Tea Tree Oil

Best if you want: A natural, targeted solution to help clear blemishes quickly and effectively without over drying the skin.

How it works:

Lemon tea tree and Community Trade tea tree oil from Kenya contain properties that help fight blemishes and prevent new ones from forming.
Tamanu oil from Madagascar has a soothing effect and helps to calm irritation and redness.

The Body Shop® difference: When the seasons change, so can your skin — and sometimes not for the better. Our new Tea Tree range with a triple blend of natural active ingredients — Community Trade tea tree oil, lemon tea tree, and tamanu oil — work together to keep skin clear by helping to prevent blemishes and blackheads, and controlling excess oil. No matter what kind of climate you live in, using our Tea Tree range as your daily skin care regime will help combat existing blemishes, prevent future breakouts, and control oil and shine all year long.

Tea tree oil

Has naturally purifying properties and is known to help soothe blemished skin. Community Traded from Kenya.

Water, Alcohol Denat., PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polysorbate 20, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Limonene, t-Butyl Alcohol, Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Citral, Leptospermum Petersonii (Lemon Tea Tree) Oil, Denatonium Benzoate, Tocopherol.

Before using the Tea Tree Oil on blemishes, cleanse first using Tea Tree Cleansing Wipes or Tea Tree Skin Clearing Foaming Cleanser. Complete your daily regime with Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner and Tea Tree Skin Clearing Lotion.

For blemishes, apply a small amount directly onto blemishes using a clean cotton wool bud or your fingertip. For bathing, add six drops into the bath once it has run, and disperse with your hand, for an aromatic and soothing soak. For facial steaming or inhalation, add three or four drops to a bowl of steaming water, lean over the bowl, cover your head with a towel, and inhale deeply. For massage, warm six drops between the palms of your hands and then massage straight onto the skin.

Community Trade Information

Tea tree oil is famed for growing in Australia, but it grows just as well in Africa. The Kenya Organic Oil Farmers Co-operative Association (KOOFA) grows their certified-organic tea tree in the shadow of Mount Kenya in mineral-rich volcanic soil. The plants are irrigated with glacial water and the leaves are hand-picked for the most effective oil. The group provides 270 small-scale farmers with an environmentally-friendly alternative to producing chemical-laden snow peas. And in a country devastated by AIDS, it gives women a way to support their families.

Learn More about our fair trade programs.

Targeted Treatments

Treatments to address your skin concern.

target blemishes

Tea Tree Blemish Gel

remove excess oil

Tea Tree Blackhead Exfoliating Wash

deep cleanse pores

Tea Tree Face Mask

treat & conceal

Tea Tree Concealer