Arbre à Thé (Tea tree)

Native to Australia, the Tea tree is a large, resistant melaleuca tree. Its bark forms superimposed slabs of wood that peel off like sheets of paper. The tea tree grows in humid regions. Tea tree essential oil is produced by steam distillation of its leafy branches. When Captain Cook discovered the Austral Lands in 1770, he named the tree "tea tree" because his sailors brewed tea from its leaves as a substitute for their tea. For centuries, tea tree leaves have been used by aborigines for their many properties. Rapidly adopted by Europeans on the return of the crew, the tea tree is now found throughout the world wherever the climate is favourable (Mediterranean or oceanic, sheltered from the wind and without heavy frosts), but Australia remains its main growing area. During the Second World War, a bottle of tea tree essential oil was part of the equipment worn by soldiers in the Australian army, who used it as an insect repellent. The green leaves of the tea tree are harvested at the beginning of the austral summer, from November onwards. It takes 70kg of plant mass to obtain 1kg of tea tree essential oil. Originally harvested by hand in the Australian bush, its cultivation is now largely mechanised in plantations. Tea tree essential oil can be used from the age of 3, provided that the precautions for use are observed. The following recipe can be used as a household cleaning product. In a 200ml spray bottle, add 30 drops of Tea Tree essential oil, 3 tablespoons of black soap and make up with water. With this synergy, you can clean your sink, worktop or bathroom. When diffused, it is also said to have purifying properties, and its pleasant fragrance adds to the pleasure of being at home! All our essential oils meet the quality criteria of the HEBBD or HECT logo. They are all 100% pure and natural. Tea Tree essential oil is selected with respect to the botanical identification of the plant and its producing organ, and its verified chromatography makes it a chemotyped tea tree essential oil. We recommend that you keep the bottle of tea tree essential oil closed and away from light. Our bottles of tea tree essential oil are made of amber glass to protect its composition from possible alteration by light during storage. We attach great importance to ensuring that this tea tree essential oil provides you with all its benefits and is complete in the properties it possesses and can offer you. We want to guarantee you optimum product quality. Our bottles are fitted with a child-resistant cap and a dropper. The practical dropper makes it easier to use tea tree essential oil, so you can be more precise with the dose you use and be more economical!