Impetigo – Tea Tree Oil: A Natural Remedy

Felt I had to share the following with you after successfully blitzing an attack of Impetigo after just few days.

Impetigo is a very contagious skin infection that is caused by the staphylococci bacteria. Impetigo normally affects children especially in the summer. Although it can appear anywhere on the body, it usually appears around the nostrils and mouth and on the scalp. Impetigo usually begins with tiny blisters that burst. Small reddish patches of skin begin to ooze a thick fluid and then a yellowish honey coloured hard scab forms covering the area. Unlike normal scabs, impetigo scabs get bigger and bigger as the infected area spreads.

There is a very simple, yet extremely effective and natural remedy for this. If your child has impetigo in the scalp area, put a small amount of shampoo in the palm of your hand adding two or three drops of tea tree and wash the child’s hair. Be very careful not to get it into the eyes. If the infected area is not on the scalp, use soap and water with a couple drops tea tree oil. Once the area has been washed, and if the scab has not already come off, gently rub the scab off with a cotton-bud that has about three drops of tea tree oil on it. After the scab is off, apply the tea tree oil with the cotton-bud to the infected area where the scab was. Also, apply two/three drops tea tree oil using a cotton-bud once in the morning and once before bed, making sure the scab is off first. This method will kill impetigo within just a few days in the majority of cases. Explain to your child that he should not touch or scratch the infected area, as impetigo can spread to other areas. Using this remedy, you will be amazed how quickly impetigo will die.