Take a look at some of the best healing tea tree oil face mask recipes for acne prone skin! What is Tea Tree Oil? Tea tree oil is a volatile oil that is extracted from Melaleuca alternifolia, an native Australian plant. It has been used for its highly antiseptic, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and other healing properties since Aboriginal times, and today is popularly sold all over the world for its renowned antimicrobial action. Tea tree oil is sold in 2 forms, as a concentrated essential oil, which is more expensive and as an ‘oil’, where it is mixed with other oils and is therefore in a Continue Reading