Melaleuca is the plant that Tea Tree oil is derived from. Tee Tree is an essential oil and has many health benefits Also considered an herbal medicine, it has been widely used as an antiseptic to ward off infections and to keep wounds free from bacteria.

Most practitioners of aroma-therapeutics hold this opinion: THE most effective use of essential oils for health is for the prevention and treatment of infectious illness. Aromatherapy in the USA is still mostly relegated to New Age “hocus pocus”, and some pretty-smelling little bottles of liquid. However, in recent years scientific researchers have compiled HUGE amounts of data regarding the effectiveness of essential oils in combating bacterial and viral infections. The oils protect us from infection in a number of ways, and it’s very simple to use essential oils at home for their protective effects. Lets look at how to use essential oils for this purpose, and which oils to choose for best results.

You get up early and stroll to the sink, tossing some cool water on your face to wake yourself up a little quicker. “Oh, no! That stings!” you wince, knowing all too well what that means. It’s those paper cut-like cracks at the corners of your mouth back again. And on both sides means it’ll likely be a tough round. All you can think is, “Why again?”

For each person who suffers with angular cheilitis, figuring out the cause in their case is the first thing they need to do to be able to effectively treat this. There are some direct and suspected factors thought to contribute to the development of angular cheilitis, sometimes called perleche.