About dōTERRA

Empowering Wellness Worldwide

Since its 2008 inception, doTERRA has provided the highest-quality essential oils to people around the globe. With no industry standard for purity at the time, we created one: CPTG Certified Pure Tested Grade^®. This standard ensures you receive only the best essential oils.

Our Mission

doTERRA, meaning “gift of the earth” in Latin, strives to share these natural essential oil gifts worldwide, helping people take control of their lives one drop at a time. doTERRA’s mission is to help the world heal. Our commitment to quality and purity drives everything from sourcing to distribution.

Global Impact

doTERRA has grown into the largest leader in the essential oil industry. doTERRA has sourced, tested, manufactured, and distributed essential oils and natural wellness products to over 12,000,000 Wellness Advocates and customers in 155 countries and counting! Each product purchase supports responsible sourcing practices with Co-Impact Sourcing^®, ensuring sustainability and high standards by partnering with local growers.

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doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation

The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation, our registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, offers vital resources and services to sourcing communities in 45 countries, fostering self-reliance and building better lives through impactful projects.

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Join Our Community

doTERRA believes you deserve the best essential oil education and experiences, so we draw on the power of people via our modernized direct selling model. This approach allows distributors to work directly with customers, helping you learn about and experience essential oils from someone you know and trust. You also enjoy the opportunity to earn extra income to help achieve your financial goals when you build your own doTERRA business. Over 3,000,000 Wellness Advocates now use and sell doTERRA essential oil products worldwide!

Here are a few of our milestones:

2008

• doTERRA is founded.
• doTERRA initially offers 25 single essential oils and 10 essential oil blends.
• CPTG Certified Pure Tested Grade becomes the doTERRA quality control standard.
• doTERRA reaches $1,000,000 in sales.
• doTERRA hosts its first convention with 350 attendees.
• The first doTERRA social media account launches on Facebook.

2009

• The AromaTouch Technique^® is created and introduced.
• The first international doTERRA market opens.
• doTERRA generates $1,000,000 in one month for the first time.
• doTERRA generates $10,000,000 in one single month for the first time.

2010

• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation is created.
• The doTERRA Europe office opens.

2011

• doTERRA reaches 100,000 Wellness Advocates and customers.
• The Scientific Advisory Board is established, recruiting both scientific advisors and medical physicians.

2012

• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation receives its United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.
• doTERRA is commended for its month-over-month retention rate of 65%.
• The doTERRA Japan market opens.

2013

• doTERRA breaks ground on its state-of-the-art corporate headquarters in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation hosts its first annual service expedition to Huehuetenango, Guatemala.
• Separate Medical Advisory and Scientific Advisory Boards are established for specific roles in quality, research, and medicine.
• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation donates to its first emergency relief project, sending aid to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.
• The doTERRA Australia, Hong Kong, and Korea markets open.

2014

• doTERRA reaches 1,000,000 Wellness Advocates and customers.
• doTERRA employs over 500 people.
• The first phase of the new corporate headquarters is completed.
• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation reaches over $1,000,000 in annual donations.
• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation hosts its first Co-Impact Sourcing project, supplying school furniture and drilling wells in Haiti.
• The doTERRA China and Mexico markets open.

2015

• A product center opens in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
• The second phase of the new corporate headquarters is completed.
• doTERRA employs more than 1,000 people.
• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation raises over $2,000,000 in charitable donations.
• doTERRA reaches 2,500,000 Wellness Advocates and customers.
• The doTERRA Singapore market opens.

2016

• doTERRA is named one of “America’s Best Midsize Employers” by Forbes.
• The Esseterre distillation facility in Bulgaria opens.
• Partnering with CHOICE Humanitarian, the doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation completes the two earthquake-resilient schools in Nepal after the 2015 earthquakes.
• doTERRA launches its large-scale Co-impact Sourcing program, responsibly partnering with artisans from over 45 countries who champion the best seeds, soils, and growing practices.
• The doTERRA Canada and Colombia markets open.

2017

• doTERRA is named one of “America’s Best Midsize Employers” by Forbes for the second year in a row.
• doTERRA breaks ground for the third phase of the new corporate headquarters expansion.
• doTERRA breaks the world record for most personal hygiene kits assembled in an hour.
• doTERRA employs over 2,000 worldwide.
• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation AUNZ is founded in Australia.
• doTERRA reaches 3,000,000 Wellness Advocates and customers.
• doTERRA hosts the largest single-company convention in Utah with over 30,000 attendees and 10,000 online participants.
• The doTERRA Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Costa Rica markets open.

