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A member asked:
I applied pure tea tree oil to a spot on my lip, but then i licked it by accident. iv read it is toxic to ingest. but it was only a tiny amount?
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Toxic ingestions: Hi, With that tiny amount of exposure, likely you will not experience any problems. Hope this helps.
Answered 11/22/2018
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