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- inactive, on 06/17/2008, -4/+24Clear up acne? Why didn't I here about this when I was a teen?!
- 22catches, on 06/18/2008, -2/+13My dog digs rolling along in *****. Doesn't make it good stuff.
- whiteguysamurai, on 06/18/2008, -3/+12Homeopathic medicine is not science, it's lunacy.
- 4rp4n3t, on 06/18/2008, -2/+11Sorry, that is a double oxymoron.
Homoeopathic remedies cannot, by their very definition, be considered powerful. The remedies are formed using serial dilution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_dilution. As the Wikipedia article states, "In homeopathy, serial dilutions (called potentisation) are often taken so far that by the time the last dilution is completed, no molecules of the original substance are likely to remain".
This leads to the second oxymoron - there is no such thing as homoeopathic *medicine*. Only snake oil. - Gemfinder, on 06/18/2008, -1/+10Tea tree oil is wonderful, whatever species you're talking about. It's great in hair conditioner and you can't beat the scent. My horse LOVES it too; he's itchy and it calms his sweat glands. He gets a whiff of it and gets all happy-excited.
You know when your animals dig it, it's good stuff. - socialwebtools, on 06/19/2008, -3/+11Yea, I've been hearing about Tea Tree oil for awhile & how it can be used for MANY ailments. It's never been much a help for acne with me when i was younger though. I use a relaxer with T-Tree oil in it & love it.
- Kidtuf, on 06/18/2008, -0/+7Yeah, the Tea Tree lobby is vast in its wealth and influence...
- tarley, on 06/18/2008, -3/+10homeopathic, isn't that like creationism?
- Cellisingram, on 06/18/2008, -2/+8No homeopathic med is powerful; heck, it isn't even medicine. Homeopathy is a religion, not a science, and that's fine: just make sure you know what it is you're praying to.
- MacBookForMe, on 06/17/2008, -2/+7That's a very good news! I think we could find cure/medicine for almost anything really, if we would have known our nature, plants and animals much better.
- chickcomedy, on 06/17/2008, -2/+7Same here this wouldah been great a few years ago!
- DrCrankenstein, on 06/17/2008, -1/+6My brother and I have been big fans of tea tree toothpicks for a long time. They're intense and awesome.
- techlinks, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5I have a tea tree oil shampoo from JASON which is actually helping to prevent dandruff, rather than create it like Head and Shoulders.
- shanealeslie, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5I was given a bar of Tea Tree oil soap about 15 years ago by a hippy-chick I was dating, and have been buying it ever since.
It's an amazing soap for people with oily skin, but does not dry it out. One Monday I was out of shaving cream, and had a meeting after a long weekend - 3 day beard, so I lathered up with the Tea Tree oil soap... OMGWTFBBQW00T! It was the best damn shaving lather EVER! The oil in the soap makes a cheap dollar store razor glide across your face like a Mach-10, and the process of lifting the hairs, cutting, and then dropping back down pulls a little of the antibacterial/astringent soap down into the follicle - wash your face well with warm water after your shave and you get no bumps, blackheads, nothing, it's all I use for shaving now. I also discovered that you can wash your hair with it - and it acts like a conditioner. Keep in mind that I'm not talking about a $20 bottle of 'Branded Face Wash' or shampoo here - I'm talking about a $1.50 bar of tea tree oil soap that you get at the health food store - and a single bar will shower/shampoo/condition/shave a guy for a month or two. If you can't find it at your regular store ask a hippy-chick - she knows where to get it. - Mudger, on 06/18/2008, -7/+12this is a ***** article and someone definitely paid to get this many diggs. BURIED!
- CriticalImpacta, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4It kind of works if you have a couple of blemishes but if you have serious acne, see a doctor, they'll give you something and if that doesnt work they'll get you to see a dermatologist.
- Balanced, on 06/18/2008, -2/+6While there can be a lot of value to herbal remedies, homeopathic medicine tends to fail clinical tests.
- zero01101, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4"It is very strong and has been known to cause rashes in some people. If you use it on your skin, always dilute it with another essential oil such as jojoba."
no kidding. my poor mom busts out in hives now anytime the stuff gets on her skin. i guess back in the day some companies made it WAAAY too caustic, apparently. - electroandy, on 06/18/2008, -1/+5No good at all for making tea.
- bxblox, on 06/18/2008, -2/+6What kind of crappy random article is this? Whats with all the spammy commenters that will, no doubt, bury this comment? I hope enough people don't provide the snowball effect diggs to get this to top 10.
- whiteguysamurai, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4Putting that ***** on an animal that licks themselves is not a great idea, it's toxic.
Even if you wash the animal after. - krc1, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3It's excellent for dandruff. I use it 2-3 times per week instead of every day, due to its strength. Shortly after applying it, your scalp tingles.
- mal1964, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3I hope i never have to use it!
- CivicTV, on 08/14/2009, -2/+5If any was wondering Gynecomastia "is the development of abnormally large mammary glands in males resulting in breast enlargement, which can sometimes cause secretion of milk."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynecomastia - silveravnt, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3I'm a firm believer in this. I think everything we need is provided in the plants we have. But it's alot easier to create a drug and administer it with little regard to the side effects.
- BeforeSputnik, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3What does it do for girls? Should i be a kind boyfiend and surprise my girl with a gift? Maybe some tea-tree shampoo or body-lotion.
