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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: Biscombe on January 14, 2007, 14:30:26
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Sat here listening to GQT, and just heard that a few drops of tea tree oil in a mister is good for any fungal problems!! learn something everyday!! hope it works on powdery mildew come summer!!
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I've got loads of tea tree oil, I'll try it :)
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Apparently it works well on HEADLICE too :)
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well, i know it works on cold sores :)
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thanks for that I didn't know - they are horrible
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yes, just don't lick your lips, it'll taste horrible ;D ;D
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It does stress on the bottle not to swallow the product, but I tend to find that it is very useful for mouth problems, not just mouth ulcers but sore gums, and even toothache.
It's also handy for cuts and scratches. The smell isn't a million miles away from creosote, (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r42/GWDAdmin/Smileys/Eek.gif) but unlike TCP (which I had always used previously) it doesn't linger. It is also far more effective than TCP IMHO.
As for gardening usage, I potted up some of the better geraniums (zonal pelargoniums) that I had used for summer bedding and brought them into the house last autumn. One or two developed a touch of grey mould, but a quick application of tea tree oil cured the problem completely. ;)
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I heard GQT too and want to try the tea tree oil thing. Does anyone know where I can get it?
cj :)
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on line or health shops, our chemist has also started selling it so worth a look ?
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Thanks. Will go get some!
cj :)
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I always get mine from the Body Shop, but it is widely available.
Can vouch for it as a headlice remedy - use the Australian TT shampoo and conditioner and a nit comb and a lot less hassle than the other chemical solutions (I'm thinking screaming and chasing small children around the house :o )
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Excellent for freshening up cloth nappies too - just need a drop on a cloth, and put in the tumble drier with the nappies for five minutes.
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well, i know it works on cold sores :)
Superb, thanks, I had about four on the trot a couple of months ago for some reason. I'm off to buy some tomorrow! x
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Tea tree has anti-viral properties too, and is recommended for treating colds, chest infections and coughs.
Add a couple of drops of tea tree oil to a bowl of steaming water. Inhale the vapour for five to 10 minutes, with your head and the bowl covered with a towel to contain the steam.
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Have used it on Sons toe nails for fungal infection worked really well got mine from health shop
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It is cheaply available on E=Bay
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Dab it daily onto warts if you suffer. It dries them up and wham, they vanish!
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Doesn't it have to be added to another oil to 'dilute' the strength.
Interested in the headlice usage as have a 10yr old and 8 yr old :-\.
Also the toe fungal infection - is it applied neat or mixed in with another oil??
Debs
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Tea tree oil has many uses, but it looks like it gives you man breasts. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6318043.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6318043.stm).
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Tea tree oil has many uses, but it looks like it gives you man breasts. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6318043.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6318043.stm).
If it'll make my boobs bigger, I'll have to start buying it by the barrel ;D
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Yes Laura I'd heard that as well!
;D
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does this mean I'll start growing breasts on my lips, make a change from cold sores ;D
it might be a bit strong for little heads, hope someone can help, I always dilute oils with almond oil :)
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Hi Debs - used undiluted on the toe nail and also on the shin as long as the skin is not broken
Nails responded really well with the new growth improving over a long period
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Hey! Just seen this - can really vouch for the use on ulcers, fungal infections round nails, etc.....didn't know about the headlice tho ::)...and great to know it's got garden uses too. I never dilute it btw.
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It dries up zits too.
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Well, i did get myself some and true to form have just had a cold sore - it's dried it up in two days! I used it neat & it's worked a treat. ;) x
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Does it really need to be storeds in the fridge as suggested on my bottle?
P.S. I'm trying it on fingernails, which are very brittle and only ever seem to grow
during summer months :-\
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try rubbing them with vaseline, debs..it works for mine, and for eyelashes :o :o :)
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Can vouch for it working on nits, it is supposed to be a deterant.
Have got tea tree shampoo and an detangling spray for my sprogs,as at one point they seemed to be bringing home new 'friends' everyday. >:(
They haven't had them for months now, although now I've said that....
Doesn't smell the nicest though!
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I'm an Aromatherapist and can confidently recommend Tea Tree for fungal nail infections (I've used it myself!). Tea Tree is one of few essential oils that can be used neat.
For head lice, I would recommend on very young children (under 5) that it is diluted in almond oil, rubbed into the hair, left for a few minutes, probably as long as they can stand the smell for :D and then washed out with a mild shampoo. Diluting it isn't essential as it is non toxic and non irritant but some people do show some sensitivity to it.
If you have any other questions, please let me know :)
Sarah
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Tea tree oil fab substance. This is my recipe for bug free hair ( 2 daughters, so bain of my life) Week night baths, teatree shampoo, comb through tea tree conditioner and use white plastic comb to go through, rinse bugs under tap. Once a month : small amount olive/ almond oil, 5 drops tea tree, 2 eucalyptus, 2 lavender, mix and massage into hair, but in straigtening motion, not round and round as this creates knots from hell and sreaming children. Leave on for about 5 minutes , rinse and wash as usual.
For the ladies Clary Sage massaged into tummy relieves cramps and Mandarin oil in a base of olive or almond oil is instant pick me up aroma. :)
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I buy mine from QVC and put a drop on my dogs,fleas don't like it,l don't like the idea of putting those chemical drops on his neck.
Also it's good for keeping away mozzies apparently,but l stick to taking brewers yeast tabs for that :D
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works a beauty on athletes foot too, good to know if you live in welly boots.
it doesnt make your boobies bigger though. darn it :(
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Does anyone know if it works on veruccas too, my poor daughter has three on one very swollen toe!