by Tisserand Institute | Jan 1, 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. We will be covering some of these in the coming weeks, and today we...
by Tisserand Institute | Dec 19, 2016
Did you know that we find some smells more pleasant at a particular time of year? Researchers found that people in Germany attribute certain odors to specific seasons and find them more pleasant during that season. See here https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19576937...
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...
by Tisserand Institute | Oct 31, 2016
Did you know that sometimes essential oils from totally different plants contain the same groups of constituents? For example essential oils of Rose, Geranium, Palmarosa, Melissa and Tomato leaf (not commercially produced) all contain geranyl acetate, geraniol,...
