by Tisserand Institute | Dec 6, 2016
Q&A Tuesday! Question: Are there some essential oils that could unintentionally attract unwanted pests? For example, would orange or grapefruit oil attract fruit flies (that are already in the home) to where it’s being diffused? Or a more in general...
by Tisserand Institute | Dec 5, 2016
Did you know there are both similarities and differences in the properties of the two major mint essential oils? Their properties do overlap in some areas, but not in others. Spearmint is sometimes recommended for children as a safer substitute for peppermint....
by Robert Tisserand | Nov 28, 2016
Did you know that all of us have “blind spots” in our olfactory system? We have recently learned that humans can distinguish about 1 trillion odors. http://ow.ly/EBBR306A1l6 However, it seems that no single person is likely to possess this ability. At the...
by Tisserand Institute | Nov 21, 2016
Did you know that different extraction methods mean not only different chemical composition, but also different yields? Here is a comparison of steam distillation and supercritical CO2 extraction of some plant materials. While the differences are not so dramatic for...
by Tisserand Institute | Nov 7, 2016
Did you know there is free research available online? PubMed Central is a gateway for open access research papers from all the sciences, and it has thousands that are relevant to aromatherapy. Go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc and put in a keyword (such as...
