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I must be losing it. I could have sworn there was a thread already started about dōTERRA products but cannot find it.
My 78yo Father in-law has recently been trying to sell the stuff after his girlfriend talked him into buying a $500 dollar starter kit.
He is convinced that the oils healed a friend’s sprained ankle much faster than it would have healed on its own.
Anyway, if anybody has a link to web sites that have some honest information about the doterra products I would appreciate it. The majority of the sites you can Google seem to be written by product promoters.
It took me five years to convince him that Criss Angel’s levitation act was a trick. This new essential oils business of his could get expensive.
 
Well, one thing I can see off the bat is that these products are RIDICULOUSLY expensive.

I make soap, so I use a lot of essential oils and buy them often. Comparing doterra prices to essential wholesale, where I occasionally order, and where you can buy small amounts of them. Note 15ml equals approximately 1/2 fluid oz

Basil Oil
doTerra 15 ml.....$26.67
EW 1 fl oz...$ 3.55


Bergamot
doTerra 15ml.....$36.67
EW 1 fl oz..$ 9.90



Cinnamon
doTerra...$28.00 (no size listed)
EW......1 fl oz $2.95


Clary Sage
doTerra 15ml...$48.67
EW 1 fl oz $6.65

You get the idea.
Same thing for the other products I glanced at. Seriously overpriced. The various "Wellness" products read like homeopathic boloney as well as aromatherapy industry boloney. Lot's of "balances" this or that and "supports healthy" other things and "mediates" some other bad stuff, which translates into "does nothing measurable whatsoever at all". Oh cool, they've got some stuff that "detoxifies" you, too! (for just $32.67) And there's some sore throat drops for just $19.33!

No actual ingredients list, nor list of how much of any particular vitamins or nutrients in these products on the site at all, which I also find suspect.

There is no such thing as "CPTG, certified-pure-therapeutic-grade" essential oils, which is why apparently they put the registered trademark thingee by the phrase. They just made it up. The YoungLiving essential oil scammers try to use similar phrasing, and make up quality grades of essential oils used in their aromatherapy woo, too. Don't believe any of it. It's hooey.

Bottom line? I think your dad spent $500 for a box of stuff he could probably get for about $75 at walgreens.

Sorry :(

Here's a link that helps debunk the whole "certified pure therapeutic grade" malarkey: http://www.cropwatch.org/Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils corrected.pdf

Hope this helps.
M
 
I'm afraid to google real snake oil. Seems like a big python could have a fair amount of it.
You can buy snake meat. The oil?
 
Thanks for the input.
Just got a call from my Daughter (his GrandDaughter). She said he is trying to enlist her as a rep. For one day only she can get in for $150 bucks. She would be working under him. I guess there is a pyramid structure for the dealers.
I think the old guy is really starting to lose it.
 
AbleSugar said:
I think the old guy is really starting to lose it.
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Not necessarly. A lot of people young or old, get attracted to the lure of such scam.

I would advise that you approach it a neutral way, and ask him why he wants to earn money, and then provide him with skeptic litterature/web site showing he won't earn money.

If you start by thinking "he is losing it" he may feel it, and reject rational reasonning from you.
 
If a relative ever calls me with a "one day only" deal that involves me giving them money, that won't be a pleasant conversation.
 
Yeah. A long time ago I had an Aunt who started selling Amway. They have a some good products but her trying to sell to us all the time really caused some problems.

Aepervius said:
If you start by thinking "he is losing it" he may feel it, and reject rational reasonning from you.
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Good point. I will be careful.

meg said:
A little further look at doTerra shows proudly that their top staff as well as underlings all come from Young Life.
http://www.doterra-aromatics.com/info/doterraStory.html

Yikes.
Here's info on Young Life: http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/young.html

doTerra's vp of marketing is one Robert J Young. Possible relative? I don't know.
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Thanks. That was good info.
I like how the doterra people say they left because "reason for leaving, for most of them, the key factor was one of person integrity, centering around two main issues: The quality of products at Young Living (and the gap between what was claimed about them and what they actually were)".
The reality of it is that they probably left like rats from a sinking ship.
 
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quarky said:
I'm afraid to google real snake oil. Seems like a big python could have a fair amount of it.
You can buy snake meat. The oil?
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Just put the python in a press, squeeze it down hard and VOILA!!! snake oil!!!:)
 
Snake oil! I like it!

Well, the old guy called a little while ago and said that the oils had cured his girlfriends sprained ankle in only two days.
Asked him if it was possible that it might have healed by itself but he insists it would have taken at least a week on its own:(.
 
Well, if you've got to have a sprained ankle, it's nice to have one that smells nice. :)
 
Update:

My Father in-law has finally come to the conclusion that trying to sell the stuff was a bad idea.
He estimates that he lost about $1500 to $2000 bucks trying to peddle the stuff.
He also thinks he lost a few friends in the process.
His "girlfriend" is still selling the stuff and is still (supposedly) making money at it. Of course some of the money she made was from the kits she sold to my Father In-law.
 
Thanks for the up-date.
I was once sucked into a similar thing, trying to selling over-priced vitamins and food supplements (SunriderWP)to hapless friends.
Fortunately, I bailed out within a month as I couldn't maintain the illusion I was doing anything but perpetrate a scam.
 
Yeah, too bad it took him so long.
At least when they were selling Amway a long time ago some of the products (laundry detergent, bug spray) actually worked though they were overpriced.
 
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