Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Cajeput and Her Sister

If somebody says, "Cajeput" -- do you respond with "God Bless You"?  Or possibly, "I beg your pardon?"  It may be more appropriate to immediately say, "Don't open that bottle near me; I hate the smell of cajeput -- it smells like turpentine.  Although not as bad as tea tree...".  And then you might launch into a heated discussion of the pros and cons of both essential oils.  I tend to stay with tea tree if only because it's easier to pronounce.  It's also easier to find and less likely to be a skin irritant.  But they both have antibacterial properties and have been used for years in their native lands.  Sister trees.  Similar but each their own personality.

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