If you know me well, then you know I try to avoid chemical and pharmaceutical remedies and medications whenever possible. I prefer going the natural route, whether it’s by drinking apple cider vinegar and honey to ward off a sore throat or cold, rinsing my mouth with coconut oil, or cleaning my kitchen sink with lemon juice.

So when a representative at Apothecary Extracts contacted me to gauge my interest in sampling and reviewing their 100% Pure Australian Tea Tree Oil, I jumped at the opportunity.

Tea Tree Oil is very pungent (be careful not to spill half a bottle on your bathroom floor like I once did!) but it can be used to replace many household products like cleansers, insect repellant, and skin treatments—just to name a few.

Already, I’ve added a few drops of tea tree oil to my bottle of witch hazel, which I use as a skin toner each morning after showering. While some of my good skin days can be attributed to pregnancy, I have noticed that my skin is much softer and less oily. I’ve even stopped wearing foundation and powder for the most part, opting to go au naturel.

I’ve had also experience with tea tree oil as a yoga mat cleanser and topical treatment for an embarrassing plantar wart outbreak on my heel (I’m telling you, when nothing else would work, a combination of probiotics taken daily with my multivitamin, soaking in apple cider vinegar, and swipe of tea tree oil before bed made them vanish!).

I’m excited to try my 100% Pure Australian Tea Tree Oil in even more ways, now that I’ve seen its antiseptic and antibacterial properties at work!

I’m anxious to take advantage of the outdoor table we recently purchased, and since many commercial bug sprays contain DEET, which can be especially harmful during pregnancy, I’m curious to see how well tea tree oil works as a mosquito repellant. A few weeks ago, we noticed a single flea on Iggy. After I decided to sprinkle a few drops of tea tree oil onto his bedding, I haven’t seen a flea since. Seems to me it would work for humans, too!

Check out the guide below for more facts about tea tree oil.

100% Pure Australian Tea Tree Oil is not available in stores, but it can be purchased on Amazon. The large 4-oz bottle will last a very long time, and the myriad uses for this oil make it worth the cost.

**I received a free bottle of 100% Pure Australian Tea Tree Oil to review on my blog. I was not compensated for this blog post, and all opinions are my own.**