Essential Oil Origins

Where Essential Oils Come From and

How They are Made
Where Do Essential Oils
Come From?
What Role Do Essential Oils Play
In Plant Life?
• Give a plant its aroma
• Contain defensive properties
that protect the plant from
predators
• Important for plant pollination
and plant reproductive
processes
• Can help a plant heal itself
when injured
How Are Essential Oils Made?
• Extracting essential oils from
their plant parts is a delicate
process
• Not all essential oils are created
equal
• Several factors can influence the
quality of an essential oil
 How Are Essential Oils Made?
1. PLANTING/GROWING 2. HARVESTING 3. DISTILLING
Planting and Growing
Essential oil: Bergamot
Sourcing location: Reggio Di Calabria, Italy
The geographic location of Reggio Di Calabria
provides the perfect conditions for growing
bergamot fruit. Positioned close to the ocean,
the acidic soil and fresh sea air actually
strengthen the bergamot trees—allowing them
to produce the best possible bergamot.
 Harvesting
• Plant parts must be harvested
during the peak harvest time
• The chemical profile of the plant
must be preserved during harvest
• Proper harvesting methods

Meet Hele, a veteran harvester from

Egypt. She starts her jasmine harvest
with a headlamp and basket at 2:30 a.m.
Distillation
Testing
The two goals of essential oil testing:
• Verifying potency: helps identify the
chemical composition of the oil and
determines the potency and properties
of the oil.
• Ensuring purity: helps ensure that the
oil is free of harmful contaminants or
synthetic components that could
decrease the oil’s efficacy or have
dangerous effects.
Responsible Sourcing
and Production
• Cutting corners can lower the safety,
efficacy, and quality of an oil
• It is important to build a network of
professionals (growers, distillers,
scientists, etc.)
• Responsible practices ensure fair
treatment of growers and distillers, and
protect the environment
The dōTERRA Botanical Network
®

• dōTERRA works with growers and

distillers in over 40 countries
• With years of experience, local
growers and distillers help produce
the best essential oils
• Growing plants in their natural
habitat contributes to high quality
essential oils
dōTERRA Botanical Network
®
dōTERRA Co-Impact Sourcing ®
Questions?