Does Lemon Scented Tea Tree Oil contain lemon oil?Updated 3 hours ago
TL;DR: No. Lemon Scented Tea Tree Oil contains no lemon oil, no lemon fragrance, and no added scent. The fresh lemon-like aroma comes naturally from the tea tree leaves used in steam distillation. It's 100% pure essential oil, produced in Australia.
Last reviewed: April 2026
Does Lemon Scented Tea Tree Oil contain lemon oil?
No. Lemon Scented Tea Tree Oil is 100% pure tea tree essential oil, with no lemon oil, no added citrus extract, and no synthetic fragrances. The scent is natural to the plant. Despite the smell, this is still tea tree oil, so the usual tea tree guidance applies to how and where you use it.
✓ 100% pure tea tree oil
Single-ingredient essential oil extracted from lemon-scented tea tree leaves. No carrier oils, no blends, no dilution. Produced in Australia.
✓ Nothing added
No lemon essential oil, no added fragrance, no scent boosters, no synthetic fragrances. The aroma is naturally present in the plant material used during distillation.
Why does Lemon Scented Tea Tree Oil smell like lemon?
Because the tea tree leaves themselves naturally smell like lemon. The lemon-scented tea tree is a variety of tea tree whose leaves produce a fresh citrus aroma on their own, without any added lemon compounds. When the leaves are steam distilled, that natural lemony scent carries through into the finished essential oil. It smells like lemon but it's 100% tea tree oil.
Natural plant aroma
The lemon-scented tea tree is a variety of tea tree whose leaves contain naturally occurring compounds that give off a fresh citrus aroma. Crush a leaf in your hand and you'd smell lemon straight from the plant.
Steam distilled in Australia
Steam distillation extracts the essential oil from the plant material without adding any chemicals. The process preserves the natural aroma compounds exactly as they exist in the leaves. Lemon Scented Tea Tree Oil is produced in Australia from locally grown plant material.
What is Lemon Scented Tea Tree Oil best used for?
It works wherever regular tea tree oil is used, with a fresher, less medicinal scent profile. Popular spots include the Dish Pump with Dishwashing Liquid, and the toilet bowl after a Loo Cleaner Tablet dissolves. Important: avoid using it in the Foaming Spray Bottle, as its natural citrus-like compounds accelerate wear on the foaming mechanism.
✓ Best spots
2 to 3 drops in the Dish Pump with Dishwashing Liquid for a fresh scent while washing up. 2 to 3 drops in the toilet bowl after a Loo Cleaner Tablet dissolves. Also fine in the Atomiser Spray Bottle.
⚠ Not in Foaming Spray Bottle
Despite not being true lemon oil, Lemon Scented Tea Tree Oil shares some of the aroma compounds that give citrus oils their scent. Those same compounds accelerate wear on the Foaming Spray Bottle mechanism, so keep it out of the foamer.
For reference, the three essential oils in the range:
Lemon Scented Tea Tree Oil
Zesty, uplifting. Great in dish and loo. Not for foamers.
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The fresher alternative to regular tea tree oil. 100% pure, naturally distilled, produced in Australia. No additives.
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