Body Shop Tea Tree Oil : Review

4 out of 5 stars
Overall rating: 8/10
Product rating:10/10
Price rating:9/10

The Claim:

The Body Shop® difference: When the seasons change, so can your skin — and sometimes not for the better. Our new Tea Tree range with a triple blend of natural active ingredients — Community Trade tea tree oil, lemon tea tree, and tamanu oil — work together to keep skin clear by helping to prevent blemishes and blackheads, and controlling excess oil. No matter what kind of climate you live in, using our Tea Tree range as your daily skin care regime will help combat existing blemishes, prevent future breakouts, and control oil and shine all year long.


Best if you want: A natural, targeted solution to help clear blemishes quickly and effectively without over drying the skin.


How it works:
Lemon tea tree and Community Trade tea tree oil from Kenya contain anti-bacterial properties that help fight blemishes and prevent new ones from forming.

Tamanu oil from Madagascar has a soothing effect and helps to calm irritation and redness.

Ingredients: Water, Alcohol Denat., PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polysorbate 20, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Limonene, t-Butyl Alcohol, Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Citral, Leptospermum Petersonii (Lemon Tea Tree) Oil, Denatonium Benzoate, Tocopherol.
Key ingredients: Tea tree oil Has natural purifying antibacterial properties and is known to help soothe blemished skin. Community Traded from Kenya.

Best if worked with: Before using the Tea Tree Oil on blemishes, cleanse first using Tea Tree Cleansing Wipes or Tea Tree Skin Clearing Foaming Cleanser. Complete your daily regime with Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner and Tea Tree Skin Clearing Lotion

More tips: For blemishes, apply a small amount directly onto blemishes using a clean cotton wool bud or your fingertip. For bathing, add six drops into the bath once it has run, and disperse with your hand, for an aromatic and soothing soak. For facial steaming or inhalation, add three or four drops to a bowl of steaming water, lean over the bowl, cover your head with a towel, and inhale deeply. For massage, warm six drops between the palms of your hands and then massage straight onto the skin.

Reviews: I LOVE this product :)
Tea tree oil anyone?

Tea Tree Oil, another good product from Body Shop :)
I use this product on new just sprout up acne and I find it really helps to soothe inflamation as well as minimising scarring :)

The product works best if no squeezing/pinching to the affected areas.3 days top and the pimple is gone for good.
This product works to absorbed into skin quite fast upon application

I use this product on my acne (if theres any) following this sequence:
CLEANSE-->TONER-->EYECARE-->SERUM/ESSENCE-->TEA TREE OIL--->MOISTURISER.However,I sometimes do apply tea tree oil twice on my skin.Thats is I apply the tea tree oil before essence/serum and after essence/serum for the pimple to dry up super fast and for it to shrink in size
For day time,I prefer using Tea Tree Gel stick as I make up and the gel texture tea tree oil absorb so much faster compare to tea tree oil

One star minus for the design of its packaging tho.
When I start using this tea tree oil ,I have no idea how to twist the lids open and I ended up bringing back the whole bottle to shop asking for replacement as I initially thought that the lid must somehow broken.
Their friendly shop assistant then show me the correct way to ''unscrew'' the lids.First I have to press down the lids,while working to twist the lids open with my another hand. Yes,I know I sounded silly

And did I mention that for new users that have no experience with this product,the product will spills terribly and  @ times the tea tree il just wouldnt come out of its bottle .So,a little shaking will be useful.However if too much force is being used to shake the bottle,spills happen and thats a huge waste as the spilled out content cant be place back into the bottle right?
But I find this problem solve if using a cotton bud as cotton bud will absorb the product.This is also to limit direct contact with the tips to avoid contamination

On the other hand tho this product have weird packaging,this bottle have unique ''safety feature'' to avoid spillage when packed in travelling bags.Having said that,its the bottle lids can only be ''unscrew'' by using BOTH hands stimulously,one hand pressing on the cover while the other twisting the caps open.
It small size also allow me to pack it along when I travel

The product is fairly priced.
One bottle of 10 ml can last for about 3-5 months of usage.Can last up to one year after opening it

Its priced @ rm 29.90 for 10 ml.
Previously,its rm 25,90. Bad news >.<
Body Shop decided to increase the price by 20 %
Can be found in all Body Shop outlet nationwide @ major shopping complexes

Application method: Apply on cleansed face,on affected area with active acne.Can be apply using clean fingers or cotton bud.Can be used twice daily.Gently tap on the product ro help it to absorb into skin after applying

Pro:Dry up acne fast,reduce inflamation

Cons:The weird packaging,weird tea tree oil smell

Repurchase: YES :p

Commmunity trade information :Tea tree oil is famed for growing in Australia, but it grows just as well in Africa. The Kenya Organic Oil Farmers Co-operative Association (KOOFA) grows their certified-organic tea tree in the shadow of Mount Kenya in mineral-rich volcanic soil. The plants are irrigated with glacial water and the leaves are hand-picked for the most effective oil. The group provides 270 small-scale farmers with an environmentally-friendly alternative to producing chemical-laden snow peas. And in a country devastated by AIDS, it gives women a way to support their families.

Links: http://www.thebodyshop-usa.com/tea-tree/prod170278