by Robert Tisserand | Jul 28, 2013 | News, Safety
I am writing this in response to a recent discussion on various facebook pages about tea tree oil (TTO), and whether a TTO with 51% terpinen-4-ol would be better than one with 41%, or whether 51% suggested adultration. Most TTO is produced in Australia and China, and...
by Robert Tisserand | Jul 26, 2013 | Safety
Lemon on the rocks: keep your essential oils cool Essential oils are happiest when cold. If you keep them refrigerated they will last twice as long, especially if you live in a warm climate. Essential oils are expensive, so you want them to stay active as long as...
by Robert Tisserand | Jul 20, 2013 | News
It now appears that the world would have warmed more than it has were it not for the aromatic cocktail of chemicals emitted by plants. It turns out that this can change the weather – and anything that changes the weather day after day and year after year changes...
by Robert Tisserand | Apr 19, 2013 | Aromatherapy / Research, Sense of smell
Published 8-April-2013 by Jenny Hope at dailymail.co.uk Why a whiff of rosemary DOES help you remember: Sniffing the herb can increase memory by 75% • The Tudors believed rosemary had powers to enhance memory • In Hamlet, Ophelia says ‘There’s rosemary that’s for...
by Robert Tisserand | Apr 12, 2013 | Aromatherapy / Research, Interview, Sense of smell
Florian Birkmayer, M.D., founded the Birkmayer Institute in 2009 to offer holistic person-centered psychiatry and addiction medicine as well as seminars and workshops on a wide range of holistic topics to facilitate self-transformation and continued self-development....