{"id":906741,"date":"2026-05-18T10:18:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/chemists-say-this-acne-fighting-essential-oil-is-actually-effective\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:18:36","slug":"chemists-say-this-acne-fighting-essential-oil-is-actually-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/chemists-say-this-acne-fighting-essential-oil-is-actually-effective\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemists Say This Acne-Fighting Essential Oil Is Actually Effective"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThis essential oil is known to have antimicrobial and antifungal effects, therefore making it a great ingredient for acne or inflammation,\u201d Tsui told us via email. \u201cYou can find this particular ingredient in scalp treatments, as it really helps soothe an itchy scalp!\u201d<\/p>\n

Chemist<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0content creator<\/a>\u00a0Asia Noelani Fee<\/a>\u00a0said that tea tree oil is widely used and recognized for its antiseptic properties, too. It\u2019s made from distilling the leaves of the Melaleuca Alternifolia plant, also known as \u201ctea tree,\u201d which is found in Australia. According to the 2006 study from the University of Western Australia, the oil\u2019s been\u00a0used in Australia for over 100 years<\/a>\u00a0but started being used worldwide in the early 2000s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both experts share that tea tree oil is a super versatile product that can be used alone or mixed with other ingredients. However, as tea tree is a super concentrated oil, they both said it should only be used topically and should likely be diluted with water or \u201ccarrier oils\u201d like sunflower, jojoba or safflower.<\/p>\n

Tsui said that diluted tea tree oil generally plays nice with other products, but if you have sensitive skin, you may want to skip it or opt for a premixed product that has tea tree oil in it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have sensitive skin and you\u2019re layering on a ton of actives (acids, retinols, etc) maybe it\u2019s best to leave out tea tree oil. However, it works well with most formulations (emulsions)!\u201d she said. \u201cIn a formulation [it] can really help the user get the benefits while minimizing the sensitivity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read more about tea tree oil and acne at Mayo Clinic<\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Sharie Block
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\u201cThis essential oil is known to have antimicrobial and antifungal effects, therefore making it a great ingredient for acne or inflammation,\u201d Tsui told us via email. \u201cYou can find this particular ingredient in scalp treatments, as it really helps soothe an itchy scalp!\u201d Chemist\u00a0and\u00a0content creator\u00a0Asia Noelani Fee\u00a0said that tea tree oil is widely used and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":906742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[149586,22168],"tags":[149585,20375],"class_list":{"0":"post-906741","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-acne-fighting","8":"category-chemists","9":"tag-acne-fighting","10":"tag-chemists"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=906741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/906742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=906741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=906741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=906741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}