Archive for April 18th, 2007

April 18, 2007 | Essential oils, Shopping

Thanks to The Alternative Consumer for pointing out Boo! Shampoo, infused with tea tree oil. Tea tree oil is one of the most widely used essential oils out there - it has great antiseptic, antiviral, anti fungal, and disinfectant properties. You can use it to clean all sorts of surfaces, from wood floors to scraped knees. We’ll take a jaunt into all the many uses of tea tree oil another day, but for now, did you know it’s an insect repellent?

Amazingly, tea tree oil can be used to prevent head lice. Because of this, it’s been used as an additive in Boo! Shampoo, to be used for daily shampooing for all hair types. The formula also contains calendula, lavender, ginseng, wheat protein, rosemary, and honeysuckle. Mmmm… Sounds like a treat for hair, mind, and body! This is the perfect thing to send the kids off to camp with this summer, and if you like it, keep using it through the school year. How much easier it is to prevent lice than to get rid of the nasty buggers!