Tea Tree Oil has long been a staple in skincare for quite a long time now. And with good reason. Tea Tree Oil has tons of uses and not just for the skin. It helps with concerns like dandruff, skin irritations (like bug bites), and helps reduce the appearance of breakouts.
So what exactly is Tea Tree Oil? This ingredient is a pretty well known essential oil that comes from the leaves of the Melaleuca Alternifolia (also known as Tea Tree) tree. But, while it has multiple benefits for the skin, it also isn’t recommended to use pure Tea Tree Oil.
In its pure form Tea Tree Oil can potentially irritate the skin. That’s why when it’s used in skincare it’s typically formulated to deliver the benefits of Tea Tree Oil without any of the negative.
3 Benefits of Tea Tree Oil
Reduces acne breakouts
One of the reasons you see Tea Tree Oil in tons of acne care products is because of its ability to help treat and curb breakouts. Its anti-inflammatory properties help reduce the swelling from acne spots. And as you may know while not all acne is inflammatory, sometimes you may go through breakouts with some pretty rough, inflamed spots. In this case Tea Tree Oil can help reduce the swelling and help shrink the spot faster.
Calms redness
Going hand-in-hand with its anti-inflammatory properties, in helping to reduce the size of inflamed pimples, it can also help calm redness associated with acne breakouts. As the inflammation goes down so does the redness.
Helps balance oily skin
Tea Tree Oil can also help balance oiliness for the oily or combo skin types. In helping to balance oil on the skin, Tea Tree Oil can also help reduce the appearance of future breakouts. Since excess sebum is part of the underlying causes of acne, it’s important to keep the skin’s oils balanced to help curb breakouts.
Which Hanhoo products have Tea Tree Oil?
Given Tea Tree Oil’s multiple benefits, it was a no-brainer to include this multifunctional ingredient in our blemish line and in one of our blemish patches.
Dermafix Blemish Collection
Blemish Toner and Moisturizer
Our Blemish Toner and Blemish Moisturizer both contain Tea Tree Oil to help balance excess oil, soothe the skin, and help minimize the appearance of breakouts. Both products are formulated with additional hydrating ingredients like Green Tea and Aloe to bring extra calming benefits to the skin.
Follow up your cleanser with the Blemish Toner to help lift leftover traces of makeup and oil, and to soothe acne-prone skin. Then, apply the Blemish Moisturizer to help calm breakouts and keep oiliness in check.
Blemish Mask
For lots of people with acne, irritation and swelling may be a pretty common occurrence. Our Blemish Mask is infused with Tea Tree Oil to help calm and soothe stubborn breakouts while also cooling the skin.
Apply the Blemish Mask whenever needed, especially if you’re going through a period of bad breakouts.
Soothing Blemish Patch
Our Soothing Blemish Patch is infused with Tea Tree Oil and Aloe Vera to help with those pesky, irritated blemishes. This patch is for the type of blemishes that you can’t seem to stop picking at because it’s just too itchy.
Apply the Soothing Blemish Patch to those itchy, irritated pimples to help calm the spot and minimize swelling to help diminish the pimple in less time.
Is Tea Tree Oil for me?
If you have acne-prone, oily, or combination skin, Tea Tree Oil can be a huge asset to your skincare routine. Its balancing, anti-inflammatory, and soothing properties can help balance oil on the skin and minimize breakouts.
But, remember to stick to products specifically made for the skin. Straight up Tea Tree Oil may be too strong for most skin types.
