5 Quality Essential Oil Brands You Need to Try

Last Updated on March 12, 2023 by April

Picking out quality essential oil brands can be difficult with all of the conflicting information out there. Some people seem to think just any brand is fine, while others swear by their favorite company.

After testing out many different brands, I have come up with a list of personal recommendations. Before we get started, though, let’s get you up to speed on essential oils in case this is your first time hearing about them.

5 Essential Oil Brands You Can Actually Trust

What are essential oils?  Essential oils are concentrated liquid plant extracts which hold the aroma and health properties of its origin plant.

Where can they be bought? While you may be able to easily purchase essential oils from your local store, it’s essential to research before buying. The quality of essential oil brands varies quite a bit because many brands have jumped on the bandwagon. Cheaper versions, however, which can be either ineffective or even dangerous for your health.

Choosing Quality Essential Oil Brands

  • Look for a brand that participates in third-party testing and then provides customers reports upon request.
  • A supplier that has a strong reputation within the essential oil community as being trustworthy.
  • It is also vital that the brand is transparent about its practices. Production suffers if they take advantage of their employees or cut corners.
  • Look for brands that have only one ingredient listed on single essential oil bottles. For blends, ensure that only the ingredients advertised are listed on the back of the bottle.

Young Living, Doterra, and Other MLMs

I do not support MLM companies because of the ethics of their practices concerning those who sign up as sellers.

They make misleading promises to customers about how much they’ll earn by signing their friends up under them. Almost everyone who signs up for these MLM programs loses money and gets stuck with more essential oils than they can use.

Essential Oil Brands that I Have Personally Tried

These are what I consider so far to be the most quality essential oil brands. I haven’t tried even a tiny fraction of what is out there, but I will be building this list over time.

Organic Aromas

Organic Aromas Essential Oil Brand Review

The Brand Organic Aromas is a health-conscious brand that offers pure organic essential oils, single essential oils, hand-carved diffusers, laser engraved diffusers, essential oil specialty blends, and plenty of accessories.

Organic Options:  Yes, there are plenty of organic essential oil options to choose from -lavender, eucalyptus, ylang-ylang, tea tree, grapefruit, lemon, bergamot, sweet orange, rosemary, and peppermint.

Third-Party Testing: Yes, all essential oils from this brand are tested by a third-party lab located in Montreal, Canada.

What’s Unique: I find this Discovery Collection (pictured above) to be a remarkably diverse set. It comes with over 40 essential oils in 2ml vials, which gives beginners and new customers the opportunity to sample an incredible range of scents and health benefits at an affordable price point.

If you are new to essential oils, Choose this set to get your feet wet and help you figure out which scents you love best. If you’re like me and love DIY beauty and cleaning projects using essential oils, you’ll enjoy being able to make various recipes without having to run to the store to buy several different oils at full price.

I have had such a great time getting to know each of the oils in this Discovery Set. Each oil smells divine, and I love their unique blends!

Rocky Mountain Oils

Rocky Mountain Oils Essential Oil Brand Review

Rocky Mountain Oils is an essential oil company that offers organic essential oils, single essential oils, specialty blends, mom and kid options, roll-ons, natural cleaning products, diffusers, blending supplies, nutritional supplements, as well as skin and body care. Each essential oil comes from its native environment.

Organic Options: Yes, Rocky Mountain Oils provides organic tea tree, peppermint, orange, lemon, lavender, frankincense, oregano, eucalyptus, grapefruit, and turmeric essential oils.

Third-Party Testing: Yes, GC/MS testing is provided for each of their essential oils. To verify your specific essential oil, simply refer to the unique batch number found at the bottom of your bottle and enter it on this page.

What’s Unique: Rocky Mountains is the first essential oil brand to implement a bottle recycling program. They accept bottles from their brand as well as other brands. You have the choice to either send them your old bottles in the mail or use this page to locate a local glass recycling center. Rocky Mountain Oils is widely considered to be one of the most quality essential oil brands.

KokoKahn

Kokokahn Essential Oil Brand Review

Kokokahn (translation: “white heron”) is a brand that offers pure essential oils, body and skincare, diffusers and salt lamps, aromatherapy for pets, chakra oils, essential oils, jewelry, essential oil books, inhalers, and Bali spa products.

Organic: Yes, by opening each essential oil product on the website, you can find out whether that particular product is organic.

Third-Party Testing: Yes, each essential oil is GC/MS tested to ensure purity and therapeutic quality.

What’s Unique: While there are many unique attributes to this brand, what stands out to me are their inhalers. Their ‘Breathe’ inhaler is one of their best sellers, and I can tell why. I feel icy and refreshed each time I use this inhaler and have started forming a habit of using it while working on the computer. You can check out their complete aromatherapy inhaler line here.

Plant Therapy

Plant Therapy Essential Oils Brand Review

Plant Therapy offers a wide selection of single essential oils, synergies, organic essential oils, roll-ons, ‘kidsafe’ blends, body care, essential oil sets, diffusers, jewelry, and many accessories like essential oil boxes.

Organic: Yes, Plant Therapy offers an enormous selection of organic essential oils. To see the entire list, visit this page.

Third-Party Testing: Yes, every essential oil from this brand is GS-MS tested. Results are available for every batch on the website.

What’s Unique: Plant Therapy has the most extensive Kid Safe selection that I have seen so far. These essential oils are undiluted, just like the rest of the oils offered by the brand. Also, Plant Therapy chooses based on research. For example, they reject peppermint, thyme, and ylang-ylang, because they’ve been shown to cause adverse reactions in children. If you’re looking for quality essential oil brands, Plant Therapy has so much to offer.

Aura Cacia

Quality Essential Oil Brands Review: Aura Cacia

Aura Cacia is a humanitarian essential oil brand that offers single essential oils, blends,  mists, roll-ons, bath and shower products, body care, diffusers, and accessories. They have an extensive selection of essential oils, which can be useful if you like to create exotic blends.

Organic: Yes, Aura Cacia does provide some of its essential oils in organic form. Be sure to check each product for more information.

Third-Party Testing: While I couldn’t find information on third-party testing, Aura Cacia claims to do in-house testing. This may concern some people, but I trust this brand and have found their essential oils to be effective. I highly recommend their ‘manuka’ oil.

What’s Unique: I have to say Aura Cacia has one of the most incredible humanitarian projects I’ve seen; it’s called the Positive Change Project. This annual program supports organizations by helping women and girls transform their lives for the better. Also, Aura Cacia offers very large-sized versions of their products, which can help you save money. For this reason, I find Aura Cacia to be one of the most quality essential oil brands.


Research

There are many quality essential oil brands to choose from out there, along with many sketchy and downright scary brands. So, it is imperative to do your research. These brands I have discussed above really do go above and beyond to ensure quality products that improve lives.

Love essential oils and need some inspiration on how to use them? Have a look at these 18 scent hacks.

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