When you choose doTERRA, you choose carefully and carefully distilled essential oils from plants that have been patiently harvested at the perfect time by experienced growers around the world to obtain ideal extract composition and effectiveness.
Each doTERRA essential oil is also thoroughly and thoroughly tested with the strict CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade ® quality protocol. Experienced users of essential oils will immediately recognize the superior quality standard for naturally safe and purely therapeutic grade doTERRA essential oils.
While there is a science for the distillation of essential oils, it is also an art. Distillers not only have years of experience, but also use modern technologies and techniques.
The most common method of extracting essential oils is a process of steam distillation at a low temperature. In this process, pressurized steam is circulated through the plant material. Essential oils are released from the plant and taken away by steam. When the steam cools, the water and oils separate naturally and the oil is collected. To ensure the highest quality oil extract with the correct chemical composition, temperature and pressure should be monitored closely. Very little heat or pressure and the oil will not be released; too much, and the composition and potency of the oil will be affected.
Steam distillation is the most common way to extract aromatic compounds (essential oils) from a plant. During the process of steam distillation, steam passes through the plant material. The combination of heated steam and gentle pressure causes the essential oil to be released from microscopic protective bags. As the vapor mixture flows through a condenser and cools, it produces a layer of oil and a layer of water. The essential oil is raised to the top and separated from the hydrosol (floral water) and collected.
Steam distillation is the most common way to extract aromatic compounds (essential oils) from a plant. During the process of steam distillation, steam passes through the plant material. The combination of heated steam and gentle pressure causes the essential oil to be released from microscopic protective bags. As the vapor mixture flows through a condenser and cools, it produces a layer of oil and a layer of water. The essential oil is raised to the top and separated from the hydrosol (floral water) and collected.
Unlike steam distillation, expression, sometimes called “cold pressing,” does not imply heat. In this process, the oil is extracted from the product under mechanical pressure. doTERRA uses the expression to extract all citrus oils, such as wild orange, lemon, lime, bergamot and grapefruit, from the bark.
