On the subject of Tea Tree Oil, this is from a newsletter I received not long ago.
Tea Tree Oil has been a hot subject this week.
There are many books for this trade and many that are partially educated for the field and yet the partial education they hold is actually damaging as a whole. In the last few weeks- several breeders have ask us about Tea Tree Oil and the dangers it holds for cats. Because of the miss information located about- CB has decided to help teach and educate you to understand both the dangers and the safeties of Tea Tree Oil.
Years ago, a group arose in the aromatherapy business that miss used Essential Oils and their healing properties on pets, especially cats. Many Breeders read the literature this group put out into the market and thought they had found many cure alls. Instead they found nightmares! The group was large and is still teaching incorrectly today.
This group teaches to use Essential Oils neat on the skin of pets. "Neat" means- use undiluted in full form. This group also suggested for pet owners to feed the Essential Oils to the pets with severe cases. As certified Aromatherapist we must share... neat EO's is not recommended ever, ESP on pets. This is toxic! Pets will sniff and lick- and ingesting these EO's is very dangerous to their systems, it is actual poison!
Because of the miss guided information from this group- several web pages and articles have been published describing the side effects of what this group caused to happen to pets- ESP cats. Yet no lab or governmental research has published to date to our knowledge of the side effects, therefore the results have caused many people to be somewhat confused.
Tea Tree Oil has many known healing properties. It became very popular with the discovery of "it kills fungus " was announced. Desperate Breeders (especially cat breeders ) bought up the Tea Tree Oil in large qualities and was applying the oils directly to the skin where ringworm lesions could be seen. These breeders and pet owners were not educated in full, and what happened was the pets- especially the cats became very ill. Cats tend to have more fungus issues and so many more cat owners were using the so called new miracle cure. But to use this oil unproper was no miracle! Instead can you image what happened next?
You guess it- the cats licked their wounds and several even died!
It wasn't the Tea Tree Oil that was harming the cats as much as how it was applied and how it was being used. Partial Education on the Healing abilities of Essential Oils and how to use them properly became the problem.
When Tea Tree Oil is properly diluted and placed in a shampoo base and never in food- then it can be used safe. It must be rinsed off the skin and not left to be ingested! It must never be used neat or diffused into the air where cats can breathe it in. An unqualified person should also not attempt to make their own Tea Tree Shampoo, since dilution ratios are very important as per what oil is being used and in what blend. Trying to make your own shampoo without understanding the full properties of the oil is where a skin reaction could come into play and cause damage.
Castle Baths uses only Organic Essential Oil of Tea Tree and has completely tested it as 100% safe. It is always diluted properly in every batch made of Healthy Coat pH Shampoo. Persian Cat Breeder Laura Thomas, personally designed this recipe for her own prize winning Persians. She has used this shampoo for over 10 years on hundreds of cats and kittens with multiple baths over years of time- safe- without a single side effect or skin issue! Laura has a 14, a 12, and a few 10 year olds that has had nothing but this shampoo in their bath for the last 10 years.
Healthy Coat was originally designed to help Laura with a line of oily cats - and over time it became the perfect show shampoo and cattery solution. It helped with the oily coats- It helped keep nasties at bay. It helped ward off fleas. It helped skin cell and coat stimulation. It helped keep the coat in the best condition ever. It help make her cats look healthy- which is how it got it's name:-)
Castle Baths ask that if you have any questions about our Healthy Coat pH shampoo that you ask us, so we may help educate you properly on the toxicity and safety issues of tea tree Oil. We believe in safety first and good healthy skin care! Our best friends deserve only the best care available:-)
Another article can be found: http://www.purrinlot.com/teatreeoilforcats.htm with a touch of human use for the tea tree oil.
Tea Tree Oil has been a hot subject this week.
There are many books for this trade and many that are partially educated for the field and yet the partial education they hold is actually damaging as a whole. In the last few weeks- several breeders have ask us about Tea Tree Oil and the dangers it holds for cats. Because of the miss information located about- CB has decided to help teach and educate you to understand both the dangers and the safeties of Tea Tree Oil.
Years ago, a group arose in the aromatherapy business that miss used Essential Oils and their healing properties on pets, especially cats. Many Breeders read the literature this group put out into the market and thought they had found many cure alls. Instead they found nightmares! The group was large and is still teaching incorrectly today.
This group teaches to use Essential Oils neat on the skin of pets. "Neat" means- use undiluted in full form. This group also suggested for pet owners to feed the Essential Oils to the pets with severe cases. As certified Aromatherapist we must share... neat EO's is not recommended ever, ESP on pets. This is toxic! Pets will sniff and lick- and ingesting these EO's is very dangerous to their systems, it is actual poison!
Because of the miss guided information from this group- several web pages and articles have been published describing the side effects of what this group caused to happen to pets- ESP cats. Yet no lab or governmental research has published to date to our knowledge of the side effects, therefore the results have caused many people to be somewhat confused.
Tea Tree Oil has many known healing properties. It became very popular with the discovery of "it kills fungus " was announced. Desperate Breeders (especially cat breeders ) bought up the Tea Tree Oil in large qualities and was applying the oils directly to the skin where ringworm lesions could be seen. These breeders and pet owners were not educated in full, and what happened was the pets- especially the cats became very ill. Cats tend to have more fungus issues and so many more cat owners were using the so called new miracle cure. But to use this oil unproper was no miracle! Instead can you image what happened next?
You guess it- the cats licked their wounds and several even died!
It wasn't the Tea Tree Oil that was harming the cats as much as how it was applied and how it was being used. Partial Education on the Healing abilities of Essential Oils and how to use them properly became the problem.
When Tea Tree Oil is properly diluted and placed in a shampoo base and never in food- then it can be used safe. It must be rinsed off the skin and not left to be ingested! It must never be used neat or diffused into the air where cats can breathe it in. An unqualified person should also not attempt to make their own Tea Tree Shampoo, since dilution ratios are very important as per what oil is being used and in what blend. Trying to make your own shampoo without understanding the full properties of the oil is where a skin reaction could come into play and cause damage.
Castle Baths uses only Organic Essential Oil of Tea Tree and has completely tested it as 100% safe. It is always diluted properly in every batch made of Healthy Coat pH Shampoo. Persian Cat Breeder Laura Thomas, personally designed this recipe for her own prize winning Persians. She has used this shampoo for over 10 years on hundreds of cats and kittens with multiple baths over years of time- safe- without a single side effect or skin issue! Laura has a 14, a 12, and a few 10 year olds that has had nothing but this shampoo in their bath for the last 10 years.
Healthy Coat was originally designed to help Laura with a line of oily cats - and over time it became the perfect show shampoo and cattery solution. It helped with the oily coats- It helped keep nasties at bay. It helped ward off fleas. It helped skin cell and coat stimulation. It helped keep the coat in the best condition ever. It help make her cats look healthy- which is how it got it's name:-)
Castle Baths ask that if you have any questions about our Healthy Coat pH shampoo that you ask us, so we may help educate you properly on the toxicity and safety issues of tea tree Oil. We believe in safety first and good healthy skin care! Our best friends deserve only the best care available:-)
Another article can be found: http://www.purrinlot.com/teatreeoilforcats.htm with a touch of human use for the tea tree oil.
