Tea Tree Scent Question

I ordered it once in the TT,SAM set. I cant handle it on its own. It is VERY strong and medicinal smelling.

TT mixed with BGT, however, was ok. But alone, the TT was overpowering.

It's not the TT oil itself that is overpowering to me. It's the other essential oils combined with the menthol that really puts it over the top. I'm sensitive to smells too. It's the combo of the TT, eucalyptus oil and the menthol that really makes the smell. I agree with you LAV smells horrible to me, and I absolutely love the smell of lavender itself. It's ruined by the other smells though. I finally got used to the TT CC and it doesn't smell as bad as Fig does ( which smells like cherry cough syrup to me). I use the CCs I need based on performance and I'm just grateful I'm finally to the point where I can use the ones I like the smell of the best.

I love the kids because they don't have menthol or any other resinous essential oils in them. The Apple is the lightest scent. For my hair they are about equivalent to TT as far as moisture.

If you are having frizz problems though Fig is the most moisturizing. I used it for my second cleanse for a long time and now I alternate it. You could try doing oil treatments instead of switching CCs. Try coconut oil. The Wen oils are great but they tend to be strongly scented.

On 1/13/2014 andhourspass said:

Hi All -

How strong would you say the Tea Tree scent is? I have smelled tea tree products before, like a spray for my dog someone recommended when she was having itchy hot spots, and also 100% pure tea tree oil drops from Whole Foods. Both products made me want to throw up they were so strong and lingered for days! I really want to try TT because my hair is looking horrible this winter and I think it needs more moisture but I can't deal with something that smells bad. I am very sensitive to smells and get bad headaches.

To give you guys a picture of what I use and like: POM is my staple because I love, love, love the scent and it makes my hair happy. SAM is my second fav. but makes my hair a tiny bit dry. You can smell both of these for about an hour after the shower and then the smell dissipates. I've used CA and LAV, LAV is VERY strong and although my hair has loved it in the past I cannot get past the smell which seems to linger for a while. BGT made me sneeze and gave me a headache because it lingered for DAYS, even if I used it for first cleanse only.

So, TT gurus, what say you? I tried FIG 2+ years ago and at the time it was a little too heavy for my hair and I didn't care for the scent but it didn't linger so I guess I could try it again. However, there is a SAM, POM, TT trio for sale now and also a TT/SAM duo that I would buy. I have a lot of POM.

Another option on the table is to try Kids Watermelon because I loved how easily the rice based BGT rinsed but I'm not sure WK will give me enough moisture. I'm doing oil treatments 2+ times per week and use 1/2-1 small pump of CC for a leave in. SC turns my hair to straw. My hair is turning into frizz central in this cold weather, especially my ends and around my crown, and I need some help!

I have found with that scent you either like it or you don't. If you don't like the scent of TT then I would not order the CC. SO many others to chose from. I'm trying BGT!

The first time I tried TT I couldn't stand it and put it away and didn't use it again for about 2 years. Then I kept reading how good it was for fine, thin hair so I tried it again and little by little the scent stopped bothering me. I never mix it with anything else, but as someone else suggested, that might be an option to get yourself used to the scent. When I use something where the scent bothers me I feel like I can smell it forever, so I can sympathize with you on that. I never thought I'd like TT but it's the only formula that works for me. I guess you would have to give it a try.

Andhours, I'm a new convert to TT cc...I've used and loved the oil since forever. Personally, I think the cleansing conditioner is much much lighter in scent than the oil and doesn't linger too terribly long. However, I may be jaded--When I lived in Australia, tea tree was in everything!! And everything just reeked of it at times(no offense to anyone, it just was overwhelming for my migraines)....This cc is definitely *not* like that...its much more subtle and kind of understated, IMHO.

I've used it by itself for both cleanses and mixed with other cc's....It works great either way so take your pick. I can say for myself that my hair does grow much faster using the tea tree cleansing conditioner along with my regular lineup--I've got just about an inch of regrowth in 4 weeks! Pretty unbelievable since my hair grows soooo slow normally.

I'm definitely a tea tree convert now

I really like Tea Tree CC but I would classify the scent as strong. However, it is more of a menthol scent to me than tea tree. My comparison is a a bottle of TT essential oil from a herbal shop. The two smells are both strong but very different. I don't mind the TT CC but I really don't like the essential oil at all.

But scent is pretty personal. If you think it might be too much for you, you're probably right about that.

It probably smells very similar to those Tea Tree products you mentioned you smelled before, it's a typical Tea Tree scent which is strong. It's like Sweet Almond Mint amped-up. It's a bit too masculine and medicinal smelling for my tastes.

If you need more moisture you could mix TT with either SAM or POM. To me, TT isn't as strong a scent as LAV, although I love both, but I'm sort of like chickenmoo, I'm used to the smell. Although I was raised in Arkansas not Australia, I was an asthmatic child long before there were inhalers and the method to relieve my wheezing was slathering mentholatum to which my Mom added tea tree on my chest and back and putting Vicks into the humidifier, so I grew up with the scent.

On 1/13/2014 smokymtngal said:

The first time I tried TT I couldn't stand it and put it away and didn't use it again for about 2 years. Then I kept reading how good it was for fine, thin hair so I tried it again and little by little the scent stopped bothering me.

Tea Tree is my least favorite of the CC's on scent -- very strong and medicinal. Haven't used it since I got my first 5 bottle set some years ago (before POM was introduced). But, I too have fine, thin hair and know how many people love it for how it works on their hair. Maybe I should give it another try but just can't get myself to invest in an entire 16 oz. bottle!!!