When I first heard about essential oils, I was being introduced to Young Living. But quite quickly, I questioned the price tag and started looking around.
Since then, I’ve been researching and comparing the quality of many essential oil brands. If you looked in my desk drawers right now, you’d find oil bottles from many different companies.
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Over the years, Plant Therapy has continued to be one of my go-to oil companies to purchase from. In this article, I want to share with you, why.
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About The Company
The management team at Plant Thearpy: Paul, Retha, Chris, Lori.
In my opinion, Plant Therapy Essential Oils is an amazing brand of oils. They sell a high quality product at an affordable price.
Plant Therapy is a family-run business to this day. In 2009, President Chris Jones bought a small natural beauty products company from his mother-in-law, an aromatherapist. Jones saw a need for high-quality essential oils that would be attainable to the customer at an affordable price – and that became part of the company’s core mission.
Plant Therapy Essential Oils Inc. was officially founded in 2011 with a mission to provide quality, affordable essential oils.
Quality Essential Oils
All oils sold by Plant Therapy are 100% pure and of highest quality.
The testing and quality program at Plant Therapy was developed by world renowned essential oil expert Robert Tisserand of the Tisserand Institute. While he no longer actively works in partnership with Plant Therapy, the processes and protocols he established are still adhered to today.
Where Does Plant Therapy Get Their Oils?
Plant Therapy sources their oils from countries all over the world. They carefully vet each farmer, distiller or supplier to ensure commitment to quality standards.
Before obtaining a raw material from a certain farmer or supplier, Plant Therapy ensures the supplier’s background, reputation, commitment to quality and commitment to the industry is met to satisfaction.
For every essential oil that’ll end up in the bottle in your medicine cabinet, quality sourcing is where it begins.
Testing and Transparency
As a first step, Plant Therapy essential oils are organoleptically tested by their Certified Aromatherapists. Organoleptic testing means smelling the oil from a testing strip over time – some characteristics do not reveal themselves until the oil has been evaporating for 30 minutes or more. It also includes evaluating the color, consistency and general appearance of an oil, and comparing it to what a good quality oil should look and smell like.
Next, the essential oils are sent to one of several third-party laboratories where they undergo multiple tests including GC/MC testing (Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry).
Any company can tell you that their oils come from trusted, 3rd party oil producers. When it comes right down to it, an actual test result with chemical analysis of the oil speaks volumes!
It’s a huge red flag if a company can’t provide you with 3rd party test results.
Plant Therapy works hard at being transparent and offers test reports publicly on their website.
Every bottle of oil that you purchase from Plant Therapy will have a specific batch code label. This number is directly linked to the testing reports for each batch of oil.
You can find these test reports by going to the essential oil’s product page and clicking on “Test Reports”.
Focus on Education
Plant Therapy currently has 6 Aromatherapists on staff. They are dedicated to educate oil users, and promote oil safety for everyone.
Their blog and website offers excellent information on essential oils use. You can browse a library of tips for beginners, or join their Facebook Group “Safe Essential Oil Recipes by Plant Therapy” to stay up to date and get expert help in creating your DIY recipes.
I certainly feel safe using Plant Therapy oils around my home! And I appreciate learning from the people who spend their every day around oils.
Are Plant Therapy Essential Oils “Therapeutic Grade”?
There is no organization that oversees the quality of essential oils. ‘Therapeutic Grade’ is simply a marketing term that Plant Therapy many years ago decided not to use.
When looking for the highest quality oils, don’t look for terms such as “Therapeutic Grade”. Any company can use this term at their own discretion.
It is best to look for a company that can show their quality control process to you as the consumer. Plant Therapy does this with publicly available third party test results, and having expert aromatherapists on staff.
Can You Use Plant Therapy Oils Internally?
To answer this question, Retha Nesmith (Certified Armoatherapist and CMO of Plant Therapy), wrote this in-depth article about the safe use of essential oils.
I love that this article was written in 2014, showcasing industry leadership and care for their customers to know all there is to know about using essential oils safely.
