26 Wonderful Uses of Niaouli Essential Oil

Niaouli essential oil is steam distilled from the leaves and twigs of a tree known botanically as Melaleuca quinquenervia syn. M. viridiflora. It is also called MQV essential oil. Niaouli oil is used to treat pain, malaise, viral and bacterial infections, bronchitis, sinusitis, digestive disorders, neuralgia, arthritis and skin conditions.

It even kills intestinal parasites and insects. It has analgesic, anti-fungal, anti-rheumatic, antiseptic, bactericidal, balsamic, cicatrisant, decongestant, expectorant, febrifuge, insecticidal, stimulant, vermifuge and vulnerary therapeutic properties.

Niaouli is similar to tea tree and has similar beneficial uses but it is less likely to irritate the skin. Both are produced from a type of Melaleuca tree; however, they have different chemical constituents. Niaouli oil is higher in 1,8-cineole while tea tree oil is higher in terpinen-4-ol.

1.  Treat Antibiotic-resistant Staph Infections

Blend 3 drops of niaouli essential oil into 1 teaspoon of carrier oil and use the blend to treat or prevent MRSA or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This blend can be applied to the skin once or twice a day. It can also be used as a hand sanitizer.

2.  Soothe Your Sore Throat

Add 1 to 2 drops of niaouli essential oil to an 8-ounce glass of warm water and gargle with it to soothe a sore throat. You can gargle with it several times a day.

3.  Alleviate Sinus and Chest Congestion

Practice niaouli essential oil aromatherapy to get relief from chest and sinus congestion. Simply add a few drops to your diffuser, along with 1/4 to 1/2 cup of distilled water, and run the diffuser for 30 to 60 minutes for relief. You can do niaouli oil aromatherapy several times a day, but you shouldn’t leave the diffuser running all the time.

The chemical constituents are dispersed into the air during aromatherapy. Just 30 to 60 minutes at a time is plenty long enough for the therapeutic benefits to alleviate your symptoms. You can also apply the 3% niaouli/carrier oil blend to your chest, throat and back of the neck for congestion relief.

4.  Treat Upper Respiratory Infections

Practice niaouli essential oil aromatherapy to treat bronchitis and upper respiratory infections. Massaging the 3% niaouli/carrier oil blend into the chest, back, throat, neck and shoulders can also provide relief.

5.  Relieve Shingles Pain

Apply a 3% niaouli EO/carrier oil blend to shingles sores to relieve the pain, speed healing and help prevent secondary infections. You can use any carrier oil you like. A 3% blend can be applied several times a day.

If the skin is too painful to directly apply an oil, mix the oil blend into 1 cup of warm water, put it in a spray bottle and spray it on the affected area. If you’re going to mix it into water, use a stronger oil blend. Start out with 10 drops of niaouli essential oil per teaspoon of carrier oil.

You can go to as high as 25% when diluting niaouli but you shouldn’t use that strength for more than two weeks. If you like, you can mix in a few drops of peppermint oil for cooling relief or lavender or helichrysum essential oils for added healing and pain-relieving benefits.

Important Note: Whatever you choose for an oil, make sure that the oils you purchase are high quality. Remember, you’re breathing this oil into your lungs so essential oil quality is a terrible place to cut corners.

6.  Soothe Chicken Pox Skin Irritations

Use niaouli essential oil in the same way to soothe chicken pox sores and speed healing. Simply dab a 1% to 3% blend on the sores or you can rub it on, if you prefer. Do not get niaouli oil on or near a child’s face, though. The 1,8-cineole is toxic when inhaled by children who are five years old or younger.

7.  Treat Genital Herpes

Apply a 25% niaouli essential oil/carrier oil blend to genital herpes sores to speed healing. It can be reapplied several times a day.

8.  Speed Healing of Oral Herpes/Cold Sores

Use the 25% niaouli EO/carrier oil blend to speed healing of cold sores or oral herpes. Dab it on three to five times a day.

9.  Alleviate Acne

Apply a 3% niaouli essential oil/carrier oil blend to acne sores to speed healing. Niaouli’s antiseptic and bactericidal properties will kill the bacteria and speed healing.

Argan oil and jojoba oil are great carrier oils for treating acne. They actually help regulate the production of sebum, which is the oily substance that causes acne.

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10.  Soothe Allergic Dermatitis

Use a 3% niaouli EO/carrier oil blend to soothe allergic dermatitis and rashes. Apply it up to five times a day for relief from pain and itching. It will also prevent secondary infections and speed healing.

**Do not use niaouli essential oil on the face of babies or young children. The 1,8-cineole in niaouli oil is toxic for them if they inhale it.**

11.  Treat Burns

Blend 5 to 6 drops of niaouli essential oil into 1 cup of warm water and use it to wash burn wounds. Its antiseptic properties will prevent secondary bacterial infection. Niaouli also speeds healing by encouraging regeneration of new skin cells.

12.  Prevent Skin Damage from Radiation

Use a 25% niaouli EO/carrier oil blend to prevent skin damage while undergoing radiation therapy. Simply apply a light layer of the oil blend to your skin prior to radiation treatment.

*Apply a small amount of a 3% niaoilu oil/carrier oil blend to an inconspicuous area and wait for at least a few hours to see if you get a reaction before you begin using it all over.*

13.  Treat or Prevent Infections in Cuts and Wounds

Apply a 3% to 25% niaouli essential oil/carrier oil blend to wounds and sores to treat or prevent bacterial infections. Wash the wound first before applying the oil. If the wound or sore is too painful to wash with soap and water, mix 5 to 6 drops of niaouli oil into 1 cup of warm water and use that to clean the wound.

14.  Get Rid of Athlete’s Foot

Use a 3% to 25% niaouli EO/carrier oil blend to treat athlete’s foot. Apply it twice a day after washing and drying the infected area.

