04/04/2022
Last week I attended doTERRA’s leadership convention and my body had a major response to a presentation they did on Co-Impact Sourcing.
First, I want to share a little background- in case you aren’t aware, the essential oil industry isn’t regulated. This means ANY company can put 100% pure on their labeling and it is 100% a LIE.
Here’s how it works- farmer has crop to sell, oil broker/dealer comes they and buys plant matter, typically at the lowest price they can and most of the time, later than when they say. Then, they process the plant matter, collecting the oil and adding in synthetic fillers and chemicals to “make more” so they can sell it for as much money as they can. The essential oil companies and large corporations that are purchasing these oils might or might not be aware of the practices of this broker/dealer but really, who cares when on the final end of it, they’re just trying to make money, too. Ultimately, the consumer suffers. And the lives constantly being screwed over are those farmers who are just trying to care for themselves, their families and the land and crops they grow.
doTERRA realized in the beginning that was totally SCREWED UP. They knew to provide the potency and purity the consumer needs to use their oils for HEALTH benefits, they would need to make sure that middle man was cut out. So, they developed their sourcing model, Co-Impact Sourcing. This guarantees the farmer has what they need for sustainability of the crop, land and allows for them to be paid fair wages on time to truly provide for their families. They have even partnered with Healing Hands Foundation (that’s a whole other post) to build hospitals, schools and bring clean water, resources and education to these communities around the world.
Every bottle of oil purchased from doTERRA makes a difference in lives worldwide. Last week, I learned there are 10 oils specifically that create the most impact. They asked us to educate on these oils to join them in their efforts of tripling their impact to almost 10 million lives worldwide by 2030. My body said YES 🙌
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