@drtaniaelliott: Tea tree oil is toxic! I'm Dr. Tania Elliott, board-certified internal medicine specialist and allergist. All essential oils are essentially toxic if you drink the whole bottle, but I want to speak specifically about tea tree oil and two use cases that people use it for. 👉🏼Number one, you never want to put it anywhere near your mouth. Even small amounts can make people end up in the emergency room, particularly children. 👉🏼Number two, we often will use tea tree oil thinking that it's going to help with wound healing. It is one of the most common causes of contact dermatitis. So what happens is your wound doesn't actually heal. It gets redder and redder and more inflamed because you're having a reaction to the tea tree oil. 👉🏼Comment “more” and I will send you a video about how to heal cuts and scrapes #doctor #DidYouKnow #teatreeoil #toxic #poisoncontrol #spreadingawareness #LearnOnTikTok