Can Tea Tree Oil Body Wash Prevent MRSA?

re: Can Tea Tree Oil Body Wash Prevent MRSA?

china332 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:19:12 GMT

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum and would like to ask if anyone has found anything such as tree tea oil to treat urinary tract infections? I suffer from chronic UTI's and I would like to stop with all the antibiotics that I take. I have tried Waterfall D Mannose but it didn't work for me. Thanks in advance for your help.

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zanie00 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:24:25 GMT

As a Certified Practitioner in Clinical Aromatherapy, I have found Tea Tree to be most beneficial with fungus and bacterial conditions.A therapeutic grade of Tea Tree (unadulterated) can actually be used neat or in a blend with other essential oils. It is unfortunate that too often, incorrect information is given to the public about natural products. I work with a large geriatric population and their skin integrity is often not up to par. I can truly say my use of Tea Tree oil has proven most beneficial to numerous clients with positive outcomes which are documented. Tea Tree has also proven to be very helpful in containing

infectious diseases. As a health care professional, I have used Tea Tree in many different blends and neat and found its benefits to be too numerous to mention here. This comes from 20 plus years of hands-on experience.

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healthcoach_3 — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:40:11 GMT

Problems with Tea Tree arise because of all the altered Tea Tree available to the public. If you research ethical oils companies, you can experience the many benefits of Tea Tree with no hesitancy. You folks with pets can use oils on your animals safely by putting the oil on a kerchief or bandana around the neck. How much is used depends on the size of the animal. There is much to be learned about Tea Tree and the many other essential oils - like the effective use of Tea Tree for lice. Actually, pure therapeutic Tea Tree is one oil you can use safely with children. Oils for children under 30 months should always be diluted at a ratio of 3:1 and are safest on the bottoms of their feet. I think Tea Tree is getting a bad rap. Those of us who have used Tea Tree for years know it's amazing with fungus and bacterial problems, i.e., MRSA. Reference "Aromatherapy for Health Professionals", 3rd Ed., pp. 90-91.

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CEM — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:12:14 GMT

As someone who suffers from chronic (antibiotic-resistant) Lyme and severe Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, an emerging environmental illness, courtesy of the wireless boom, I get so tired of reading about how antibacterial soaps are responsible for stubborn infections such as MRSA. Ditto for our unscrupulous overuse of antibiotics. Researchers are way off base blaming these superbugs on antibiotics and antibacterials.

What I've learned is that some types of bacteria have been shown to possess a 'magnetic sense'. Add a couple of cell phone towers or wi-fi routers to hospital rooftops, expose a newly admitted patient to a couple of MRIs, and wallah, MRSA is born. Don't believe me? Read these...

Magnets from Microbes:

www.thenakedscientists.com/.../891

Bioinitiative Report:

www.bioinitiative.org/.../index.htm

German Doctors Unite on RF Health Effects:

www.powerwatch.org.uk/.../20050722_bamberg.asp

re: Can Tea Tree Oil Body Wash Prevent MRSA?

diva — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:23:04 GMT

Look at the research done on clay (yes, clay) by Linda Williams at the U of Arizona at Tempe. Clay not only kills MRSA but the flesh eating virus. More work is being done on clay from Crater Lake,OR. I have seen first hand results on cysts, boils, infected animal wounds (on them and on myself,) There is so much info you will be surprised. There is no money in this for Pharma because it is just "dirt" that we all can get, and it is less than pennies a treatment. The native Americans have always known about clay for wounds and toxic conditions. pyroclay.com

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renak — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:00:12 GMT

I have a skin disorder, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, which leaves me with a staph infection most of the time. For a few years I've tried to refrain from allopathic treatment. I was excited to find information about essential oils killing staph/MRSA. However, I've found that every essential oil I've tried, including tea tree oil, does not kill my staph. It may (?) prevent future outbreaks as mentioned in the article, but it does very little in regards of treatment. I've given tea tree oil to others with HS and they have not had any luck with it either.

I often have multiple large boils the size of lemons or baseballs. Treating them with tea tree oil does not help. However, I do see a visible difference in two days when treated with oral antibiotics. I cringe when I see claims that tea tree oil, or any essential oil will kill active staph infections. I do not find this to be true, and I have not found any valid documentation for this claim. As Dr Jacobs stated the key word is "prevents". Please think twice about using it for an actual infection.

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Amicus Curiae1 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:44:57 GMT

oh boy, a lot to answer here, first, i have never read of TToil being an oestrogen disruptor, lavender yes.

grades of TToil vary massively. wellness mums (and my) Melaleuca is pure unadulterated, it kills Staph aureus,E coli,Bacterial spores,Fungi,Viruses,and Candida albicans.

It does NOT harm dogs! It is a very helpful itch and wound remedy, 2 cats got into a bottle of T T oil, brand and quality unknown, they LICKED their fur, thereby ingesting a lot, one cat died.one was pretty seedy but lived.

Very few people really are allergic to the pure T T oil in dilution, however many products use crappy mineral oils and heaven knows what else?to jack the volume up, Melaleucas is pure, patented and g,teed. i use it for teeth, any cuts and it is in almost all melas home cleaning range and it works. heat rash and just hot day woes can be relieved heaps by a couple of drops of TToil in a 2litre jug, simply poured over from head to toe, instant fresh! and greasy skin is clean.good for athletes foot, and wash shoes and socks in it to ensure breeding areas are fixed too.

