Tea Tree
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AromaticStrong, clean, bright, and invigorating.
Tested in cold process soapSee test notes
- Acceleration No Stays fluid for swirls
- Discoloration No Stays true to your color
- Scent retention Medium Noticeable after cure
Why Nurture?
About this essential oil
Tea Tree Essential Oil brings a strong, invigorating camphoraceous aroma straight from the leaves of the Australian tea tree, showing up as a pale yellow to nearly colorless oil that means business from the first whiff.
It's a top note through and through, so it makes a fast, bright first impression. Blend it with lavender for a refreshing, stimulating combination, or let it shine on its own in soaps and blends that could use a clean, no-nonsense kick.
Scent profile
AromaticStrong, clean, bright, and invigorating.
A strong, clean, camphoraceous aroma from the tea tree leaf, a bright top note that makes a fast first impression.
Cold process soap test
Tested in cold process soapSee test notes
- Acceleration No Stays fluid for swirls
- Discoloration No Stays true to your color
- Scent retention Medium Noticeable after cure
Test notes
Where to use it
Maximum use (IFRA)
- Soap & bath bombs No limit Cat 9 · CP, MP, shampoo
- Body lotion No limit Cat 5A · Leave-on body
- Hand cream No limit Cat 5C · Leave-on hands
- Deodorant No limit Cat 2 · Underarm, body mist
- Perfume No limit Cat 4 · Fine fragrance
- Lip products No limit Cat 1 · Lip balm, lipstick
- Room spray No limit Cat 10B · Air freshener spray
- Candles & wax melts No limit Cat 12 · Candles, plug-ins, incense
The highest percentage of this essential oil allowed in each kind of product, under the IFRA standard. How to read IFRA rates
See all 18 IFRA categories
| Cat | Products | Max % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lip products (lipstick, lip balm) | Not Limited |
| 2 | Underarm products (deodorant, body mist) | Not Limited |
| 3 | Face products applied with fingertips (face makeup, eye moisturizer, face paint) | Not Limited |
| 4 | Fine fragrance (perfume, cologne) | Not Limited |
| 5A | Body lotion, mostly leave-on | Not Limited |
| 5B | Face moisturizer, mostly leave-on (face cream, facial toner) | Not Limited |
| 5C | Hand cream, mostly leave-on | Not Limited |
| 5D | Baby creams, oils and talc | Not Limited |
| 6 | Oral and lip exposure (toothpaste, mouthwash) | Not Limited |
| 7A | Rinse-off hair products (relaxers, rinse-off hair dye) | Not Limited |
| 7B | Leave-on hair products (dry shampoo, leave-on hair dye) | Not Limited |
| 8 | Significant anogenital exposure (baby wipes) | Not Limited |
| 9 | Rinse-off body products (soap, bath bombs, shampoo) | Not Limited |
| 10A | Household care with hand contact (reed diffusers, hand wash, laundry) | Not Limited |
| 10B | Household sprays with possible skin contact (air freshener sprays) | Not Limited |
| 11A | Minimal skin transfer, no UV (diapers, toilet paper) | Not Limited |
| 11B | Minimal skin transfer, possible UV (scented socks, tissues) | Not Limited |
| 12 | Not for skin contact (candles, plug-ins, incense) | Not Limited |