Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
Essential Oil / Antimicrobial / Fragrance
Sensitization | Tea tree oil can cause allergic contact dermatitis, and oxidation increases its allergenic potency by generating reactive degradation products. Irritation | Undiluted or highly concentrated tea tree oil can irritate skin, especially when the barrier is compromised.
Why Oh Daisey rates it this way
Sensitization | Tea tree oil can cause allergic contact dermatitis, and oxidation increases its allergenic potency by generating reactive degradation products. Irritation | Undiluted or highly concentrated tea tree oil can irritate skin, especially when the barrier is compromised.
What it does
An essential oil distilled from tea tree leaves and used for antimicrobial, deodorizing, fragrance, and blemish-focused applications.
How to read this rating
This rating reflects the Oh Daisey ingredient standard and the evidence currently available for cosmetic use. Product safety can also depend on concentration, exposure route, formulation, manufacturing quality, and individual sensitivity.
Sources
- 1 https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/DTXSID60100611 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27173437/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10357714/
Found in Approved Products
This ingredient appears in 3 Oh Daisey Approved Products.
