by Hana Tisserand | Sep 15, 2017
Massage with essential oils significantly alleviated neuropathic pain in diabetes patients. Diabetic neuropathy is a painful condition resulting from nerve damage in people with diabetes mellitus (https://www.niddk.nih.gov/…/nerve-damage-diabetic-neuropath…). Zehra...
by Hana Tisserand | Sep 1, 2017
Peppermint helps with pregnancy itch! About 1% of pregnant women experience severe itching in the late stages of pregnancy. This can be extremely unpleasant. However, using a steroid cream may not the ideal choice because of potential side effects, and many pregnant...
by Hana Tisserand | Aug 28, 2017
Powers of Aromatherapy: Pain Management There is in-vitro research, there is clinical research and then when there is enough clinical data, researchers compile meta-analyses. These put together all the results of previous studies to see if there are consistent...
by Hana Tisserand | Aug 16, 2017
We asked Alexis St-Gelais, one of the founders of Phytochemia, to shed some light on gas chromatography – mass spectrometry analysis (GC-MS). He covers the basics, and then examines in detail what GC-MS can… and can’t do. Providing a GC-MS analysis is rapidly...
by Hana Tisserand | Aug 11, 2017
New research: Lavender aroma promotes interpersonal trust A 2015 controlled study of 90 healthy young adults investigated whether trust can be influenced by an environmental fragrance. The hypothesis was that a calming scent will induce a more inclusive state of mind,...
by Hana Tisserand | Aug 7, 2017
Is Rose otto the most complex of all essential oils? Not really, although it does make it into the top 10. Rose oil (Rose otto) has enjoyed the reputation of being the most complex essential oil known, as it was presumed it has more than 300 compounds. A recent report...