As one comment said it has been used for years in hospitals, in WA they stopped MRSA cold by using TToil cleaning products and handwashes etc. I had a diagnosed MRSA(from being in floodwaters) on belly button, docs cream did stuff all, it got worse! i used straight ttoil and it went in 4 days.

Triclosan is a pesticide! anyone using it, is asking for problems. as oral toothpaste and mouthwash aid, it is likely to give you gum and other issues, which colgate etc love, as they then sell more toxic sensitive toothpastes to you! double whammy!

the australian army gave diggers TToil in their packs for first aid, aussie soldiers survived wounds much better than other forces!

the proof is in the use and results. 100+ years use in australia by white men, and many thousands by aboriginals should be paid attention. read the labels! a 10% TToil in a 200ml bottle is going to be low grade and adulterated, full stop.

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jewel — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:43:40 GMT

I have had limited success with tea tree oil for infections of the skin on myself and my pets. What does work fantastically is nano-particlized silver. I use it topically, orally and in the eyes and nose as needed. I've cleared up eye & ear infections in numerous times in myself, pets and other family members using nano silver. It is safe and effective which is why the EPA is trying to take away our rights to it and regulate it as a pesticide. You won't turn blue from it either...the nano particles do not accumulate in cells or tissue & pass through them. There is a huge difference between common colloidal silver and nano silver. It is like apples and oranges. Nano silver does not pollute the environment either...it breaks down completely in short order. Much safer than antibiotics.

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Duparc — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:12:02 GMT

"Tea tree oil, the increasingly popular remedy for everything from spots to insect bites and vapour rubs, is under threat of being banned by the European Union. The warnings follow revelations that boys have been warned against using oils or hair gels that contain tea tree oil after three cases of them growing breasts were reported.

Researchers in the US believe that the oils may have hormone-like properties that lead to gynaecomastia - the growth of breasts. When the boys stopped using the oils, the breasts disappeared. Writing in New England Journal of Medicine, the researchers say that the repeated use of such oils may disrupt hormonal function.

It has also been revealed that tea tree oil in cosmetics and creams could increase the chances of catching 'superbug' infections in hospital. Exposure to low doses of the oil made pathogens such as MRSA, E.coli and salmonella more resistant to antibiotics.

In a strongly worded report, the EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Products has said it has serious concerns about the neat oil which, it found, is 'a severe irritant' to the skin and 'degraded rapidly' if exposed to air, light and heat.

'The sparse data available suggest undiluted oil as a commercial product is not safe,' the committee's report said. 'Our major concern is that toxic and risky chemicals become even more potent - up to three times as strong - if stored at room temperature, and exposed to light and air.'

The oil, which is derived from the Australian melaleuca tree and has been a traditional remedy among Australian Aboriginals for centuries, is famous for its antiseptic properties. Used by Australian troops for battlefield injuries in the First World War, it is now found in shower gels, toothpastes, mouthwash and face cleansers, to cure skin complaints, to treat cuts and burns, and as an insect and lice repellent"

An edited extract; see: www.guardian.co.uk/.../medicineandhealth.health, for full article.

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Nils — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:50:29 GMT

Tea tree oil may be harmless to women -- no guarantee -- but it is estrogenic and damaging to men. Men who use it absorb it through the skin, and experience a radically lower sperm count, loss of libido, and feminization. Boys who use it experience personality changes, and physical changes, a literal feminization, i.e., growing breasts. It's not a question of using "too much" of it, or using it on a constant basis; it's innately damaging and should not be used by males under any circumstances, even in small amounts.

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MarysHerbs — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:35:37 GMT

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fluffykitty — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:08:52 GMT

With tea tree oil, it is important to be aware that it has to be a pure essential oil. You can't just walk into a drug store or grocery store and get a pure oil. It will not work and might in fact cause side effects.

In my city the hospitals use antibacterials for the medical staff and visitors. When will they learn?

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Dr Rik — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:05:52 GMT

Plenty of plain old non toxic SOAP will get rid of most of the Staph. Too simple?

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myronim — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:27:32 GMT

VERY interesting. I developed MRSA after a 4 day hospital 'visit', from the IV connection. I went to my clinic to get 'rear-ended' with anti-biotics, for 8 days, & was beginning to heal. It is VERY serious, and very easily gotten, but not easily 'cured'.

Tea Tree Oil is very good for some infections, or 'fingernail rust', from having been 'mashed'.

The honey mentioned in one comment is also very good for small infections, and VERY good for burns.

It's called "MANUKA" honey, from New Zealand. Look for it in your health food grocery stores. (it is NOTcheap!)

(It's very good TASTING, also!)

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Running_Stick — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:24:31 GMT

I have heard reports of tea-tree-oil causing hormone disruption to the point of causing males to grow breasts and altering the physical properties of plastics. This one sounds too potent to touch. Just because it is organic/natural does not mean it is healthy (think castor oil). The other natural remedies sound much better to me.