydroxy lotion in the morning and a combined tea tree/benzoyl peroxide gel in the evening with great results. The alpha hydroxy lotion is used to help shed dead skin cells.

Tea tree oil products often have a very distinct smell. The major component of tea tree oil is a natural terpene. The word "terpene" comes from word turpentine which what the smell reminds me of.Other people have said it has that "camphor" smell to it.I have read a ton of people complain that their family members or partners don't like it.

Pure tea tree oil is very potent stuff. It should not be applied full strength for keeping acne under control.It can cause severe skin irritation if used improperly.I use a small disposable 3 oz paper cup of water to add one teaspoon of pure tea tree oil. This gives it a diluted strength of amount 5%.I use this as my daily acne wash.The problem you can run into is using it too much. If your acne is under control don't use it everyday. The P.acne can become resistant to treatment and that makes it very difficult to treat.

Tea tree oil can be very toxic to pets, especially cats. Keep it away from pets and children. Pregnant women should probably not use tree oil.If you think tea tree oil is something you would like to try, mention it to your dermatologist first.. If you use the wrong treatment, you could make the acne problem worse. Many doctors are combating acne with new techniques that deal more with reducing sebum production than reducing bacteria.If P.acne become resistant to anti-bacterial treatments such as tea tree oil or benzoyl peroxide, they can be extremely difficult to eliminate.