Extract that may have antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties on the skin (Source:
Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology, January–February 2000, pages 60–64). Despite those benefits, it's also a skin irritant, particularly on abraded skin (Sources:
Clinical Experimental Dermatology, March 1995, pages 143–145; and www.alternativedr.com/conditions/ConsHerbs/Eucalyptusch.html).
See
counter-irritant