Plant Therapy vs. Young Living or doTerra
If you’re coming from a popular MLM company such as Young Living or doTerra, you can start with Plant Therapy’s handy comparison chart. It will let you select a matching blend to your YL or doTerra favorites. Here are just a few examples:
| Young Living | doTERRA | Plant Therapy |
| Thieves | OnGuard | Germ Fighter |
| Dragon Time | ClaryCalm | Balance |
| Brain Power | InTune | Brain Aid |
| En-R-Gee | Elevation | Energy |
| Surrender | Peace | Relax |
| Stress Away | Serenity | Worry Free |
Huge Selection of Products
Plant Therapy offers a huge line of essential oil products and accessories. You can get pretty much anything you desire for your oily life from them.
They have single oils, synergy oil blends, roll-ons, carrier oils, KidSafe oils, or oils specifically for dogs and horses.
For further body care, you can get hydrosols, lotions, creams, butters, aloe jellies, or products for men.
You’ll also find accessories such as essential oil diffusers, carrying cases, jewelry, books, and essential oil bottles and packaging (if you like to make your own blends or roll-ons).
Last but not least, Plant Therapy has added CBD oils to their line-up. You can get ingestible CBD, or topical roll-ons or CBD balms.
Certified Organic Oils
As part of their product line-up, Plant Therapy carries USDA certified organic essential oils. Essential oils are made from various parts of plants or fruits. This could be seeds, stems, roots, flowers, bark, leaves, or other parts of a plant.
If a plant has been produced following strict organic production principles, it can likely make a difference in your overall experience of that oil. You can learn more about the difference between organic and non-organic oils.
Plant Therapy Starter Kits
Plant Therapy offers a great selection for available kits or gift sets. You have options with or without a diffuser, KidSafe sets, or specialty sets such as the Sleep Tight bundle, the Wellness Set, or the Chakra Synergies box.
At time of writing, the current product line-up includes:
- 125 Single Oils, including 33 USDA Certified Organic oils
- 47 Synergy Oil Blends such as Meditation or Sleep-Aid
- 32 Roll-Ons like Soft Skin Synergy or Zit-Fighter Synergy
- 43 Sets like the Breathe Easy Set or the Fruits Set
- 24 Diffusers, 20 Carrier Oils, and many more Body Care products and accessories
With such a vast selection of products, chances are good that you’ll be able to find what you’re looking for within the Plant Therapy essential oil brand. And you can shop with confidence!
KidSafe Oils
Plant Therapy’s KidSafe line of essential oils are oils specifically designed for children ages 2-10.
That’s wonderful news if you’ve been hesitant about what to use with (or around) your little one!
The KidSafe line is designed to help with a variety of kid-specific issues and ailments, such as stuffy noses, calming down and rough, red skin.
All the oil blends have fun, easy-going, child-friendly names, such as “Germ Destroyer“, “Ear Ease” or “Sneezy Stop“. And let me tell you – kids just LOVE to have products that are made and labeled “just for them”. Introducing kids to essential oils with this line just became a whole lot more magic for everyone involved.
The KidSafe products are available as 100% pure, undiluted essential oils, or also as pre-diluted roll-ons for even easier use with your kids.
Customer Friendly
Plant Therapy scores high on the scales for being a customer-friendly, fun, approachable, and reasonably prices essential oils brand.
They often run special promotions, new blend releases and offer a customer loyalty program. It’s called PT PERQS, where customers can use their rewards like cash towards future Plant Therapy purchases.
There is also an Oil of the Month club, where you get exclusive oils nobody else has access to.
And if you’re after wholesale opportunities, you can partner with Plant Therapy in that way, too.
Fast Free Shipping
I’m sure that when you order your oils, you’ll be excited to receive them in the mail. Plant Therapy offers free shipping for all U.S. retail customers. Canadian shoppers get free shipping over orders of $50. Other international destinations require minimum orders of $50 to $75 in retail orders.
Final Thoughts
Plant Therapy is a friendly, professional and high quality brand that I am able to highly recommend to you with 5/5 stars. The oils are fairly priced and absolutely deliver as expected. The accessories are well designed, stylish, and I’m proud to have them around my home.
