There are so many interesting uses for Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil, it was hard to narrow down to a top 10 list! So what is this strange sounding essential oil called by its proper botanical name: Melaleuca alternifolia? Did you know that the common name for Melaleuca alternifolia is Tea Tree oil and it is also called Snake Oil?! Now you know what Melaleuca alternifolia is – it is Tea Tree!

Melaleuca alternifolia is on the best selling essential oils of all time and is famous for being gentle on skin. It’s practical and useful, like how the perfect essential oil should be.

10 Uses for Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) Essential Oil

1. Cleanse Skin

   Dab a little bit of Melaleuca alternifolia on a blemish, and the cleansing properties will have it cleared up in no time.

2. Supports Healthy Skin

   Melaleuca alternifolia pairs very well with coconut oil, especially when tending to to sensitive bottoms!

3. Supports the immune System

   Diffuse Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) to cleanse and purify the air and support your immune system.

4. Super-Charge Your Body Wash

   You know that gunky feeling you get when your soap or cleansing gel just isn’t doing the job? Add a few drops of Melaleuca alternifolia, and voom. It’ll cleanse like nothing else!

5. Support Aging Skin

   Dab where needed to support beautiful aging skin.

6. Make Deodorant Do Double Duty

   If you make your own homemade deodorant, adding a little Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) gives it a brand-new awesomeness.

7. Dive In!

   Melaleuca alternifolia is great for tenting!

8. Add to Your Shampoo!

   Make homemade shampoo? Try adding some Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) to supercharge your shampoo and support a healthy scalp!

9. Diffuse with Lemon

   Add about 10 drops to any diffuser with Lemon and you have a wonderful purifying scent great for year round support!

10. Add to Your Neti Pot

    Super charge your neti pot salts with a drop of Melaleuca alternifolia! Mix 5 drops Melaleuca (tea tree) with 8 tablespoons neti pot salt and then use as much as you normally do.

I hope you learned something new from this list of 10 amazing uses for Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil.

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