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Objective: The essential oil of tea tree (TTO) possesses powerful antibacterial activity, and many aromatherapists in Japan use it for preventing infection during foot massage. Thus, this study evaluated whether massage was more hygienic using vegetable base oil with added TTO as compared to vegetable base oil alone.Design: Massage sessions were conducted using four different essential oil combinations...