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The Big MLM Test Round is now complete and all results are in!!

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With the help of others in the aromatherapy community, we raised the money to have 14 different oils and blends tested from the two leading MLM companies – doTERRA and Young Living. Below are the results of all the tests. I’m VERY happy to say that all remaining samples have passed testing! (doTERRA’s Deep Blue and OnGuard did not and are talked about in my previous blog posts)

 

doTERRA:

Icon of Lavender - Lot 160957A Lavender - Lot 160957A (2.5 MiB)

 

Icon of Melaleuca alternifolia - Lot 160999A Melaleuca alternifolia - Lot 160999A (2.5 MiB)

 

Icon of Peppermint - Lot 160906A Peppermint - Lot 160906A (2.5 MiB)

 

Icon of Wild Orange - Lot 160966A Wild Orange - Lot 160966A (2.4 MiB)

 

Icon of Eucalyptus Radiata  - Lot 1610310A Eucalyptus Radiata - Lot 1610310A (1.7 MiB)

 

Icon of Ginger - Lot 160976A Ginger - Lot 160976A (3.1 MiB)

 

Young Living:

Icon of Jasmine - Lot 16223147 Jasmine - Lot 16223147 (3.5 MiB)

 

Icon of Citrus Fresh - Lot 16225055 Citrus Fresh - Lot 16225055 (2.8 MiB)

 

Icon of Cedarwood - Lot 16216087 Cedarwood - Lot 16216087 (2.9 MiB)

 

Icon of Eucalyptus globulus - Lot 16330106 Eucalyptus globulus - Lot 16330106 (1.8 MiB)

 

Icon of Gentle Baby - Lot 16310123 Gentle Baby - Lot 16310123 (3.9 MiB)

 

Icon of Peace & Calming - Lot 15B30074 Peace & Calming - Lot 15B30074 (3.6 MiB)

 

Icon of Helichrysum - Lot 15B18241 Helichrysum - Lot 15B18241 (3.7 MiB)

 

As a reminder, you can find all tests performed to date, for all companies, on the Test Reports page.

 

-Yours in Health,

Miles

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  1. Lorena Marie says

    July 7, 2018 at 10:02 pm

    Miles, Do you think the passing of Gary Young will bring about positive or negative changes within the company?

    Reply
    • Miles J says

      July 12, 2018 at 4:18 am

      I don’t think it will impact things much because over the last several years they put in place a large executive team that made most of the operating decisions anyway…guess we’ll have to wait and see.

      Reply
  2. Tara says

    February 11, 2018 at 1:57 pm

    Do you have plans on conducting more testing? And thank you for all you’ve done already!

    Reply
    • Miles J says

      February 22, 2018 at 4:08 pm

      Yes absolutely! (I volunteer all my time for this so only able to give it a little of my attention at the moment with everything else going on.)

      Reply
      • Theresa says

        February 25, 2018 at 3:53 am

        Thank you for volunteering Miles! I am really interested in helping fund the next batch of tests. Keep up the great and very transparent work.

        Reply
  3. Cricket says

    December 9, 2017 at 9:39 pm

    DT ALSO LISTS YLANG YLANG IN THEIR Deep BLUE RUB

    Reply
  4. Megan says

    June 21, 2017 at 9:51 pm

    Thanks, Miles, for the work you do. I prefer to know if the things I am using are quality products. What I appreciate most is that you are testing more than just one product. While the cinnamon bark IS a big deal for YL (and the conflict with the commitment to quality vs. the actual quality), and the false marketing of Deep Blue on DoTerra’s part, it is good to know that other oils are “clean” – that you’re not ONLY fixated on the one oil that’s come up “dirty”. I want to have quality oils in my home and my family life, and as you test them, I am much more confident in my purchases.

    Reply
    • Miles J says

      June 28, 2017 at 5:30 pm

      Thank you for your kind words Megan!

      Reply
    • RL says

      September 8, 2017 at 6:04 am

      I’m not sure how to read the test results. What are all the chemical compounds?… Is it just the conclusion that assures us whether it’s contaminated or not?

      Reply
  5. Maddie says

    May 14, 2017 at 5:26 am

    Is YL’s cinnamon still adulterated? And their Thieves, having cinnamon?

    Reply
  6. martin watt says

    May 1, 2017 at 12:02 pm

    I only just discovered this blog while searching for something else.
    After reading the contents I am really sad that people still believe and
    support what the con artists in these multi level companies tell them.
    Particularly since there have been numerous articles on something called
    “internet sites” for years. It is a sad reflection on humanity now that
    billions of people seem to think they can get the truth from blog and
    similar social media sites and are too lazy to do internet searches. The
    files on my site and others have been online for around 15 years and
    there has been no attempt by Gary Young or the company to sue us. That
    is because we can prove everything we say in court if necessary.

    An Internet search on Young Living and doterra would bring up numerous
    articles about the way these companies operate. They are liars plain and
    simple. They care nothing about peoples health and safety, the ONLY
    driving force is sales at any cost. They even employ top marketing
    companies to create their information in such a way that gullible people
    fall for it.

