Aboriginal tribes have known about the healing qualities of Tea Tree Oil for thousands of years. No one knows exactly how they figured it out but they boiled the leaves to make remedies and mixtures that speeded healing and fought infection. We now know that is a potent antiseptic and antibacterial - an all purpose germ killer that's as effective for your skin as it is for your teeth. Some studies have even shown that Tea Tree Oil is as powerful against acne as benzoyl peroxide.