[Sca-cooks] Tiger Balm Question

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Poot.  That's what I get for not looking carefully enough beyond the genus name.
Mi malo.
Selene C.

jenne at fiedlerfamily.net wrote:

> > If memory serves:  cajeput = melaluca = tea tree oil, native to Australia.  Good
> > stuff though.
> > <http://www.aromaweb.com/essentialoilsaf/cajeput.asp>
>
> Nope, doesn't look like it's the same as tea tree. Cajeput is apparently
> from a related tree, but definitely not Old World. :)
>
> Tea tree is apparently:  Melaleuca alternifolia
> While Cajeput is:  Melaleuca leucadendron
>
> It's important to know the difference 'cos Tea Tree Oil is supposed to be
> safe to apply undiluted even on broken skin, while Cajeput -- it's in the
> Fighter Massage oil as specific for sore muscles-- and sore muscle rub
> stuff shouldn't be applied on broken skin!
>
> -- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa
> jenne at fiedlerfamily.net OR jenne at tulgey.browser.net OR jahb at lehigh.edu
> "I didn't gnaw my way to the top of the food chain to have to put up with
> meat machismo, boyo."