Tea tree oil for bruises

On October 15, 2008 in Skin, General

A bruise is typically a black and blue mark on the skin, caused by damaged blood vessels bleeding into the skin. A bruise will usually occur after a blunt impact injury such as a fall. As the skin is not broken, there is no risk of infection with a bruise. However, you may want to use tea tree oil to help your bruise heal quickly.

Using tea tree oil on a bruise

Amazing Tea Tree Oils has the following remedy for treating a bruise with tea tree oil:-

Icing a bruise right after an injury helps the swelling to go down. Then, apply tea tree oil to the bruise. Tea treel oil helps the bruise to heal from the inside by making blood flow better through the bruise and by keeping the swelling down. Apply tea tree oil to a bruise twice a day or more. Be careful not to get any oil in your eyes if the bruise is on your face.

Soothing bruises with tea tree oil (courtesy of Ehow)

Soothe bruises with a tea tree oil compress. Blend ten drops of tea tree oil with five drops of lavender essential oil in cold water. Apply to the affected area.

Massage bruise using tea tree oil

Another remedy is to combine a few drops of tea tree oil along with a few drops of olive oil, and massage the area twice a day.

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