Where Your doTERRA Lavender Essential Oil Really Comes From

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4.4 • 748 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Ever wondered where your bottle of lavender oil comes from? In this episode, sourcing expert Emilie Bell takes us behind the scenes to explore the farms, distilleries, and people that make doTERRA’s Lavender Essential Oil so unique.

From the lush fields of Bulgaria to the steam distillation process and beyond, you’ll learn how this powerhouse oil is grown, harvested, and perfected. You'll also learn why it’s such a staple in homes around the world.

What You’ll Learn:

✅ Where doTERRA sources its lavender and why Bulgaria is key

✅ The fascinating science behind lavender yields and plant cycles

✅ How the oil is distilled for maximum purity and quality

✅ Real-life ways to use lavender for travel, sleep, and everyday wellness

Whether you love lavender or are just getting started, this sourcing story will deepen your appreciation for everything in that bottle.

How do you use lavender in your life? Share your favorite tips in the comments!

Subscribe to the doTERRA YouTube Channel for more sourcing stories, essential oil education, and wellness inspiration.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi friends, welcome back to the show.
0:02.0	We have a special guest today that I'm so excited for you to meet.
0:06.0	We have Emily Bell. She's visiting from Australia.
0:09.0	That's right.
0:10.0	And I cannot wait to pick her brain.
0:12.0	This whole episode is about sourcing, so let's get into it.
0:15.0	Thank you so much for being here.
0:17.0	Thank you for having me.
0:18.0	Tell us who you are and what you do at Dutera. My name is Emily Bell. I'm a director of strategic sourcing for a region that covers
0:27.6	Asia-Pacific, Oceania and parts of Europe, and especially in Bulgaria, which is very close to my house.
0:33.6	I'm based in Australia on the West Coast in Perth. So it makes it quite easy to, you know, interact
0:40.6	with all our supply partners with the time difference, you know, behind me and for it.
0:46.4	So, and I'm also the chair of the Dutera Heating Hands Foundation for Australia, New Zealand.
0:51.9	Excellent. Thank you so much for being here. She was here for the week and we were like, can we snag you please for a minute so we can just pick your brain.
0:59.0	So thanks so much for taking some time and being here.
1:01.0	Thanks for having me.
1:02.0	Exciting to be here, you know.
1:04.0	We were going to discuss lavender, lavender oil.
1:07.0	And before we get into it, I'd really like to just throw out there, pretend like I know nothing about lavender.
1:13.5	I did a little, we've done lavender on the show before, but I was doing some research this week.
1:18.1	And I was thinking, I actually have some really basic questions about lavender.
1:22.4	And I'm excited to hear your experience with that.
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