Is Green Tea Oil – Green Tea Seed Oil – the same as Tea Tree Oil?
There is some confusion involving these two botanical-based oils because the names of both oils sound similar, however, they are entirely different plants with vary separate uses. Tea Tree Oil is not utilized as a food oil while Green Tea Seed Oil, sometimes called Tea Seed Oil is primarily used as a culinary or cooking oil. The plant that Green Tea Seed Oil is derived from is sometimes translated from Chinese to Tea-oil tree as tea estate growers distinguish between varietals of Camellia tea plants best suited for producing tea drinking leaves vs. those for seed oil production. Referencing the plant botanical names will help clarify things. Green Tea Seed Oil is derived from the seeds of Camellia oleifera (or C. sinensis) plants grown predominantly in China, where Tea Tree Oil is derived from the Melaleuca oleifera trees native to Australia. While both oils have antibacterial properties, only Green Tea Seed Oil (sometimes referred to as Green Tea Oil) is an edible culinary oil, where
