Tea Tree Oil + Silver Nitrate = Better Antibacterial products

Researchers have found that the effectiveness of tea tree oil as an anti-microbial agent is increased greatly when combined with silver nitrite. The common adage that says more is better seems to go the opposite with these compounds which have been found to be more effective when combine in very low concentrations than more potent mixtures. The mix has been found to be effective against infectious skin bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus which is known to be a common cause of skin infections and abscesses, along with Candida albicans that is the major cause of thrush. The combined agents were found to be toxic at high levels which prompted the researchers to use a different approach, lowering the concentrations till they found the best possible combination. Administered to infected wounds, the low concentrations allowed controlled release of the active ingredients minimizing toxicity and thus becoming more effective.
Both have very good anti-microbial abilities, but used alone and in high doses, they have been found to cause severe side effects such as irritation and more. combining them and lowering their concentration in a solution complements each other to make one good anti-microbial/anti-bacterial agent for future skin treatment products