The post The potential hormone disrupting effects of lavender and tea tree oil: The current state of research in light of a new study appeared first on The PhytoVolatilome. Updated: 12th January 2020 In March 2018, a conference report by a research group at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS, USA), led by Dr Korach, made a lot of noise that reached far beyond the aromatherapy community. The media were full of alarming reports of new evidence of hormone disruption c...| The PhytoVolatilome
The post How Essential Oils Work: A Bird’s Eye Overview appeared first on The PhytoVolatilome. If you’re reading this, you most likely use essential oils. You know your antimicrobial, anxiolytic and anti-inflammatory oils, and probably diffuse your comfort oils to bright up the mood. You might also have some overview of the chemistry of essential oils and how to use them safely. But have you ever wondered how essential oils ... Read More > The post How Essential Oils Work: A Bird’s Eye ...| The PhytoVolatilome
The post Savory, carvacrol and kekik water appeared first on The PhytoVolatilome. Your romantic images of distillation may quickly be shattered when it comes to savory. Sure, not all aromatic plants are fragrant roses. I got familiar with winter or mountain savory about ten years ago and spent a good amount of time with it: growing it from the seeds, distilling and extracting aromatic constituents, and ... Read More > The post Savory, carvacrol and kekik water appeared first on The PhytoVo...| The PhytoVolatilome
The post Hydrolats: Demystifying the mystical waters appeared first on The PhytoVolatilome. About ten years ago, when I was distilling tons of aromatic plants for research, I didn’t think much of hydrolats. In fact, I threw away tens of litres before I even knew them as valuable products on their own. A couple of years later, an encounter with orange flower hydrolat roused my interest and initiated ... Read More > The post Hydrolats: Demystifying the mystical waters appeared first on The Ph...| The PhytoVolatilome
The post Why essential oil and hydrolat are not the only distillation products? appeared first on The PhytoVolatilome. We know distillation as the method of producing essential oil and its side product, hydrolat or aromatic water. But we often overlook that those are not the only distillation products. There are two additional products we do not hear much about in the phytotherapeutic world: residual plant material and residual distillation water. They are quite ... Read More > The post Why e...| The PhytoVolatilome
The post Chemistry of essential oils: Why the functional group theory is wrong? appeared first on The PhytoVolatilome. A critical take on the theory after almost 30 years of its existence, featuring 6 international experts in aromatherapy and essential oil research. In aromatherapy, when it comes to essential oil chemistry, things may look surprisingly simple. You may have heard of phrases such as: To prepare a wake-up blend, choose essential oils high in ... Read More > The post Chemistry of...| The PhytoVolatilome
The post The ISEO2017 Report: Symposium highlights and survey results appeared first on The PhytoVolatilome. In September, I attended the 48th International Symposium on Essential Oils (ISEO2017), organised by the University of Pécs, Hungary. Pécs is the 5th largest Hungarian city with a rich history and beautiful architecture, located in the middle of the fields near Croatian border and only a few hours drive from Ljubljana where I live. ... Read More > The post The ISEO2017 Report: Sym...| The PhytoVolatilome
The post The complete guide on how to find reliable essential oil information appeared first on The PhytoVolatilome. Last updated: May 2018 When we enter the world of aromatic plants, essential oils and aromatherapy, we’re usually all excited and pumped up to try everything. But it is precisely this phase of initial enthusiasm that may pose a threat. We can quickly misinterpret things or start following wrong or even dangerous advice, ending ... Read More > The post The complete guide on...| The PhytoVolatilome
The post Why are there no essential oils in plants? Meet the plant volatiles appeared first on The PhytoVolatilome. We usually consider our essential oils merely as a reflection of the processes in plants, assuming that plants ‘produce’ and ‘contain’ essential oils, and that distillation is a method to extract them in a pure and concentrated form. After all, they smell just like the plants they come from, right? But only up to a ... Read More > The post Why are there no essential oils...| The PhytoVolatilome
The post Botanical names and chemotypes: do you know what’s in your bottle? appeared first on The PhytoVolatilome. Have you ever bought a bottle of essential oil, only to find out that you already have that same oil but with a different name? Or worse, that you have been using the wrong essential oil, or using it inappropriately? That’s why knowing the botanical or Latin names is important, but that’s not the only ... Read More > The post Botanical names and chemotypes: do you know what...| The PhytoVolatilome