AgriFutures Tea Tree Oil Program RD&E Snapshot
Message from the Research Manager, Stephen Taylor As we head into a new research, development and extension (RD&E) period for the AgriFutures Tea Tree Oil...
TEA TREE OIL
Tea Tree/Hyudrogel Dressings for Use in Wound Care
34 pages
Published: 29 Aug 2005
Author(s): Bain, Gary, Kuwahata, Hilary, Raymond, Bronwyn, Richa
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Describes the efficacy of a tea-tree / hydrogel wound dressing (known to provide rapid cooling and fast relief of all skin reactions) to induce pain relief and healing of skin reactions and wounds. This dressing has been compared to a control group receiving another commonly used dressing. The trend suggests that the tea tree oil dressing is a product which impacts on radiotherapy patients’ skin integrity and comfort, and therefore quality of life.
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