Our Daily Oils: Answers to commonly asked questions about Young Living essential oils

In the time that I have been a distributor, I find that there are several common questions/concerns that many people will have. So I decided to address them here in a blog post in case this may help you if you are one of those people. Or perhaps you are a distributor looking to answer these same questions for your friends and family. I hope you find it helpful!

Q: If they are so wonderful, where have they been? Is this just another health fad? Why or why not?

A: Essential oils (EO's) are not new at all, they are referenced in the bible hundreds of times. The reason you are seeing them become popular right now is because people are ready to take control of their own health. While EO's may seem new, Young Living is the oldest in the industry with over 20 years experience. They are the pioneers of the EO industry and are the largest and fastest growing company. The reason? People want to know and trust where their oils come from. Our skin is the largest organ in our body, it absorbs everything we put on it. So we should take great care in choosing the products we apply to our skin (beyond just oils, even our skincare products!) Young Living is the only EO company in the industry that owns their own farms, distilleries, and labs. All the rest of them are brokers, meaning they buy oils from farmers and rebottle and label them. They have no control over how those plants are grown, when they are distilled to insure the constituents are at their prime, and they do not control the testing of the oil to be sure it is therapeutic grade. People don't think twice about drinking artificially colored neon energy drinks, but they question something as natural as an oil, made from a plant that God created. The oils are natural and our bodies know what to do with them.

Q: I am a Christian, so any "new age" type references in their wording choices bother me.

A: Please remember that Young Living is not a Christian company, and do not claim to be. Wording on their site or product guide may sound vague, but that is due to Young Living being limited in what they can say about their products. Per FDA guidelines. Essential oils are not a drug, so no healing claims can be made. And we distributors are not doctors, so we cannot diagnose, prescribe, cure or treat anyone.

People do not question what Walmart or Target stand for, and yet continue to shop there. These oils are made from God's creation, as Christians we need to take that back from the new age market and claim it for Christ by giving Him the glory! Here is a great blog post by my upline Stacy McDonald that you may find helpful to read as well.

Q: I don't like MLM's, I have done direct sales before and do not like the pressure of having to "sell" or make sales quotas, etc.

A: As for the MLM side of it, I think many people have a misconception about what an MLM truly is. It is NOT a pyramid scheme. There is not one person at the top of the chain making all the money off everyone else. That is what corporations are. Target, Walmart, Starbucks, etc. And no, not all MLM's are equal either. But Young Living's structure is very generous to the distributors. As a matter of fact, people within the team I am on have hit a higher rank, and have outranked the person they signed up under!! You cannot do that in a pyramid or a corporation!! Most companies have about 24% of their profit set aside for advertising/marketing. Young Living does not pay for marketing, so they give that 24% to the distributors as a product discount as we are their marketing!

Young Living also recognizes that not everyone who signs up as a wholesale member wants to build a business with it. So they make it easy for you. You simply purchase a starter kit and then you are a wholesale member (just like you pay a fee to shop at Costco or Sam's Club) and you receive 24% off the products. No additional fees, no sales quotas, nothing. All you do to maintain that discount is spend $50 a year. Easy!
This little video about Young Living is great to watch. This was filmed at their lavender farm in Mona, Utah. I was there this summer. I got to see, touch, smell, and taste it! This is not a marketing ploy, this video shows the real farm and real people and what they really do there. If you are still researching which EO company to go with, try contacting any of the others and ask if you can visit their farms. You cannot since they do not own any, however, you can visit Young Living's farms all across the globe!!