“Tasting” garlic through your feet and aromatherapy

“Tasting” garlic through your feet and aromatherapy

How is the “taste garlic with your feet” experiment relevant to aromatherapy? Did you know you can taste garlic through your feet? Try it. Just rub some fresh garlic on the soles of your feet and wait a while. You should be able to taste it in your mouth and smell it...
Aromatherapy blend inhalation for better quality of life

Aromatherapy blend inhalation for better quality of life

New research: Inhalation of essential oil blend significantly increases quality of life and sleep quality. A 2017 randomized controlled trial compared the effectiveness of aromatherapy and acupressure massage on the quality of life in career women. 132 participants...
What happens when we smell?

What happens when we smell?

Inhalation and the brain There are three responses to smell that can take place: olfactory nerve signaling, emotional response and biological response in the brain. Olfactory nerve signaling is extremely fast and enables us to quickly recognize threats as well as...
Keep essential oils cool!

Keep essential oils cool!

Keep your essential oils cool! As the weather heats up in the Northern Hemisphere, make sure you are storing your essential oils appropriately. Essential oils do oxidize eventually, but this happens more quickly with increased exposure to high temperatures, light and...
Essential oil mythbusters #2

Essential oil mythbusters #2

At the Tisserand Institute we believe that essential oils can do many wonderful things, but their proclaimed benefits should be rooted in solid science. The second series of myths busted are ones that talk about the powers (or lack of thereof) of individual essential...