Advantages: Works on Almost Anything, Good Price and Lasts A Long Time
Disadvantages: Just the Packaging

...Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Alternifolia) is a really good product to have in your home because it can be used for many different things. It is a ‘pure and natural antiseptic with anti-bacterial and antifungal properties. It is distilled from the leaves of the Tea Tree – Melaleuca Alternifolia, which is a native tree of New South Wales in Australia.’ It is said to be selected for its purity and effectiveness and has Aloe Vera added for additional effect. (Tea Tree 90%, Aloe Vera 10%) Instructions say it is to be used ‘sparingly’, because it is so strong and effective, just a small drop can really help. WHAT CAN IT BE USED FOR: There are many uses for Tea Tree Oil. Here are a few of the main uses: FIRST AID: You can apply Tea Tree to cuts, bruises, grazes and insect bites. Instructions are to use 1-2 drops of Tea Tree... Read review

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Advantages: Multiskilling.
Disadvantages: Price

...The Eighth Wonder of the World. Yes another over the top description of a product, that probably most of you haven’t even heard of! Tea Tree Oil, otherwise known as Melaleuca Alternifolia, is an underrated marvel of today’s world. It’s a shrub native to Australia, which, for thousands of years, was made into poultices and suchlike, by the Aborigines, for the purposes of healing wounds and other skin conditions. Nowadays however, you just pop to Superdrug, or QVC if you want a bargain in the old Tea Tree Oil department. One 25ml bottle contains the equivalent of four, 18 month old Tea Trees, which have been processed by steam distillation to remove the essential oil. Several companies manufacture Tea Tree Oil, but I like Australian Bodycare best, as it is 100% pure Melaleuca Alternifolia, and they have huge... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent all rounder, nice smell
Disadvantages: None

...I have not written an opinion for about a fortnight now as work has been manic and I am pretty much a comatose vegetable type figure on my days off so I thought I would use the time to catch up on reading some of the opinions from the people in my CoT. However, its late at night which is usually when I get the writing bug so I thought I would introduce you to a versatile and essential little friend of mine – Tea Tree Oil. History I cannot remember when I first heard of or used tea tree oil, but I think I was about sixteen and there was a tea tree facial scrub in body shop and I wanted something less chemical than most traditional scrubs so I decided to give it a go and found it so good that I looked into the oil a bit more and now it is used for v