Tea Tree Essential Oil: DIY Recipes

25 Mar

Tea tree essential oil is always on hand at my house. It’s been a staple for over 30 years.

Wound Wash

My top go-to for cuts and wounds in general. I used tea tree essential oil all the time when my kids were little. Kids will be kids and that means scraped knees, road rash, scratches, insect bites… You get the picture !

Tea tree oil contains a compound called terpinen-4-ol, which is known to kill certain bacteria and viruses.

The easiest way is to put the plug in your basin, run some warm water in there. It doesn’t really matter how much, just a bit in the bottom. Add a few drops of tea tree essential oil, swoosh it round with your hand, soak a cotton pad in there and dab it on the wound. Keep washing that wound, especially if there’s dirt in there. You’ll have a pretty good idea when enough is enough.

Then, I guess, make that small human a hot chocolate or cold drink, administer cuddles and maybe a bandaid if need be.

Tea tree flowers — **Vaporiser**
In a vaporiser, I’d look to add a total of around 5 drops into the water. If you have a strong smelling essential oil, cut it back to maybe only 1 drop of that one.

Use a few drops of Tea Tree essential oil and citronella for an insect repellant.
Enjoy the air-purifying benefits and calming scent of tea tree oil by combining it with lavender and add to your vaporiser. Try 3 drops tea tree, 4 drops lavender.
Try 2 drops tea tree, 2 drops sandalwood, 1 drop cypress to help relieve breathing with colds and flu type symptoms.
For respiratory ailments, try 3 drops tea tree, 2 drops eucalyptus, 1 drop Scots pine.

TEA TREE AND PEPPERMINT MASSAGE OIL BLEND TO SOOTHE TIRED FEET

Ingredient

60 ml Sweet Almond Carrier Oil

12 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil

12 drops Peppermint Essential Oil

INSTRUCTIONS

Add all oils to a dark glass bottle and shake well to blend thoroughly.

Gently massage into feet and toes.

TEA TREE FOOT BATH BLEND TO FIGHT FOOT ODOUR

Ingredient

2 litres Water (8 cups)

2 Rosemary Sprigs

15 drops Tea Tree Oil

2 1/2 tbsp Carrier Oil (Grapeseed, Almond, Jojoba, Olive suggested)

INSTRUCTIONS

Fill a large container or spa foot bath with 8 cups (2 L) of hot water.

Steep sprigs of Rosemary in this water for 10-15 minutes.

Blend the Tea Tree Oil into the Carrier Oil.

When the Rosemary herbs have steeped for about 15 minutes, add the Tea Tree essential oil and carrier oil blend to the water.

Soak feet for 15 minutes twice daily.

If the oil and water separate during the soak, simply swish the water around with feet.

Towel dry feet and apply moisturizer.

Itchy skin

Try a treatment bath with following:

1 cup Epsom salts

1 tablespoon coconut oil

15 drops tea tree essential oil

What about this for an itchy scalp shampoo:

5 tablespoons organic coconut milk

1/4 cup liquid Castille soap

1 tablespoon evening primrose oil

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

15 drops tea tree essential oil

5 drops chamomile essential oil

Try this leave on treatment for hair:

1/2 cup warm olive oil

15 drops tea tree essential oil

Leave on for 2 - 4 hours then wash off with a natural shampoo

Massage Blends

Try this combo for rashes:

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

5 drops chamomile essential oil

4 drops peppermint essential oil

1 drop tea tree essential oil

Coughs and colds:

20ml carrier oil of your choice (sweet almond, fractionated coconut oil etc)

2 drops tea tree essential oil

2 drops lavender essential oi

Massage into chest area

Household

Add around 10 drops to the final rinse of your laundry cycle. Helps disinfect any bugs, especially if you have a wheezy member of the family.

Add 2 - 4 drops to a muslin cloth and use in the tumble dryer.

For a carpet freshener, add 2.5 ml lavender essential oil, 1.25ml tea tree essential oil, 1.25ml sweet orange essential oil to 250ml baking soda. Mix thoroughly, pack into a glass jar and leave for at least 24 hours for the oils to penetrate the baking soda. Sprinkle over your carpet and leave for 20 minutes before vacuuming.

Collage of relaxing bath elements, soaps, wine glass, oils, brushes — **In The Bath**

This is a very exciting area because the options are endless. A bath is the ultimate self-care ritual. It’s such a simple, yet decadent, ceremony.
For added luxury, why not add a half cup of milk to your bath or a tablespoon of manuka honey. Both of these have great skin smoothing properties on their own. Add some flower petals, light a candle. Take a glass of wine with you. Maybe take your Significant Other with you. Now you’re talking !
I’d look to add around 10 drops in total.
Try some of these combos:
*Antiviral* - tea tree, lavender, eucalyptus
*Antibacterial* - tea tree, lemon, eucalyptus, clove
*Deodorising* - tea tree, eucalyptus, lavender, peppermint

Can you see why tea tree essential oil is such a must have in a home first aid kid !

I hope you Google some more recipes and information to add to your expanding knowledge of essential oils.

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