Tea Tree Oil Standards Ensure you get 100% PURE TTO!

Tea Tree Oil Standards.

You’d think that would mean that there is one standard that every TTO producer MUST respect. That’s certainly what it sounds like to me!

Yet nothing could be further from the truth.

You could wind up with TTO from another Melaleuca plant other than Alternifolia. Or a degraded oil, rancid oil etc.

As with any industry, there is no lacking in charlatans. But there is an association that has as a mission, to implement national standards to assure consistently high quality in its processes and products. The Australian Tea Tree Industry Association (ATTIA).

There is a minimum standard for Melaleuca Oil for it to be considered 100% PURE. Among other characteristics there are two components that are a must; Terpinen-4-ol and Cineol. Terinen-4-ol levels must be between 30 and 48% and Cineol needs to be below 15%.

Basically, the higher the Terpinen-4-ol and the lower the Cineol levels, the better.

Here is the complete standards chart from the ATTIA website.

This is due to the fact that TTO is light sensitive. So it must be stored in a dark bottle.

When purchasing TTO, make sure you buy from a reputable source and verify it’s components…just because it says it’s 100% PURE, doesn’t mean it’s true.

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