by Tisserand Institute | Feb 6, 2017
Did you know that the US is the biggest producer of peppermint oil? In 2012, US production accounted for 80% of the global volume. The amount of peppermint oils produced in 2016 was 5.8 million pounds! Most US peppermint oil comes from Washington (35%), Oregon (27%)...
by Robert Tisserand | Feb 3, 2017
Did you know that many essential oil constituents are also found in fruits, vegetables and other foods? This simple fact shows us that our bodies are used to processing them in very small amounts. In the fifth of this series we focus on methyl salicylate, a...
by Robert Tisserand | Jan 27, 2017
Did you know that many essential oil constituents are also found in fruits, vegetables and other foods? This simple fact shows us that our bodies are used to processing them in very small amounts. Our fourth constituent in this series is eugenol, a major constituent...
by Tisserand Institute | Jan 20, 2017
Did you know that citrus juices and citrus essential oils contain very similar volatile compounds? But in citrus juices, they are already dissolved in “water”, similarly to volatile compounds in hydrosols. Drinking Lemon essential oil in water has been...
by Tisserand Institute | Jan 16, 2017
Did you know that many essential oil constituents are also found in fruits, vegetables and other foods? This simple fact shows us that our bodies are used to processing them in very small amounts. Our third constituent in this series is alpha-terpineol. Unlike...
by Tisserand Institute | Jan 8, 2017
Did you know that many essential oil constituents are also found in fruits, vegetables and other foods? This simple fact shows us that our bodies are used to processing them in very small amounts. This, our second EO constituent, is linalool. This is a major...
