Origin: a Latin derivative
meaning "Gift of the Earth."
Celebrating the majesty of Canada’s great natural landscapes, the Canada Collection is a treasured trio of essential oils sustainably sourced from Canada’s forests. Each bottle captures the very essence of home with three distinct scents as dynamic and rich as our vast northern wilderness.
At doTERRA, our mission is providing you and your families with the world’s highest quality essential oils from the world’s highest quality sources. That’s why we turned to the forests of Canada for three of our most prized wood and pine essential oils: Arborvitae, Black Spruce, and Nootka.
How to use Arborvitae oil:
Arborvitae oil is sustainably sourced from the giant Arborvitae tree, native to the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. The harvesting and processing of Arborvitae works hand-in-hand with the existing timber industry by collecting the excess wood material and sawdust to use to extract the essential oil. This prevents these materials from going to waste and gives purpose to every shred of this amazing natural resource. The great Arborvitae trees historically played an important role in the lives and cultures of many Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest region, providing them with materials to make vessels, baskets, clothing, and totem poles. doTERRA is proud to honour that legacy by providing an essential oil that is produced with respect to its source and treasured by everyone who uses it.
How to use Black Spruce oil
Like Arborvitae oil, Black Spruce essential oil represents an unwavering dedication to environmental stewardship. The Black Spruce tree grows in abundance across the landscape of the Canadian Tundra, providing a sustainable resource that fuels paper, pulp, and lumber industries alike. However, this abundance of beautiful growth creates a pressing environmental issue—waste.
In a game-changing partnership, doTERRA collects the discarded materials and steam distills them into a rich and versatile essential oil. Excess from the distillation process is burned, providing steam to fuel the process over again.
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How to use Nootka oil
Nootka oil is distilled from the majestic Nootka cedar tree of the Pacific Northwest and is known as one of the strongest cedar varieties in the world. Just like the production of Arborvitae and Black Spruce, doTERRA uses the residual wood from the foresting industry—materials that would have otherwise been wasted—to distill and produce Nootka essential oil. This remarkable essential oil is known for its cleansing properties for the skin and surfaces and can lend a refreshing and energizing fragrance to any massage or skincare routine. Carvacrol, one of the main chemical components of Nootka essential oil, makes Nootka oil simultaneously gentle and potent enough to help maintain clean, healthy-looking skin. Nootka essential oil has a fresh, exotic, outdoorsy aroma with deeply earthy undertones, providing a unique aromatic experience among other wood and needle essential oils.
From coast to coast, Canada itself embodies the meaning of doTERRA—a true “gift of the Earth.” Whether you explore its sprawling landscapes for yourself or inhale the aromas of the precious essential oils we source from its forests, the natural wonders of Canada hold gifts that keep on giving.