Tea Tree Oil

1jim · 5 March 2005 at 4:40PM

Hi
does anyone know where to buy cheap tea tree oil from
I ream somewhere on this board sometime ago that instead of using nappy bright powder to soak nappies in i can use tea tree oil (and something else that i cant remember ??vinegar)
We have started using cotton nappies on our new baby and did not want to expose her to all chemicals in the nappy bright powder,
any help would be appretiated
thanks
jim:)

SnowyOwl_2 · 5 March 2005 at 6:42PM

Hi there

Someone recommended www.directoils.com as being economical for tea tree and other oils.

1jim · 5 March 2005 at 6:54PM

hi thanks for that
do seem very cheap
any idea what delivery charge is because i cant see that on the site?
web address is .co.uk rather than com for anyone else looking

jim

SnowyOwl_2 · 5 March 2005 at 7:10PM

Hello Jim

I popped back to made the correction to .co.uk but see you've beaten me to it!

The delivery charge is £1.50 + 20p per item if posting within the UK. You get the postage options once you've completed your order.

As far as I can see the bottles don't have dropper tops, unless you can see differently - maybe this is one way they keep their prices down. If I suspect correctly you might be able to buy a separate dropper thingy (or use a turkey baster!).

1jim · 5 March 2005 at 10:20PM

thanks for that will look again at them, prices do seem very cheap

tnash18 · 5 March 2005 at 10:45PM

Have you looked on Ebay? There are a couple of shops on there that sell all essential oils pretty cheap.

ravenlooney · 6 March 2005 at 10:59PM

1jim wrote:

Hi
does anyone know where to buy cheap tea tree oil from
I ream somewhere on this board sometime ago that instead of using nappy bright powder to soak nappies in i can use tea tree oil (and something else that i cant remember ??vinegar)
We have started using cotton nappies on our new baby and did not want to expose her to all chemicals in the nappy bright powder,
any help would be appretiated
thanks
jim:)

Hi,
You dont really need tea tree to soak nappies, just add a tablespon or 2 of vinegar into your bucket with water instead of the chemical stuff and it stops stains from setting. Washing at 60c will kill off all the germs. I suppose if you wanted you could add some teatree to the bucket too or into the wash, but remember that some babies can be sensitive to it.

Penny-Wise_4 · 7 March 2005 at 12:04AM

i've ordred from Directoils - very pleased with service and quality. the bottles don't come with a dropper (like for eye drops) but they do have a top like a vinegar bottle to let drops out.

1jim · 7 March 2005 at 5:48PM

what kind of vinegar is best, is it the clear distilled type?

vanoonoo · 7 March 2005 at 6:15PM

yes its the distilled clear stuff - you can get it in 5 litre flexi jugs from booker cash and carry (if you dont have access to a cash and carry yourself ask your local grocery store or post office or newsagent and see if they will help you source it) for a trial they do smallish half pint bottles in most supermarkets for about 90p

vanoonoo · 7 March 2005 at 6:17PM

got this

[font=Verdana, Arial, MS Sans Serif]Do I need to sterilise or boil wash nappies? [/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, MS Sans Serif]No, nappies only require sanitising which can be done using a nappy sanitizing product, or white vinegar (2tbls to gallon/5 ltrs water) . Washing at 60 degrees will also adequately cleanse the nappies and covers. [/font]

from here: http://www.elliepants.co.uk/

Tea Tree Oil

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