by Hana Tisserand | Sep 28, 2021 | Formulation, General
If you want to combine aloe vera and essential oils in order to make a natural gel, there are some important things you need to know. The botanical name, Aloe vera, means “true aloe”, and it has many synonyms. The one you’re mostly likely to find on ingredient lists...
by Hana Tisserand | Jul 27, 2021 | Aromatherapy, Formulation, Personal Profile
“The whole idea is to inspire. I’m not going to tell you how to do everything. I’m going to show you how you can go out and to it yourself.” Lise Andersen, our formulation tutor and natural cosmetics formulator, told Hana how she got into...
by Hana Tisserand | Jul 16, 2021 | Formulation, General
The sunbathing season, or more precisely the time of increased sun radiation intensity, always brings the issue of protection. If you are inclined to use natural products, you may look for a solution that is not dependent on chemical filters, which are sometimes...
by Hana Tisserand | Jun 16, 2020 | Commentary
by Hana Tisserand It’s been three weeks since the death of George Floyd sparked a global reckoning of the state of our societies. Are we living in a just world? And if not, how are we going to make that a reality? I have spent those three weeks listening and reading...
by Hana Tisserand | Dec 2, 2019 | Aromatherapy, Conference reports
by Hana Tisserand Robert and I try to keep in touch with the world-wide aromatherapy community. We do this through our students, who come from all parts of the globe, Robert’s speaking engagements – which took us to Japan and Singapore this year – and...
by Hana Tisserand | Oct 16, 2018 | Aromatherapy, Conference reports
by Hana Tisserand I first met Rhiannon Lewis in 2015, at the AIA conference in Denver, Colorado. We were briefly introduced, had a lovely chat in English and French, and she mentioned two conferences she “has her fingers in” – Phyt’Arom in Grasse, France, and...
