# Manuka

> Wildcrafted manuka, steam-distilled from the leaves in western Australia: a gentler alternative to tea tree, honey-scented rather than medicinal, and milder on the skin in skin care blends.

Price: 19.00 USD · in stock

## About
Where tea tree smells of the medicine cabinet, manuka smells of honey. It is similar in character to tea tree, but far less medicinal in aroma: a honey-scented oil you will be glad to keep within reach.This manuka is wildcrafted, then harvested and steam-distilled from the leaves of Leptospermum scoparium in western Australia. It is gentler than the melaleucas, the tea tree family, and in skin care products it is milder and less irritating than tea tree. Some aromatherapy educators prefer it to tea tree altogether, finding tea tree too harsh for the people they care for. Use it wherever you would use tea tree, and enjoy its honeyed warmth instead.DetailsBotanical name: Leptospermum scopariumOrigin: Western AustraliaMethod: Steam-distilled leavesGrowing: WildcraftedShelf life: about 1 to 2 years after openingHow to useUse it as you would tea tree, in skin care and diffuser blends, always at a low dilution. Store it in the dark and refrigerated, and decant a half-empty bottle into a smaller full one to keep it fresh longer.A softer, honeyed favorite for the bathroom cabinet.