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METIQUE®was produced and launched in Australia in 2001 by Steen Jorsal of Novasel Australia Pty Limited the brand owner ofMETIQUE®. In 1990 Steen developed his first Australian Tea TreeOil range andwith a greater knowledge and understanding of this remarkable essential Oilhe developed METIQUE®.

Steen’s passion for Research and Development in Tea Tree Oil enabled him to create Natural productsthat are paraben free andscientifically formulated with Natural Vitamin E, to be used for yourHygiene and Wellbeing.

METIQUE®products have been proven effective in laboratory and Clinical testing, as well as in professional Beauty Therapist trials- achieving remarkable results in skin care. Please refer to our ‘Useful Information’ section for more details on clinical trials in particular against MRSA using the 5% Skin Wash.

METIQUE®only uses Tea Tree Oil from plantations that comply with organic farming techniques and Pharmaceutical quality standards. Whenfreshly distilled, properly stored and well formulated, Tea Tree Oil products have an amazing ability to relieve and soothe most symptoms related to skin irritations and infections.

All of our products are formulated with Natural vitamin E, the well known anti oxidant, which helps to ensure that the Tea Tree Oil stays active, promoting optimal skin hygiene.

With the growing concerns of hygiene within NHS Hospitals,METIQUE® Skin Washes, in particular the 5% Skin Wash (Sulphate free) has been usedsuccessfully by the Australian Government ina RIRDC (Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation) clinical trial in Australia and the findings were a reduction of 50% in Patients infection rates using the 5% Skin wash. The authors believe the percentage of TTO was a major part of the overall success.

Most medical experts will tell you that you cannot use the same antiseptic every day. This is because all known antiseptics harm the skin’s own micro-organisms which are so important for healthy skin (2). However, in order to successfully prevent and treat many skin problems, you need to use an antiseptic regularly, and with METIQUE®you can.

Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) is the only known natural antiseptic that has the ability to control pathogenic micro-organisms without harming the commensal (normal) skin micro-organisms (1). This is one of the reasons why well formulated Tea Tree Oil products can be used to prevent and treat so many skin disorders. We know today that most skin problems can be related to an uncontrolled growth of micro-organisms on the skin. METIQUE®can actually control micro-organisms, thus ensuring vital and healthy skin.

Quality of Tea Tree Oil

Freshly distilled and properly stored Tea Tree Oil should be almost colourless and should NOT have a pungent smell. The smell can be very similar to Eucalyptus and disappears minutes after it is applied.

METIQUE®Only use highquality Tea Tree Oil whichComplies with the following:

  • The Oil is extracted only from the species Melaleuca alternifolia.
  • Farming of the trees is based on organic principles.
  • The Oil is tested for traces of heavy metals, pesticides and herbicides.
  • Distillation of the Oil is done under Pharmaceutical control principles, ensuring no contamination of the Oil during the distillation process.
  • Our formulated products are manufactured in TGA approved facilities and thoroughly tested for efficacy and safety.

* Not all companies producing Tea Tree Oil products comply with the above

List of References

1Hammer, K.A., C.F.Carson and T.V.Riley,” Susceptibility of transient and commensal skin flora to the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil)”Am J Infection Control,24.3 (1996): 186-89.

2CDC, guideline for hand hygiene in Health Care Settings Oct 25 2002/vol51

3Hand washing and respiratory illness among young adults in military training. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2001 21, 79-83.

4Parenti J. J et al” Hand rubbing with an aqueous solution v’s traditional surgical hand- scrubbing and 30 day surgical site inspection rates” JAMA 288.06 (2002), 722-27.

5Messanger,S “Assessing the efficiency of tea tree oil hand and body wash as a topical antiseptic”. RIRDC and Novasel ongoing project.

6Buck, DS, D.M. Nidorf, and J .G Addino” Comparsion of two topical preparations for the treatment of onychomycisis: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil) and clotrimazole.” J. Fram. Pract. 38.6 (1994): 601-05.

7Inouye,S ,Takizawa T; Yamaaguchi,H “ Antibacterial activity of essential oils and their major constituents against respiratory tract pathogens by gaseous contact”. The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 47, 565-573 (2001).

8Basset, I.B, D.L. Pannowitz, and R. S Barnetson. “A comparative study of tea tree oil versus benzoylperoxide in the treatment of acne “ Ed J Aust. 153.8(1990): 455-458.

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