Ingredient
Tea Tree Leaf Water
INCI name: Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water
Melaleuca Alternifolia Distillate Water
Tea Tree Hydrosol
What it is
The aqueous byproduct of steam-distilling tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) leaves for essential oil, containing only trace amounts of the oil's active compounds.
How it works
Delivers a much-diluted trace of tea tree's terpene compounds along with moisture, giving a mild soothing, freshening effect without the concentrated irritant potential of the essential oil.
What it does
Skin conditioning
Soothing
Concerns to know
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Well tolerated
No significant safety concern is reported for this ingredient as used in cosmetics.