M A D E I N T H E U. S. A.
PEPPERMINT OIL
FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Though dōTERRA isn’t digging any wells or building any schools for peppermint farmers in
the Pacific Northwest, our Peppermint sourcing is still making an important impact through
facilitating family legacies to continue for future generations.
Finding Peppermint
Peppermint was one of the first five essential oils
peppermint in the way it’s supposed to be grown,
that dōTERRA offered, along with Lavender,
in its natural state, and for a good price. Beyond
Lemon, Melaleuca, and Frankincense. But, the
that, they were excited that it was also going into
journey to find the right Peppermint oil was a
the hands of people who will use it for a variety
little more complicated. Dozens of samples of
of health benefits.”
Peppermint essential oil came in, but each was
rejected because they didn’t meet dōTERRA’s
high quality standard. Eventually, Emily Wright
called an old colleague—Dr. Robert Pappas—
and asked for his help. He put Emily in contact
with growers that he knew were producing
superior quality oil and who also cared that their
product would be doing good in the world. Emily
says, “When we contacted those growers, they
got