Why Melaleuca Oil? Because every home has an endless supply of ouches. Melaleuca Oil penetrates, conditions, and soothes for welcome relief of a variety of ouches.

Melaleuca Oil can soothe bug bites, bee stings, minor cuts and scrapes, minor burns, splinters, blisters, irritated skin and more.

To use Melaleuca Oil, simply apply a few drops to the affected area of skin and gently rub it in.

An Oil Like No Other

Did you know? Melaleuca Oil contains more than 100 different compounds, some of which, like viridiflorene, are found nowhere else in nature.

Terpinen-4-ol and cineole— the “T” and “C” in the Melaleuca Oil brand name.

T-what?

T stands for terpinen-4-ol. T36-C5 Melaleuca Oil is 36% terpinen-4-ol, exceeding the Australian quality standard of 30%.

C-who?

Cineole gives Melaleuca Oil its penetrating power. Too much cineole and the oil can be irritating. The “5” means that the oil is only 5% cineole—far stricter than the Australian quality standard, which allows 15% cineole.

The Six Properties of Melaleuca Oil

Naturally Cleansing

Melaleuca Oil’s antibacterial properties help to minimize the risk of getting topical infection.

Gently Soothes

Thanks to terpinene-4-ol, the "aah" sensation of Melaleuca Oil stops the scratching, which helps skin heal faster.

Safely Penetrates

Melaleuca Oil moves quickly to the source of the problem.

Beneficially Non-caustic

Skin doesn't feel raw after using our two grades of Melaleuca Oil.

Effectively Solvent

Melaleuca Oil's natural solvency helps dissolve dirt and stains.

Pleasantly Aromatic

The fragrance of Melaleuca Oil will comfort you with its pleasing aroma (sometimes described as a combination of eucalyptus and nutmeg).

How Melaleuca Oil Is Harvested

From tree to bottle, the process of harvesting Melaleuca Oil hasn't changed in the last 100 years. It's a 100% natural process and Melaleuca won't do anything to modify the oil's natural state. When Melaleuca Oil is harvested, nothing is wasted. The branches are used as fuel for the distiller. Ashes and used leaves are spread as mulch for the next growing season. And while the Melaleuca alternifolia trees are cut down to stumps, they grow back completely year after year.

The Melaleuca alternifolia trees are harvested.

Steam is used to distill the oil from the leaves.

The pure oil is filtered from the water and bottled.

A Melaleuca Oil Timeline

The discovery of a remarkable remedy

When British explorer James Cook landed in southeast Australia in 1770, he observed local Aborigines brewing the “tea tree” leaves as a tea. Impressed by the tea, he gathered leaves for the use of his crew throughout the remainder of his voyages.

Documented benefits

In 1922, Australian chemist Arthur de Ramon Penfold brought new attention to the oil of Melaleuca alternifolia in a report to the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Sydney. The report hailed tea tree oil as effective in dealing with a variety of ailments.

Use during World War II

During the next few decades, tea tree oil production soared in Australia. During World War II, the oil was a staple of Australia soliders' first aid kits.

Soothing powers bought to the world.

In 1985, a young company called Melaleuca, Inc. became the first to bring the soothing powers of Melaleuca Oil to people all over the world.

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