Re: soap containing tea tree oil

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At Mon, 3 Dec 2001, anonymous wrote: >
>I have been using a soap (2x per day) to wash my face that contains tea
>tree oil for a couple years now. I recently read that tea tree oil can
>be harmful to the fetus, so now that I am pregnant (10.5 weeks)I stopped
>using it. But I only just stopped last week, so I am a little
>concerned. The soap lists the ingredients, and tea tree oil is the last
>one on the list which I believe implies that it is only a small amount.
>Is it ok to start using it again? Or should I just hold off to be on the
>safe side? (I use it to control acne.)

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James Wang, M.D
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Tufts University School of Medicine

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