Research Paper : The Effect of Tea Tree Essential Oil on Skin Conditions -Based on Tests on Teenagers-

Kim, Bo Ram; Youn, Chun Sung

Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology 2008;14(3):837-849.
Published online September 30, 2008.

Tea Tree Essential Oil이 피부상태에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 -청소년피부를 중심으로-

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Research Paper : The Effect of Tea Tree Essential Oil on Skin Conditions -Based on Tests on Teenagers-

Bo Ram Kim, Chun Sung Youn

Abstract

With the standard of living being elevated, people have an increasing interest in health and beauty. In particular, natural and eco-friendly beauty products, rather than products made of artificial chemicals, are gaining popularity as ways to enhance people`s skin conditions. In this regard, this paper studies the effect of Tea Tree essential oil, one of the natural products in the limelight, and also considers the oil`s potential to be used as natural antibiotics. The subject of this study is a group of 58 male and female middle school students in Daejeon and the group is divided into two groups of 29. The sample group is given cosmetics containing Tee Tree essential oil and the control group is given cosmetics without it. All of them are required to apply the cosmetics twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, for 4 weeks. The skin conditions of the two groups are measured by cornemeter, sebumeter and skin pH meter three times from the beginning of the test at two-week intervals over the four weeks` test period for comparison. The followings are the results that this study presents. The first hypothesis that

Key Words: Tea Tree Essential Oil, Skin, Condition, Moisture