    It was only after distributors of these companies started to claim that
    essential oils could cure Ebola that the FDA were forced to step in and
    lay down the law. The FDA had been warned for years about the illegal
    activities of these companies but the FDA did absolutely nothing.

    As to the purity of the oils, there was a video floating around for a
    couple of years where an analytical chemist gives a court deposition
    that Gary Young had no interest in quality. Unfortunately that video
    gets taken down as fast as it is uploaded due to threats from their
    lawyers.

    Please read the articles on my site. I am retired and now sell nothing
    and therefore I can’t be accused of just wanting to promote my services.

    Martin Watt
    http://aromamedical.org

    Reply
    • Leisa says

      June 29, 2018 at 7:53 pm

      Thank you Martin!

      Reply
  7. Joyce says

    February 9, 2017 at 11:38 pm

    My bottle of Deep Blue lists Ylang Ylang as an ingredient and Cinnamon in OnGuard. It’s also listed on their website.

    Reply
  8. Megan says

    October 9, 2016 at 6:12 pm

    Thank you so much for doing this work, Miles. I have a good friend selling DoTerra oils and while I want to support her, I have always remained very skeptical about the purity in any oils on the market, so I was not wanting to use them for my family. As long as you are testing the oils and getting good results, I can go here first before purchasing anything. This is a wonderful way to keep these companies accountable for what they claim!! Of course there is no way to stop them from adulterating subsequent batches of the oils AFTER you have them tested!

    Reply
  9. Grant says

    June 24, 2016 at 4:29 am

    Thanks for doing these tests Miles. It is great that people are doing these test to help consumers be educated.

    Reply
  10. Tracy Rickel says

    June 23, 2016 at 5:37 pm

    Did the DeepBlue and OnGuard fail due to the labeling error, that was found by an outside testing source?
    If I remember correctly, the above mentioned error was an omission of an essential oil found within the products, YlangYlang in the DP and Cinnamon Leaf in the OnGuard, not any kind of synthetic or adulteration error.
    FYI: If these were the issues that caused them to “Fail” your testing, they have been acknowledged and corrected by doTERRA.

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    • Grant says

      June 24, 2016 at 7:08 pm

      They have been acknowledged but they have not been corrected. The labels still don’t list the Ylang-Ylang and Cinnamon Leaf. Yes, the website has been updated but bottles are still being sold and shipped with no mention of the missing ingredients. So no, it has not been corrected yet.

      Reply
      • LeeAnn says

        February 2, 2017 at 5:17 pm

        I have a bottle of doTERRA Deep Blue and On Guard and Ylang Ylang and Cinnamon are on the appropriate label. Thanks

        Reply
  11. Donna says

    June 23, 2016 at 3:24 pm

    When you say “doTERRA’s Deep Blue and OnGuard did not” (pass), it sounds like they had adulterated/ synthetic ingredients (at least that’s what I would understand that to mean), when in fact there was an ingredient missing on the label. The oils themselves were found to be completely pure. Would you mind editing your blog title for clarity? Thanks.

    Reply
    • Miles J says

      June 24, 2016 at 6:52 pm

      No I will not. They failed, whether the missing oils were pure or not is not the point. I explain this in my blog. People can make their own choices.

      Reply
      • Kristen says

        July 15, 2016 at 5:35 am

        I agree with you not editing it. Enabling fraudulent activity shows much, much more than an ingredient in the oil. It shows morals.

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      • Diane says

        August 25, 2016 at 2:58 pm

        I totally agree with you on this. I have seen for quite some time that dōTERRA does not understand the safety issues of allergies, sensitivities, etc. This falls into that category. For those who have allergies & sensitivities we live & die by labels & expect them to be correct.

        Reply
  12. Betty says

    June 23, 2016 at 12:32 pm

    So what does YL have equivalent of Deep Blue in Dt?

    Reply
    • Shannan says

      June 23, 2016 at 2:44 pm

      PanAway, Deep Relief, or Relieve It are the best equivalents in YL.

      Reply
    • JoAnn says

      June 23, 2016 at 4:28 pm

      I think Panaway, but you should ask a YL high level officer.

      Reply
      • Bonnie LaCourse says

        March 22, 2017 at 8:54 pm

        Yes,all of the above as well as….Cool Azul Cream….https://www.youngliving.com/en_US/products/cool-azul-pain-relief-cream

        Reply
    • Gl says

      June 23, 2016 at 5:24 pm

      Pan away is yl

      Reply
    • S says

      June 23, 2016 at 5:35 pm

      Nothing compares to deep blue rub! It’s amazing & will allow be to work 2 more years in the physically demanding job I have…the retirement!!

      Reply
    • Aimee says

      June 23, 2016 at 5:43 pm

      Yes, it’s called Deep Relief

      Reply
    • Mary says

      June 24, 2016 at 2:05 am

      Hi Betty, YLs equivalent is called Pan Away

      Reply
      • OilMama says

        May 16, 2017 at 8:32 pm

        I had someone switch from YL to DōTERRA based solely on how much better deep blue works than anything YL offered. She had been with YL for 3 years…

        Reply

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