Comments on: Tea Tree Oil – Antibiotic, Antiviral, Antifungal http://www.skrewtips.com/2008/10/11/tea-tree-oil-antibiotic-antiviral-antifungal/ Heal Yourself Naturally Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:37:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pat Wilkens http://www.skrewtips.com/2008/10/11/tea-tree-oil-antibiotic-antiviral-antifungal/comment-page-1/#comment-5223 Pat Wilkens Mon, 31 May 2010 00:20:44 +0000 http://www.skrewtips.com/2008/10/11/tea-tree-oil-antibiotic-antiviral-antifungal/#comment-5223 Beware -- tea tree oil is highly estrogenic / anti-androgenic. It's known to cause breast growth in boys. There are plenty of good natural antibiotics out there... I'd stay away from tea tree oil. http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2007/niehs-31.htm Beware — tea tree oil is highly estrogenic / anti-androgenic. It’s known to cause breast growth in boys. There are plenty of good natural antibiotics out there… I’d stay away from tea tree oil.

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]]> By: Tea Tree Oil Treats Acne – Naturally! » Skrewtips - Food is Medicine http://www.skrewtips.com/2008/10/11/tea-tree-oil-antibiotic-antiviral-antifungal/comment-page-1/#comment-3471 Tea Tree Oil Treats Acne – Naturally! » Skrewtips - Food is Medicine Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:39:36 +0000 http://www.skrewtips.com/2008/10/11/tea-tree-oil-antibiotic-antiviral-antifungal/#comment-3471 [...] Tea tree oil is extracted from the Australian Melaleuca tree, and has a long history of use as an antiseptic among the Australian people. It’s got strong antibacterial and antifungal properties and has been proven effective against staphylococcus as well as candida (yeast), with the main active ingredient being the compound Terpinen-4-ol. Many people also use tea tree oil on saborrheic dermatitis, more commonly known as dandruff. But tea tree oil is less known – though equally effective – for the treatment of mild to moderate acne. The tea tree oil penetrates the acne, and its antibacterial compounds kill the Propionibacterium at the root of the outbreak. [...] [...] Tea tree oil is extracted from the Australian Melaleuca tree, and has a long history of use as an antiseptic among the Australian people. It’s got strong antibacterial and antifungal properties and has been proven effective against staphylococcus as well as candida (yeast), with the main active ingredient being the compound Terpinen-4-ol. Many people also use tea tree oil on saborrheic dermatitis, more commonly known as dandruff. But tea tree oil is less known – though equally effective – for the treatment of mild to moderate acne. The tea tree oil penetrates the acne, and its antibacterial compounds kill the Propionibacterium at the root of the outbreak. [...]

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