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Can applying tea tree essential oil to scalp to deter lice end up stunting your growth due to the high potent estrogen content of tea tree essential oil?
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Wouldn't think so: Over the counter preparations applied to the scalp & most other skin surfaces do not have chemicals that are absorbed in significant quantity that they are found in the blood. As such they don't affect anything going on within the body.
Answered 1/11/2020
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