茶树油（英语：Tea tree oil或melaleuca oil），或称茶树精油，是一种含樟脑味道的精油，颜色浅黄至透明[2]，由原生于澳大利亚昆士兰南部至新南威尔斯北部沿岸的互叶白千层叶子提炼而成。茶树油不能口服[3]，多数用作美容或护肤品的原材料[1]。
| Component | Concentration |
|---|---|
| terpinen-4-ol | 30–48% |
| γ-terpinene | 10–28% |
| α-terpinene | 5–13% |
| 1,8-Cineole | 0–15% |
| α-terpinolene | 1.5–5% |
| α-terpineol | 1.5–8% |
| α-pinene | 1–6% |
| p-Cymene | 0.5–8% |
历史
在澳大利亚及纽西兰，桃金娘科香桃木属的植物时被唤作茶树。随着亚瑟·彭福尔德（Arthur Penfold）发现茶树油的强大杀菌特性之后，其商业提炼正式在1920年代开始。
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