Tea tree oil
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Description
A nondrying oil obtained from the leaves of the tea tree Leptospermum scoparium native to New Zealand. Tea tree oil contains volatile terpenes that act as a strong fungicide.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Leptospermum scoparium; aceite del árbol de té (Esp.); titriol; titrol; Australian tea tree oil
Risks
- Contains pyrethrins.
- May cause neurological damage in humans.
- Humco: SDS
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 802
- M.L. Florian - COoL, July 12, 2001 - contain pyrethrins and may cause neurological damage in humans
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "leptospermum" [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
- Website: student.washington.edu/~caitz/natcleaners.html --powerful antifungal cleaner
- Wikipedia,: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospermum (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998