Talk:DoTerra

Mother Jones article
Mother Jones just published a new article about personal testimonials and MLMs, specifically DoTerra essential oils and autism. Worth a read. May be an appropriate source for this and other articles. Kerdooskis (talk) 19:15, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Done! Thanks for the heads-up. Feel free to edit the new addition as you see fit. Rhode Island Red (talk) 20:51, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. The edit looks good to me. I just added a link to influenza to match the rest of the paragraph. Kerdooskis (talk) 21:43, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

AromaTools
Shouldn't this article include information on AromaTools? I am not a doTerra distributor, but I have met several doTerra distributors and I know many of them use educational materials from AromaTools to sell their products. From what I understand, "Modern Essentials" by AromaTools is kind of like the bible of essential oil use for doTerra distributors/customers. A commenter on | this blog post also mentions the use of their "Modern Essentials" manual by doTerra distributors.

AromaTools is located across the street from the DoTerra Headquarters in Pleasant Grove, Utah. I have driven past them both several times when I used to live in the area. The company says on their website they are not affiliated with doTerra, but they appear to have some sort of partnership. I cannot find any official source describing any sort of connection, other than the fact that AromaTools sells doTerra branded items on their website.

The company sells books, DVDs and pamphlets instructing how to use essential oils (using doTerra's trademarked "blend" names in some cases) to treat physical and mental illness, lose weight, help with emotions, help with pregnancy, etc. They include instructional materials on yoga, aromatherapy, and reflexology. They also sell doTerra branded bags, cases, diffusers, and other items.

There does not seem to be a Wikipedia page for AromaTools. I think we should consider writing about it here since it seems to be closely connected with doTerra. Tea and crumpets (talk) 23:39, 12 June 2019 (UTC)


 * This is worth keeping an eye on, but we would require reliable sources explaining why AromaTools is related to DoTerra to mention this in the article. Sources are not optional, so without sources, there's nothing to add. If there are high-quality reliable, independent sources for this company separate from DoTerra, an article could be written. WP:NCORP explains this. Grayfell (talk) 00:02, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

I don't see how this information is worth including on this Wikipedia page. Doterra can link to that information on their own website and anyone interested in that information can easily find it there. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not ad space for Doterra and Aromatools. 108.252.124.176 (talk) 14:38, 16 June 2019 (UTC)


 * I'm not really sure if it is worth including in the page, either. I do think there could be a connection between AromaTools' "Modern Essentials" book and the FDA investigation mentioned here in this article. But, no source. If I run into a decent source about it I might come back and add a sentence or two about it here. I am not super concerned about it, though.


 * Thanks for watching this page, Grayfell. Tea and crumpets (talk) 23:17, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

controversy section needed
The FDA warning should be under a section titled "Controversy". It's very fitting for Doterra. I have one of Doterra's old books that alleges treating Autism and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with essential oils. Claiming treating either should be founded on tests using the scientific method and Doterra has not done any of that. That's why the FDA gave them a warning. It's highly controversial. 108.252.124.176 (talk) 14:37, 16 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree the controversies need to be addressed. However, how do we navigate this while still addressing/removing the WP:UNDUE flag? Do you have any suggestions on how to trim this section or summarize it more succinctly? Jmbld (talk) 23:53, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

multiple COI edits in Archive 1
I noticed multiple COI edits were discussed in Archive 1 with all of them making their way into the article. It seems that Doterra is pushing for including whatever they can into this article. I think future COI edits on this page from Doterra should be rejected outright. It's a MLM with multiple allegations from the FDA that suggest it's a scam. 108.252.124.176 (talk) 14:43, 16 June 2019 (UTC)