essential oil Archives - Tisserand Institute

Santalum Album Oil Rejuvenated

by Robert Tisserand | Mar 12, 2019 | Aromatherapy, Microbiology, Research, Sustainability

Part Two: Skin Healing by Robert Tisserand Of the several species of Sandalwood oil commercially produced, this article focuses on just one, Santalum album. Although Santalum album oil (SAO) has been produced in India for centuries, large-scale production there has...

Sloppy Science Masquerading as a “Systematic Review” of Adverse Effects in Aromatherapy

by Tisserand Institute | Jul 24, 2018 | Commentary, Research, Safety

by Tamara Agnew PhD, Robert Tisserand, and Christine Carson PhD, with thanks to Kandace Knudson PhD for her input Introduction In 2012, Posadzki, Alotaibi and Ernst published a systematic review, which “was aimed at critically evaluating the evidence regarding the...

Santalum Album Oil Rejuvenated

by Robert Tisserand | Jun 22, 2017 | General, Sustainability

Part one: history, meeting sustainability challenges, quality control and psychodermatology by Robert Tisserand Sustainability is now a major challenge for many essential oil-bearing crops, and the growth of aromatherapy has exacerbated the problem. This especially...