Best Tea Tree Oil brand 2024

 As of September 2024, the best brand of tea tree oil is Plant Therapy Tea Tree Oil (the non-organic actually has better numbers than their organic one).  

The batch was tested 2024-03-18:

Terpinen-4-ol is 43.74%

1,8-Cineole is 2.86%

To put those numbers in perspective, the Melaleuca Wellness Company (claims it was the first company to bring Tea Tree oil to the US) has a super high priced Tea Tree oil (as in an insane $24 for 5.8mL) that is guaranteed to have greater than 40% terpinen-4-ol and no more than 3% cineole.

Plant Therapy Prices:

• 10ml=$8.49
• 30mL=$15.99
• 100mL=$27.99

What brands did it beat?

• Edens Garden
• Revive
• Simply Earth

PS:  This post was written hastily, mostly for me to remember the research that I did before purchasing a bottle today.  I don't know much else about what to look for on a gcms report except for what I discussed above.  If you know what else makes for a great tea tree oil gcms report, please chime in below.  I'd love to learn more!

Women's Western Shirts Brand Guide

 This post is mostly for me to remember when I buy used Western shirts online.

Roper: Classic western look, high quality, excellent fit, no stretch, sturdy buttons, with long torso.

Wrangler Retro: Very high quality with super strong buttons, forming fitting, with a tiny bit of stretch, long torso.  Retro line has more of a flair than the classic Western.

Ariat:  High quality stitch and fabric, with a tiny bit of stretch, but buttons not as strong as Roper.  Their fitted line is quite tight in the shoulders, long torso like Roper and Wrangler. Bit of showy flair, like a Western you would wear to the fair.

Old Navy Perfect Fit: Thinner fabric with good stretch, long torso but not as long as Roper or Ariat.  A great summer western shirt. Strurdy buttons (like Roper) but not as strong as Wrangler.  I love this line.

Lucky: Smaller fit, average length torso, shorter sleeves, weaker buttons, no stretch.  Not my favorite. Consider going up a size.

Panhandle: Fun designs, little bit of stretch, fit is a little tight in the shoulders (but not as tight as Ariat), short torso, like a citified Western. 

Tommy:  A short torso Western shirt fit for the city.  The snap button (strong buttons) I got was flannel and thick (good for fall) and the button up floral was thin cotton (good for summer).

Cumberland Outfitters: Strong construction, no stretch, good fit, long torso, no top button, sturdy buttons.

Izod: Fun designs, thin fabric, weak buttons.  Good for summer but constantly tucking in while working.