Why Pennsylvania?

Even after mastering how to confirm true, pure birch oil, there remained the challenge of a partner who could produce it and scale their operation to meet doTERRA’s need for a permanent product offering. Similar to other scenarios where sourcing pure oils can be complicated or even impossible, we knew that in order to ensure our own pure Birch oil supply but also a sustainable raw material sourcing network we needed to build our own distiller from the ground up. But understanding distillation came with the help of a birch expert, Skip from Kane, Pennsylvania where Skip’s family has been producing pure birch essential oil and have kept records of their experience and knowledge of birch.

Over the past almost five years, doTERRA’s Sourcing Team has invested enormous time, effort, and funding to build Woodside Oils based in western Pennsylvania, with a focus on producing pure Birch essential oil, to support the ongoing sustainable production and demand for truly pure Birch oil.

Currently, the only way to get pure doTERRA Birch essential oil is in the 2023 Convention Kit; however, Birch will become available for regular purchase as soon as possible once the new distillery is fully operational.