Tea tree oil may affect fertility, the EU says. A pharmacologist explains why that’s so misleading
- Written by Ian Musgrave, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University
Stephanie (strph)/Wikimedia, CC BY-SAThe heady scent of tea tree is one of the iconic smells of the Australian bush. And the essential oils derived from tea trees have been used as medicines, first by Indigenous people, then by colonists.
Today, many of us have a bottle of tea tree oil at home, or use shampoo or creams containing it. Tea tree oil...





