Growers
As the usage of
essential oils
continues to grow,
so does the danger.
Cutting corners to fulfill
demand has become
common in the industry.
The dōTERRA commit-
ment to ensure quality
without compromise is
second to none. The
testing of dōTERRA
essential oils begins
long before the oils are
distilled. Source To You
takes you through the
journey and the process
of the dōTERRA
essential oils from
start to finish.
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Q: What is the benefit of
pre-paying our growers?
Many of our growers live in devel-
oping countries where the majority
of their income is earned during the
harvest season. By the time the
next growing season comes around,
much of that income has been
spent on day-to-day expenses.
Pre-paying growers smooths
income streams over the year and
gives them the ability to wait for
the ideal time to harvest their
plants, rather than harvesting for
cash. This in turn ensures their
plants will produce the quantity
and quality of oil that we demand.
Q: How has our Co-Impact ®
Sourcing initiative helped
growers?
The effects of the dōTERRA Co-
Impact Sourcing initiatives have been
wide and varied. By doing everything
from ensuring the growers and
harvesters have a consistent buyer
paying a fair price to organizing
functioning cooperatives and even
helping install necessary production
equipment (dryers, stills, etc.) where
needed has allowed more profits to
remain in those communities. When
combining these initiatives with the
projects supported by the dōTERRA
Healing Hands Foundation ® , humani-
tarian and environmental needs can
also be addressed sustainably.
Distillers
Q: What is Esseterre?
When we tried to work closely with
suppliers in Bulgaria for various oils,
but most importantly Lavender, none
of the existing suppliers were willing
to work with us under our Co-Impact
Sourcing model, so we established
Esseterre. Esseterre is a dōTERRA
wholly owned distillation facility in
Bulgaria. Our team there works with
contracted farmers to help improve
Lavender, Melissa, and other plant
production, distill those plants with
the most state-of-the-art distillation
equipment available, immediately
analyze the oil upon completion of
the distillation process in our onsite
laboratory, and then pay the farmers
that same day for their harvest—
something no other company in
Bulgaria is able to do. Esseterre has
changed farmers’ expectations of
how they should be treated and has
raised the bar in how business is
done in Bulgaria.
Scientists
Q: What are we doing to
ensure the highest quality
of essential oils?
dōTERRA is committed to being
the leader in essential oil quality.
We do this through the most
extensive testing process in the
business. We study every aspect
of the oil to ensure that it meets
the highest standards of excellence
in aroma, chemistry, and source
material. By partnering on the
ground with growers, harvesters,
and distillers, we are able to have
visibility into our supply chain right
from the start. This makes a huge
difference when it comes time to
test the oils and evaluate their
purity—we know where they’ve
come from and how they were
produced. From the moment of
distillation until the time the oil is
bottled and labeled with dōTERRA
logo at our manufacturing facility,
the many tests of quality demon-
strate that the oil is pure and
potent, ready for you to enjoy.
Practitioners
You
Q: Why is it important to
have practitioners? Q: How does this website
benefit me?
One of the missions dōTERRA is
committed to is bringing together
healthcare professionals of
traditional and alternative medicine
to encourage further study and
application of essential oils in
modern healthcare practices.
Collaborating with practitioners
with various specialties helps bridge
the gap between the use of essential
oils and western medicine. We
currently work with osteopathic
physicians (D.O.) and medical
doctors (M.D.). In addition,
dōTERRA plans on establishing
clinics across the country and
potentially worldwide where we’ll
have traditional western medicine
along with essential oils in caring for
patients. We expect to see health-
care costs drop, and for doctors to
have time to care for what matters
most: the patient. For more informa-
tion about dōTERRA health clinics
go to healthcare.doterra.com With the growing popularity of
essential oils, many companies
are claiming they have pure oils,
but fail to provide credible proof
of that purity. Source To You
establishes that dōTERRA, from
start to finish, will provide the best
possible essential oils, pure and
unadulterated.For more information
visit: sourcetoyou.com
Q: How do I find my
Quality ID?
Your Quality ID is located on the
bottom of dōTERRA single essential
oil bottles purchased after May
2016. Each Quality ID includes six
or seven numbers and one letter.
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