tea tree oil proof

sugarbarbie · Post by **sugarbarbie** » Thu 18 Dec 2008 01:03

Hi. I totally get the tea tree oil speeding aging info. But I need to convince a friend who will not believe anything that's conjecture. Have any resources that prove that the sloughing of cells will speed the aging process.
TIA

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Sat 20 Dec 2008 18:26

There is proof that cell renewal capacity is strictly limited. Is that what you mean?

sugarbarbie · Post by **sugarbarbie** » Sat 20 Dec 2008 21:12

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Mon 22 Dec 2008 19:55

Here is some info:
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2002/oct ... lo_01.html
http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/cellbio/ ... review.pdf

From my own (very unscientific) observations it is clear that those women and men that always have a tan (white people with sun-coloured skin i mean), have more wrinkles in their skin than those that do not expose their skin to the sun as much. To me thats because more sunexposure means more skincell turnover, which accelerates aging of the skin. Hence thew same is true for anything that accelerates cell renewal.

vaiman · Post by **vaiman** » Tue 23 Dec 2008 06:18

so will tea tree oil will accelerate aging cell growth?

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Wed 24 Dec 2008 20:09

I guess so (if you apply it to your skin, of course), because i think it contains quite some more or less aggressive compounds, but im not sure, as i didnt investigate this; it seems logical to me.
If you want to be sure, try to look up what it contains exactly.
I see no reason why you would want to use it. Do you?

Post by **Iris** » Wed 24 Dec 2008 20:59

It's often used to prevent or control fleas and ticks on dogs.... So I guess it has toxic properties indeed.....