The 5% tea tree oil group showed a 41% improvement in the quadrant-area-severity score compared with 11% statistically significant improvements were also observed in the total area of involvement score, the total severity score, and the itchiness and greasiness components of the patients' self-assessments. The scaliness component of patient self-assessment improved.
5% of the tea tree oil group demonstrated have a development for 41% while there is only 11% improvement in the group that use placebo. On the other hand, the tea tree oil should not be use by pregnant women and children.