- joeanon, on 06/18/2008, -1/+4I used Tea Tree oil shampoo and it's pretty nice.
Also use Melafix with Tea Tree oil for my goldfish's cloudy eye and it just about brought him back from the dead. We were literally talking about mechanizing him until I dosed him with Melafix for 2 weeks. - fullcircle, on 06/18/2008, -1/+4I'm a Tea Tree Oil addict... 100% pure Tea Tree oil is awesome for bad insect bites or as an ultra strong insect repellent. Don't buy the cheap 15% stuff, unless you are worried about the stink (it's pretty strong). Also have Tea Tree Oil Ointment for cuts and stuff and Tea Tree Oil Acne Lotion.
Though I'm not too sure I'd be keen on Tea Tree Oil deodorant I see at the supermarket...WTF.
http://www.thursdayplantation.com - cjh24, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3Manuka Honey (New Zealand Tea Tree) is also pretty good stuff, and it tastes good in tea.
- madeingermany, on 06/18/2008, -1/+4Because using an Oil to treat Acne is really counter-intuitive ...
- AnalogAssassin, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3patchouli smells like hippie ... wait, same thing.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3Ya, its called marketing.
- cwigley, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3Haha...Never thought an article about tea-tree oil would make it to the front page of Digg. Please be careful of tea-tree products purchased from health food stores. There is NO regulations on this product in the United States. You can accidentally buy one that is very caustic, or one that is very weak & watered down. This is one of the reason's it sometimes gets branded as a "snake-oil" here in the US. The tea-tree oil you see in Paul Mitchell shampoos and other products on the shelves is really just a buzzword to get you to buy it. It contains a very weak and cheap version of the oil. But it truly is an amazing essential oil when used correctly - it has many more healing properties than aloe.
I have actually been using tea-tree based products for over 14 years (I'm 31 now). There is tea-tree oil in almost every home & personal hygiene product that I use, and they out perform almost every product on the shelves in the grocery store. I buy them from a very trusted and reliable company, that abides by the regulations Australian has set (at least 30 percent terpinen-4-ol and not more than 15 percent cineole).
If anyone is interested in knowing more, contact me...
I have no affiliation with how this made it to digg...haha...just trying to pass on good info on an amazing product. - worstrobot, on 06/18/2008, -1/+4Tea tree oil is fantastic, but there is one thing to note it is poisonous to house cats.
- logosx1, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2Versatile.
- Duositex, on 06/18/2008, -1/+3You must be from part of the U.S. where "coke" is synonymous with "soft drink". Coke is a brand name. It isn't a generic group of products.
- apetrie, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2Be careful though, aloe is absolutely great unless you are someone who reacts badly to it. I have dry skin and its often recommended to me, but unlike most people it burns my skin, causes itching and just generally sucks. People can be allergic to just about anything, but this one is really unexpected because its otherwise great for your skin, so test your reaction first!
- Smooshee, on 06/18/2008, -2/+4I've heard a lot of good things about tea tree oil, not to be confused at all with patchouli oil which smells like ass.
- someology, on 06/18/2008, -1/+3Who will put you on anitibiotics for several years, allowing you the pleasure of developing new allergies, and then when your acne still does not respond, will refuse to treat you any longer if you do not agree to take a still-experimental medication with two pages of possible birth defects that can be caused a whole year after you quit taking it. Years later, they discovered that Accutane caused otherwise non-depressed young people to become suicidal. The moral of this story is: keep your face clean, do not wear pore-clogging makeup, and wait to grow out of it.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2Moobage.
- BuddhaPhi, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2This oil is great for other ailments like earaches and various infections. It is very potent, though, and is less "harsh" when dilluted with other oils such as garlic or almond oil. Tea tree at 25% strength is the max I would recommend. Obviously no homeopathic remedy is a substitute for common sense, so repeatedly try on a very small area of "normal" skin for a few days before using regularly.
- remccain, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2We? You have a mouse in your pocket?
- diggitydoc, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2yeah, i'm sure that tea tree oil causes skin repigmentation...
from the spam link: "With re-order rate of 47%* , it is the most effective topical treatment available anywhere across the globe. "
WOW, less than half of the people who were conned into this snake oil reordered it! that is impressive! - cjh24, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2In New Zealand (there's probably as much here as there is in Australia. ie, the whole North Island), we often drink it as tea in the bush, if (heavens forbid) we run out of real tea :)
- cutebutnerdy, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2Your funny!!
- diggitydoc, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2ummm, you shouldn't "take" it. maybe you've been with that certified herbalist too much recently?
- silveravnt, on 06/18/2008, -1/+3I'll take something that has been proven over hundreds of years over BigPharms creations with mystery side effects. They keep recalling drugs yet people keep trusting them.
Along the same lines I don't drink cokes (of any variety). I only drink the time proven Water, Beer and Coffee.
Putting Something in your body that you have no idea what it is or what it does is lunacy. - GreatSunJester, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2I always wanted to pay for something with "homeopathic" gold. Take a gallon of water, dip in a gold coin and BINGO! You have a "gallon" of gold.
What do you mean that does not work? They use that theory to sell medicine, why not to buy it? Remember, the basic theory behind homeopathy is if it was once in contact with something, it retains the value of that something. - Duositex, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2Horses can't lick themselves......... can they?
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