Tea Tree Oil Is Good For You But It’s Not Tea-Based

Ever heard of this liquid?

Tea Tree Oil is an effective herbal remedy for so many things: skin irritations, acne, bug bites, herpes, gingivitis, infections, etc.

Let’s say it’s like the “windex” so beloved by the father of the main character in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding (if you’ve never seen it, watch it 🙂).

Often someone has asked me why it is called that and what relation it has to tea. The answer is, none.

The name, “‘tea tree,” is the result of a mistake by the English Captain Cook. Upon landing in Australia, the captain was given an infusion made from the leaves of this plant and he thought it was tea – perhaps he was homesick for the motherland….

Tea Tree Oil essence is produced by distillation from the leaves of the Malaleuca Alternifolia tree, a plant found mainly in Australia, New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia and New Caledonia.