Where is it available and is there
any particular brand to look for?
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In some supermarkets, they're in the chemist section (by vitamins etc.)...or go to a specialty health shop...i don't think brand matters, just make sure it's 100% natural/organic.
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Do you want the oil or products made from it ? Body Shop carries a wide variety of tea tree oil products.
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what is tea tree oil used for?
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Since it’s antiseptic/antibiotic, antifungal and antiviral it has quite a few health/beauty uses…
Use in ur bath to help treat thrush…protects from cold/flu…effective against dandruff…combats acne.
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You can get it from any natural/herbal remedies stores. It's a small bottle and costs about $10.00.
The only tea tree oil product from The Body Shop that works on me is the toner. The actual tea tree oil face wash makes me break out.
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^^ makes u breakout? how come? tea tree oil is used to prevent breakouts and oily skin in general...
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I know SD. It's just the facial wash though, my skin isn't normally sensitive so I don't know why I was breaking out each time I used it. I switched to their Vitamin C face wash and it's much better on me, but I still use the tea tree oil toner.
In fact, I have pure tea tree oil which I use whenever I break out. Just put a dab of it directly on the blemish and it disappears within a few hours. I don't know why though, that particular face wash didn't work on me ... must have been one of the ingredients in the face wash that I reacted to. Oh well.
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^^ lolz thats funny because I bought their Vitamin C face wash...the big orange jar...a few yrs ago and i remember it made me breakout lolz... i didnt really like any of their other face washes in general....i got a tea tree oil stick from there which is ok..
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I want to use tea tree oil for blemishes/spots.
But the thing is my skin isn't really oily anymore.
More on the dry and sensitive side.
How exactly should I use it?
Just dab on blemishes? And does it also help with spots?
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Same here…i dab it on my spots, at the first sign that way they don’t get any bigger…but u have to keep at it, or they won’t go…i dunno about blemishes/marks though…but i just started using it for occasional spots…does anyone know how to get rid of those stubborn red marks (for light skin) after the spot goes away?
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hey! say "tea tree" again and again really fast its a tongue twister...!
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^It sure is. :D
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Ok I just got a bottle from “The body shop”.
But I have just realized some of you mentioned it should be pure.
One I got is 15% tea tree oil.
Is that good enough??? 
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One more question,
do I apply tea tree oil and then my moisturizer on top of that???
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as far as i know, u dont have to use any other product with it. Just apply the oil.
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For toning, this one that you got is great. Use it everyday and you will notice a visible decrease in the amount of acne … assuming you have some of course.
If you want pure tea tree oil, you can get that from any homeopathic/nature shop. It’s a tiny bottle and costs about $15. For this, you apply a small amount of oil directly on the acne/blemish before bed and it is normally gone by the next day.
The toner works the same way too though, except you apply the toner all over your face or only on your t-zone since if you have combination skin, it may dry out your cheeks … which is why I only use it on my t-zone.
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I have this one… works great
http://www.klmbeauty.co.uk/shop_product.cfm/product_id/87
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Tee tree oil is great 4 fighting off pimples! U can get it in (almost) every chemist, ask 4 the best brand.