15.  Treat Ringworm

Apply a 3% to 25% niaouli EO/carrier oil blend to ringworm sores. It kills the fungus, reduces itching and speeds healing.

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16.  Alleviate Oral Candida or Thrush Infections

Mix 1 to 2 drops of niaouli essential oil into 1 teaspoon of virgin, unfractionated coconut oil. Put the mixture in your mouth and swish it around for 5 to 10 minutes. Spit the oil in the trash can.

Don’t spit it in the sink. Coconut oil can clog the drain. This process is known as oil pulling. Doing this even once a day will help alleviate oral candida infections.

17.  Treat Vaginal Yeast Infections

Add 10 drops of a 25% niaouli essential oil/carrier oil blend to a 5” depth of warm water for a sitz bath to treat vaginal yeast infections. Light carrier oils like abyssinian oil, babassu oil or rosehip seed oil work best for bath oils. You can do the sitz bath a couple times a day.

For an even more effective sitz bath, add a few drops of lavender, lemon and lemongrass oils to the blend. They all have great therapeutic properties that help alleviate vaginal yeast infections. You can also put a few drops of the blend in warm water and douche with it.

Another effective option is using niaouli/coconut oil vaginal suppositories. Simply mix up a 3% niaoilu/unfractionated coconut oil blend, divide it into 1/4-teaspoon portions in an ice cube tray and chill them in the refrigerator. Use one suppository twice a day.

*A 1% to 3% dilution rate (1 to 3 drops of essential oil per teaspoon of carrier oil) is fine for everyday use of niaouli essential oil. Stronger dilutions rates up to 25% can be used for up two weeks at a time.*

18.  Improve Digestion

Practice niaouli essential oil aromatherapy to stimulate and improve digestion. Add a few drops of niaouli to your diffuser and turn it on 5 to 10 minutes before you sit down to eat. Let the diffuser run while you eat.

You can also massage the abdomen with a 3% blend for this benefit. Start at the upper right over the liver and gallbladder then work your way down over the entire abdomen.

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19.  Treat Arthritis Pain

Massage the 3% niaouli/carrier oil blend into arthritic joints to alleviate pain and inflammation. Niaouli’s analgesic and anti-rheumatic properties will provide quick relief. You can apply this blend several times a day as needed.

20.  Relieve Pain

Use niaouli essential oil to relieve pain anywhere on the body, including pain caused by neuralgia or neuropathy. It has excellent pain-relieving or analgesic properties. Diffuse it for all-over body aches and pains.

Apply a 3% to 25% niaouli/carrier oil blend to painful muscles or joints. Put a few drops of the niaouli/carrier oil blend on your fingertips and massage your temples, the back of your neck and your forehead for headache relief. Niaouli aromatherapy can also be used to alleviate headache.

21.  Boost Your Immune System

Practice niaouli essential oil aromatherapy to give your immune system a boost. It will help your body fend off viral, bacterial and fungal infections.

22.  Treat Urinary Tract Infections

Take a warm bath with 5 to 10 drops of a 25% niaouli bath oil added in to get rid of urinary tract infections. You can also massage the abdomen with the 25% blend for this benefit. Apply the oil to the lower abdomen over the bladder and on the lower back from just above the waistline down to cover the kidneys.

A niaouli sitz bath may also help with the treatment of UTI’s. You can also blend the niaouli EO into yogurt and use that to treat a UTI.

23.  Shrink Hemorrhoids

Use a 3% to 25% niaouli essential oil/carrier oil blend to shrink hemorrhoids. Apply it topically or take a warm niaouli oil bath or sitz bath.

You can also use the niaouli vaginal suppositories to treat hemorrhoids. They provide quick, cooling relief from the pain, swelling and itching.

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24.  Eliminate Intestinal Parasites

Take a warm bath with 5 to 10 drops of a 25% niaouli bath oil added in to eliminate intestinal parasites. You can also massage the abdomen with the oil or practice niaouli essential oil aromatherapy for this benefit.

25.  Get Rid of Head Lice

Use a 3% niaouli essential oil/carrier oil blend to get rid of head lice. Apply the oil to the scalp then apply it to all of the hair all the way to the ends. Cover the head with a shower cap and wait 3 hours.

Use a nit comb to remove the dead lice then wash the hair as usual. Do the treatment again after a week and be sure to soak your combs and brushes in the oil, too.

26.  Clean and Disinfect Your Floors

Add 5 to 10 drops of niaouli essential oil to a bucket of hot water along with about 1 cup of distilled vinegar to clean and disinfect your floors. The niaouli will also kill and repel insects. It has a fresh, clean fragrance with just a hint of orange.

Did you find this list as helpful as I did? Niaouli is one of my favorite essential oils. I often add it to my diffuser, along with orange or eucalyptus oil, for an up-lifting morning blend.

Its fragrance is refreshing and it gives my immune system a welcomed boost for the day. As an added bonus, this is an inexpensive oil that generally costs between $8.00 and $15.00 for a 15 ml bottle.

Please leave a comment to let me know if this list helped and tell me about your own personal experiences with this essential oil. We can just keep adding to the list of great uses for Niaouli essential oil. Be sure to share so that others can become aware of all the benefits of this wonderful oil.

References:

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http://ayurvedicoils.com/tag/ayurvedic-health-benefits-of-niaouli-essential-oil

2. Organic Facts: 13 Surprising Benefits of Niaouli Essential Oil

https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/essential-oils/health-benefits-of-niaouli-essential-oil.html

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https://hopewelloils.com/niaouli.php

4. Rocky Mountain Oils: Niaouli (Melaleuca) Essential Oil

https://www.rockymountainoils.com/melaleuca.html