My friends and family always ask me about Plant Therapy when they stop over.
Having the KidSafe Line-up offered is an absolute game changer for our family and helps me teach the little ones about how to safely enjoy essential oils no matter what age. They feel good, special, and valued all in their own world when they unpack an oil that is especially made for them.
I feel Plant Therapy as an essential oils company helps me make the best choices of how I want to approach personal health and well-being through aromatherapy.
Resources
- More on the Plant Therapy KidSafe Story and how it was all created
- Plant Therapy Essential Oils Quality Assurance
Isa
Hi. I’m quite New in this EO world and I decided to start with Plant Therapy.
I’m very pleased with their products (i bought the 7×7 box and I love their blends)
But my only doubt comes when I realized that my oils are not Organic.
How can this affect their quality? How can this affect me or my health? I’ll love your point of view in this matter.
Emma Carter
Hi Isa. I have a wonderful article, “Are Organic Essential Oils Better”? that I believe you’ll enjoy. It explains the differences that organic certification makes in your essential oils quality experience.
Plant Therapy actually does have a whole line of organic oils, but you’re correct that the standard 7&7 starter set doesn’t include the organic varieties.
Hope this helps!
Jane
Thank you for your review. Interesting reading. You mention Robert Tisserand several times. Have you done a review on his own oils from Tisserand Aromatherapy?
I am living in Europe and it is quite difficult/costly to get the oils from the States. Any ideas here except from Tisserand?
Thank you.
Nedra
How does plant therapy compare to yl in quality?
Taylor
I was not as impressed in terms of quality and customer service. I did like it, but comparing apples to apples.
monika langova
Hello. Do you still stand by this review in 2020? I have read some other reviews stating that Robert Tisserand is no longer associated with this brand. Is that correct? and if so, does it affect the quality of the oils?
Thank you!
Emma Carter
Hi Monika, thank you so much for your comment. You’re correct, Robert Tisserand no longer actively works with Plant Therapy. You can read the official press release here.
However, the processes and protocols he established are still adhered to today. So yes, I still stand by this review and assessment for the quality of Plant Therapy oils.
Montse
Hi I’m living in Europe aswell ( Germany ) and i want to buy from plant therapy but it says the customs and taxes are unpaid have you bought from them ? If so how much did you pay of import costs ? Thank you!
Emma Carter
Hi Montse, thank you for your question. Maybe one of my website readers can eventually answer your question. I haven’t personally had to place any international orders from Plant Therapy so I cannot say what the taxes and duties are for your country.
Best, Emma
Brenda
I started out purchasing doTerra oils, which I still like but now mainly purchase supplements from . After much research, I decided to purchase from some other, less pricier companies as well….Rocky Mountain, Edens Garden, Plant Therapy, and Revive. I have had no negative issues with any of these oils, and would recommend any of the above. I now mainly purchase from Plant Therapy and Edens Garden, and I have things I like and prefer from each of those two companies, but my overall favorite is turning out to be Plant Therapy. What I like about Edens Garden is that their prices are usually the lowest of any of the above listed, you can purchase 5 ml bottles if you know you’ll never use 10 ml in 2 years, I think they have some of the best on-site descriptions and educational data available (especially the “This or That” pages), they have a large selection of some the best synergies I have found, and let’s face it – they have the prettiest labels out there! However….Plant Therapy’s prices are usually the same as EG or very slightly higher, they come with the identifier labels already on the top of the bottle (no need to purchase and apply your own), their customer service is fantastic, Oil of the Month Club (need I say more?), every time you go to close a purchase they offer you an oil or roll-on at a reduced “add-on” rate, they are CONSTANTLY offering great sales and discounts that help you build or replace your collection, and their Rewards Program (PT Perqs) is the best I have come across. LOVE Plant Therapy!
Sonia
Does any of these companies test on animals?
Thank you.
Emma Carter
Hi Sonia. Plant Therapy DOES NOT test on animals. In fact, they are cruelty free certified and allowed to display the leaping bunny icon. Find more info on their website here.