Tea Tree Oil

• Form: Liquid
• Plant Part Used/Extracted From: Leaves and Twigs
• Usage/Application: Pharma & Cosmetic
• Botanical Name: Melaleuca Alternifolia
• Extraction Method: Steam Distillation
• Apperance: Colorless to Greenish-yellow Liquid
• Boiling Point: 165 deg C
• Flash Point: 56 deg C
• Relative Density: 0.885 - 0.906
• Refractive index: 1.4750 - 1.4820
• Optical Rotation: 1 - 15 deg
• Family: Myrtaceae
• FEMA No: 3902

It meets the international standard ISO 4730 and Australian standard as 2782
Family: Myrtaceae
Description & Extraction:
It is a small tree from New South Wales in Australia, similar to Cypress, with needle-like leaves and heads of sessile yellow or purplish flowers and grows to about 7 meters (20 feet) high and thrives in marshy areas, though it is now cultivated in plantations. It has a lightly spicy, rather pungent smell and is very pale in color with a watery viscosity. Tea tree oil is extracted from Melaleuca alternifolia of the Myrtaceae family and is also known as ti-tree, ti-trol and melasol. It is extracted from the leaves and twigs by steam distillation and the yield is about 1.8%.

Blends well with:
Tea tree essential oils normally blend well together, tea tree oil blends particularly well with cinnamon, clary sage, clove, geranium, lavender, lemon, myrrh, nutmeg, rosewood, rosemary, and thyme.

Chemical Composition:
The main chemical components of tea tree oil (also referred to as ti-tree oil) are a-pinene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, a-phellandrene, a-terpinene, Limonene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, p-cymene, terpinolene, Linalool, terpinen-4-ol, and a-terpineol.

Toxicological Properties:
Tea tree oil are antimicrobial, antiseptic, antiviral, balsamic, bactericide, cicatrisant, expectorant, fungicide, insecticide, stimulant and sudorific.

Uses & Precautions:

• Tea tree oil is very important in the health of the immune system, as it acts as an immuno-stimulant and increases the body's ability to fight off any infections, while it also is used to revive the mind and body after shock.
• The world over, this oil is used with great effectiveness to ward of infections of any kind, and it is active in all three varieties of infectious organisms: bacteria

• fungi and
• viruses.
• It can help with influenza, cold sores, catarrh, glandular fever, and gingivitis.

Summary:
Tea tree oil is one of the most powerful immune stimulant oils and helps fight infections of all kinds and helps clear the skin.
Burners and vaporizers
In vapor therapy, tea tree oil helps with colds, sinusitis, bronchitis and any other respiratory ailment and is also of use to help the mind cope aftershock.
Blended massage oil or in the bath
As a blended massage oil or diluted in the bath, tea tree oil helps with all respiratory ailments, as well as arthritis, colds, dermatitis, skin infections, scalp disorders, sinusitis, viral infections, nettle rash, babies colds and coughs, bronchitis, as well as for sweaty feet.

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Kanta group of companies provide the best of both worlds for the flavor and fragrance industry which demands for quality and consistency. Born in 1971, Kanta Group is now a third generation family business and a well known name in this industry. Started by a young and dynamic guy with big entrepreneurial ambitions, Kanta Chemical Company began as a trading company engaged in aromatic chemicals perfumery raw materials.