Can tea tree oil be applied to wounds?

When the skin is injured and a wound is formed, you must pay attention to protecting the wound and prevent it from getting infected. If the wound is large, it is best to get a tetanus shot. Some people choose to apply tea tree essential oil, but can tea tree essential oil be applied to wounds? In fact, it cannot be applied to wounds. This is something that many people misunderstand. The better way to disinfect wounds is with normal saline and disinfectant. You can also choose drug disinfection, but you should choose under the guidance of a doctor.

Because tea tree essential oil is suitable for direct contact with wounds at 100% concentration. Not only tea tree essential oil, but many essential oils are not suitable for this problem.

The correct way to treat a wound is to disinfect and clean the wound with saline or hydrogen peroxide, and then apply safe trauma medication. If you want to use essential oils to treat the injury, first choose essential oils that meet relevant safety and hygiene indicators, rather than cosmetic-grade essential oils. Secondly, pay attention to how to use it.

Rock rose is a very good hemostatic essential oil. If there is no foreign body in the traumatic wound, you can drop a drop directly on the wound, which has a good hemostatic effect. Lavender can also be used, but these essential oils will also cause pain when they come into contact with the wound, but they will have a relieving effect afterwards.

Tea tree essential oil has a good bactericidal and disinfecting effect, but it is not conducive to wound healing, so I personally think it is not very suitable for external injuries.

1. First of all, tea tree essential oil is a substance extracted from a tea tree in Australia. This essential oil has a very good effect on the body, especially in treating colds or coughs, and menstrual disorders in women, etc. It can play an anti-inflammatory and bactericidal role.

2. Secondly, although tea tree essential oil has so many benefits, when we use it, especially when there is a wound on a certain part of the body, do not apply the essential oil on the wound. This must be paid attention to, as it will cause infection of the wound and cause more serious consequences. Also be careful not to apply it to the eyes during the application process.

3. Children and other groups of people should try not to use it. Because from a systemic point of view, it is easy to cause some allergies due to skin sensitivity being irritated. In addition, patients who are ill should try not to apply tea tree oil to avoid aggravating their condition.

Note: Essential oils can repair some scars on the body, but safety must be ensured during the application of essential oils. Essential oils are not suitable for all people. Do not apply essential oils excessively, and do not apply them to places that should not be ventilated.