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Essential Oils
Tea Tree Oil for Cold Sores?
January 27, 2025
Tea tree oil has been traditionally used for healing cold sores, but does it work? Find out what research suggests in the Tea tree oil section of our Essential Oils Review, which includes our Top Pick for tea tree oil as well as for lavender oil.
Also see: Can any vitamins or minerals help prevent or reduce canker sores or cold sores?
Essential Oils Legal Settlement
May 31, 2024
Lavender Oil for Shingles Nerve Pain?
February 21, 2024
Lavender Oil for Insomnia?
July 25, 2023
Did the aroma of lavender oil improve sleep or reduce hot flashes in postmenopausal women with insomnia? Find out in the What It Does section of our Lavender and Tea Tree Essential Oils Review, which includes our Top Picks among essential oils.
Also see: Which supplements and lifestyle changes improve sleep, and which cause insomnia?
Skin Reactions to Tea Tree Oil
April 14, 2023
Topical tea tree oil can cause skin reactions, but there may be ways to minimize the risk, according to a recent review. Get the details in the Cautions and Concerns section of our Lavender and Tea Tree Essential Oils Review.
Also see our Top Pick for tea tree oil.
Pain Reduction with Lavender Oil?
March 28, 2023
Does spraying the skin with lavender oil reduce the pain of an injection? Find out what a recent study showed in the What It Does section of our Lavender and Tea Tree Essential Oils Review.
Also see our Top Picks among lavender and tea tree oils.
Tea Tree Oil Toxicity
August 30, 2022
Is tea tree oil safe to use around the eye? Be careful -- it can potentially cause eye injury.
There is also concern that tea tree oil can cause growth of breast tissue in young boys. Learn more about this in the Cautions and Concerns section of our Lavender and Tea Tree Essential Oils Review.
