My first experience with using tea tree oil for anything was with an acne product combo I had purchased that included a small bottle of tea tree oil toner. That was absolutely my favorite part of the kit, and I decided from that time that I would buy more tea tree oil toner (astringent basically) whenever I was out of that. Since I love to try new brands quite a bit, I ended up with a tea tree toner made by the Body Shop. Sure enough, it had that same strong, slightly medicinal smell that the first tea tree oil product I used had. Believe it or not, I really like that smell. It almost smelled a little bit like eucalyptus if I had to compare it to something that is readily recognizable to the sense of smell. Tea tree oil is recommended for oil and acne prone skin because it has an astringent and antibacterial quality that helps us acne sufferers maintain clear pores so that we don’t have as many problems with the bacteria seeping into our pores and infecting it, making it into a whitehead of blackhead zit. I just had an appointment with my hairdresser today and he advised me that since I have a very dry scalp and it looks like it is irritated and flaky, that he would also recommend a tee tree oil scalp treatment for my head as well, to help with the flaking and irritation. He said that the astringent quality would help with any itching I was experiencing, and an extra emollient that is usually added to most scalp treatments, like aloe vera or maybe vitamin E, would attack the problem of dryness. So, if you have problems with an oily or irritated scalp, or dry scalp, apparently tea tree oil can help with all of the above, just make sure you don’t get it on your hair, and try to keep it on the scalp itself as much as you can. He advised that most scalp treatments are good for the scalp but not necessarily the most flattering thing to put in your hair since they are made specifically for the delicate skin of the scalp. If anyone tries it, let us know how it goes. Just because we have oily skin, doesn’t mean our scalps aren’t falling apart too. Heck, often times skin irritations like acne go hand in hand with scalp issues, so it’s quite common if you can believe that.

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