The intelligence found in the plant kingdom makes

our bodies thrive.

Think about it! It’s something we all know.

Plants help our bodies heal and stay healthy – whether it’s your grandma’s aloe plant on your paper cut or that Pinteresting salad you just made for lunch.

Did you know essential oils are just a really, really concentrated form of plants? When heated up or squeezed, the essence of the plant pops out, the liquid is collected in a small bottle, and then we can use those essential oils with the same, unchanging philosophy that humans have had since the beginning of time: plants = health.

Here’s the problem.

Every bottle of essential oils tells a story, but not every story is created equal.

Many oils contain…

Synthetic fragrances and fillers
Unlisted ingredients to strrrrretch what’s in the bottle
Pesticides
Heavy Metals
Bird poop
French fry grease (j/k)

Oils second.jpg — But seriously! Not only do these things land you right back at square one of doing more harm than good…they don’t give you powerful results either.

The story of the essential oil I use *better* be good because guess what? I’m writing the end of it. And - spoiler alert - in the last chapter I use these oils in my home, in my body, and on my children and pets, with the assurance that I am **first doing no harm** (sound like a good starting rule for caring for ourselves? I think so too!).

The story of a bottle of dōTERRA essential oil begins with a plant growing in its natural habitat.

I flew all the way to Nepal to stand in awe at how wintergreen grows wild all over the high mountains. (Yes, I took a harrowing bus ride to GET to those mountains, but it was worth it!) I got to see doTERRA’s incredible supply chain in action, something called Coimpact Sourcing.

This way of sourcing oils means we must have solid relationships with farmers — it’s a risk to plant any crop you cannot eat in some small villages! There must be enough of a plant to be able to distill and sell to you and me, and farmers must be paid fairly and on time (a big deal in the farming industry!)

Then these oils are rigorously tested for adulteration or heavy metals.

Those tests are then published with full transparency so we know we’re getting what we pay for. You can see them right here!