2018

• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation commemorates 100 Wellness Advocate fundraisers matched.
• doTERRA is named one of “America’s Best Midsize Employers” by Forbes for the third year in a row.
• doTERRA celebrates its 10-year anniversary.
• doTERRA opens first Prime Meridian Health Clinic in St. George, Utah.
• The doTERRA annual convention is recognized as a zero-waste event.
• doTERRA reaches 5,000,000 Wellness Advocates and customers.
• doTERRA donates $5,000,000 to support the Huntsman Cancer Foundation hospital expansion.
• doTERRA provides 122,095 jobs and impacts 541,349 lives through global sourcing efforts.
• doTERRA is recognized as the leader in the global aromatherapy and essential oils market by Verify Markets.
• Wellness Advocate rank advancements break the previous doTERRA record, making November the largest month of rank advancements.
• doTERRA has 3,200 employees.
• doTERRA opens a childcare facility at its Pleasant Grove headquarters.
• The doTERRA Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Russia markets open.
• doTERRA establishes the 10,000-acre Kealakekua Mountain Reserve in Hawaii.

2019

• doTERRA scientists publish several clinical trials.
• doTERRA is named a “Top Workplace” in the Salt Lake Tribune Top Workplaces Awards.
• A Prime Meridian Healthcare clinic opens for employees in Pleasant Grove.
• doTERRA supports over 830 organizations through corporate sponsorships, partnerships, and project participation.
• A new product center opens in Alaska.
• doTERRA partners with Tour of Utah and the Utah Jazz.
• doTERRA shares a vision for more sustainable Frankincense and Myrrh essential oil sourcing at the sixth World Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
• doTERRA partners with St. Elizabeth’s Healthcare to create the doTERRA Center for Integrative Oncology.
• doTERRA sourcing and social impact projects impact 1,014,071 lives.
• The doTERRA Colombia and Philippines markets open.

2020

• 100,000 72-Hour Emergency Relief Hygiene Kits are distributed to disaster zones around the world.
• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation raises $750,000 for COVID relief.
• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation celebrates its 10-year anniversary.
• The doTERRA Center for Integrative Oncology opens at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky.
• A European manufacturing headquarters opens in Cork, Ireland.
• A European call center opens in Budapest, Hungary.
• The doTERRA Lindon Fulfillment Center opens, shipping essential oils to millions of customers in 134 countries.
• doTERRA hosts its first completely virtual global convention.
• doTERRA is named the global leader in the essential oil industry by Verify Markets for the second time.
• doTERRA sets a new record of 10,659,615 bottles filled in a single month.

2021

• The doTERRA Thailand and Israel markets open.
• The doTERRA Healing Hand Foundation launches Hope, a comprehensive action plan to fight human trafficking and victimization.
• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation donates over $2,300,000 to Co-Impact Sourcing projects.
• doTERRA is named largest essential oil company in the world by Verify Markets.

2022

• doTERRA raises over $1,000,000 across the US and international markets to help victims of war in Ukraine.
• The doTERRA India and Chile markets open.
• doTERRA donates the land and $5 million for the construction of The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, located at Pleasant Grove headquarters.
• doTERRA works with the Hawaiian government to verify the Kealakekua Mountain Reserve—the largest reforestation effort in Hawaii.
• The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation launches the 25 Collective, a monthly giving program for Wellness Advocates.

2023

• doTERRA brings pure Birch essential oil to the market.
• Hope for Haiti honors doTERRA and the doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation with the Hope Award.
• doTERRA partners with Cerrito Agricultural School in Paraguay, where Guaiacwood and Petitgrain essential oils are sourced.
• The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy partners with doTERRA on essential oil research.
• The doTERRA Chile market opens.
• doTERRA celebrates its 15-year anniversary.
• doTERRA joins industry experts at the 2023 International Conference on the Science of Botanicals.
• doTERRA clinical researchers complete the first-ever epigenetic study on humans following essential oil ingestion, studying DNA patterns to see which genes are turned on and off after taking doTERRA Serenity^® Restful Complex Softgels.
• The doTERRA United Arab Emirates and El Salvador markets open.

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