Why You DON'T Buy Oils on Amazon

Full disclosure, I appreciate Amazon Prime and Amazon in general since it's just so easy to find what I need in a pinch. This post isn't to bring the fear or shame you for purchases that you've made. It's simply to inform and bring awareness.

First, lets address how much money you are NOT saving by buying your essential oils off Amazon.

If you are purchasing something other than doTERRA, my caution is that 90% of essential oils are adulterated within the industry. Basically, if you're looking to do better by using essential oils and you're going with a subpar company/brand, you're throwing your money away. It's also a huge safety issue.

As essential oils continue to rise in popularity and pop up around every corner you must understand that it's highly likely that the cheap ones are very low quality, contain synthetic chemicals (not pure, even though they can market 100% pure because of no governing body holding them accountable to claims), contain fillers, pesticide residues, or have been sourced/grown in a less than optimal climate affecting chemical constituents in that essential oil.

Still with me? Basically you get what you pay for.

With that, having a doTERRA wholesale account is very inexpensive ($35 for a YEAR, free with any starter kit!) and you get the highest quality essential oils shipped directly to you from the company. As a member with an account, you get to access doTERRA's free rewards program (called Loyalty Rewards) and get any shipping costs returned to you in product points as well as earning a percentage of points off every single order of oils or wellness products. You save BIG TIME with an account. Not to mention, if you find doTERRA oils on Amazon they are well marked up close to retail price and without assurance of where they are coming from (just so you know, they don't come from doTERRA's distribution center). This leads me to my strongest caution.

It's very simple for someone to knock off doTERRA on Amazon - fill it with a cheap essential oil or filler, pop the sealed cap on the old bottle and resell it. This isn't just a safety issue in the essential oil industry (because it can happen with any brand), but in the supplement industry, makeup, and many others. Amazon is becoming quite the hot spot for knock-offs and fakes. It's like ordering that Louis Vuitton bag for cheaper and you KNOW what you are getting just isn't real. Maybe you knew, or maybe you didn't? But is that something worth the risk if you're rubbing that lavender on your babies?

Unfortunately, we are talking about something much more important than a handbag. doTERRA essential oils are able to be used aromatically, topically, and internally. You can use your oils for cooking & baking, or as a natural alternative to support your health and self care. With that, we want to be positive we are getting our oils from where they are guaranteed to be pure, which is doTERRA.

It's cool that if you have Amazon Prime you can get things in two days, but not so cool if you aren't getting the real thing or worse, paying more for what's not the real thing.

Having your own wholesale customer account is 100% worth it, saves you money, gets your oils & wellness products shipped right to your door, and gets you connected to a community of support. You order whatever you want, whenever, and with lots of resources and education. It's why doTERRA has well over 8 million members to date!

If you need help getting started check out my ESSENTIAL OILS page, where I walk you through the step by step. You’re also welcome to message me if you need specific recommendations or have questions.