“Robert is an esteemed colleague recognized in our aromatherapy industry as the leader and world expert. I have worked closely with Robert on many levels including co-ordinating his seminars in Australia and Asia. Robert holds a knowledge base that far exceeds most people’s comprehension. He is grounded, extremely detail orientated, fun and a pleasure to work with.”
Jennifer Jefferies, Managing Director, Jennifer Jefferies International. Australia’s leading Work Life Balance Expert
Robert Tisserand
Robert Tisserand
I have spent 15 years as a massage therapist, 12 years as a publisher/editor, 18 years as an educator, and 35 years developing personal care products, though not consecutively. In 1988 I founded The Tisserand Institute, setting new standards for vocational aromatherapy education. In 2000, I moved from the UK to California, and took a break from teaching. I guess I could call it a sabbatical. I am now heading back into education, while continuing with product development consultancy. I spend much of my time tracking all the published research relevant to essential oils and I often collaborate on projects with doctors, herbalists and pharmacologists. I am familiar with the foundations of oriental medicine, and Western herbal and naturopathic traditions, with their emphasis on cleansing, protecting, strengthening immune function and aiding natural healing processes.
Tisserand Aromatherapy
The company I started in 1974 is now called Tisserand Aromatherapy, and I still act as a consultant. If you are interested in checking out Tisserand products, go to www.tisserandusa.com (USA) or www.tisserand.com (UK)
Books
In preparation: Essential Oil Safety revised and updated (co-authored with Rodney Young)
In preparation: Essential Oil Therapy: Principles, Practice & Materia Medica (with Caroline Hoffmann, eds.)
1995 Essential Oil Safety (co-authored with Tony Balazs). Subsequently published in Chinese and Japanese
1987 Aromatherapy for Everyone (USA: Aromatherapy to Heal & Tend the Body). Subsequently published in Bulgarian, German, Hebrew and Japanese
1985 The Essential Oil Safety Data Manual. Subsequently published in Japanese
1977 The Art of Aromatherapy. Subsequently published in Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Rumanian and Spanish
Book chapters
1988 Essential Oils as Psychotherapeutic Agents. In: Perfumery: The Psychology and Biology of Fragrance, S. Van Toller and G Dodd (eds)
1980 Aromatherapy. In: Alternative Medicine, Dr Andrew Stanway
1978 Aromatherapy. In: A Visual Encyclopedia of Unconventional Medicine, Ann Hill (ed)
Books edited
1993 Gattefossé’s Aromatherapy, René-Maurice Gattefossé (first published in 1937)
1982 The Practice of Aromatherapy, Dr Jean Valnet
Book forewords
2006 Aromadermatology, Janetta Bensouilah & Philippa Buck
2005 Aromatherapy Massage For You, Jennie Harding
2003 The Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils, E. Joy Bowles
2002 Essential Chemistry for Safe Aromatherapy, Sue Clarke
1996 Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit, Gabriel Mojay
1989 Magical Aromatherapy, Scott Cunningham
Awards
Honorary life membership: The International Federation of Aromatherapists, UK (2008)
Lifetime achievement award: The Alliance of International Aromatherapists, USA (2007)
Honorary life membership: The International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists, UK (2005)
Honorary life membership: The American Aromatherapy Association, USA (1989)
Affiliations
Research Committee Chair: Alliance of International Aromatherapists, USA (2010)
Associate Member: Natural Perfumers Guild, USA (2006-present)
Member of Technical Sub-Committee: Aromatherapy Trade Council, UK (2005-present)
International Advisory Board: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, UK (2003-present)
Editorial Consultant: Here’s Health Magazine, UK (1996-2005)