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Turmeric

Turmeric, the gold of Ayurveda for thousands of years. Warm, earthy and spicy; as if the sun briefly shines through your diffuser.

🧡 Curcuma longa · warmth & movement
doTERRA Turmeric

What it does

Turmeric has coloured the kitchens of India and Nepal yellow for thousands of years, and in Ayurveda the root has been a staple just as long. doTERRA's Turmeric comes from the hills of Nepal, where farming families harvest the rhizomes by hand. Distillation happens close to the fields, so the value stays in the region.

And then the surprise: everyone knows turmeric for curcumin, but curcumin isn't volatile, so it sits in the root extract, not in the essential oil. What steam distillation does carry over are the turmerones, the aromatic constituents researchers are getting ever more curious about. Oil and extract are two halves of the same root. Diluted on the skin, the oil makes a warm rub for muscles that have done their work.

Emotionally, Turmeric is the oil of everyday strength: no rare flower from a distant mountaintop, but a kitchen spice that feeds millions of households every day. The scent puts you firmly on the ground and brings a calm, sunny steadiness with it. Strength doesn't have to be spectacular.

Yellow gold from Nepal

Through Co-Impact Sourcing, doTERRA works with farming families in the hills of Nepal: guaranteed purchase, fair prices and distillation close to the fields, in a region where paid work is scarce. Every bottle contributes directly.

Why this one

CPTG-tested for purity

Every batch independently tested. Pure oil, exactly what's on the label, and nothing else.

Carefully sourced

The right plant in the right place, at the right time. You can smell the difference.

Versatile to use

Aromatically in your diffuser or diluted on your skin. One bottle, many moments.

A little goes a long way

Pure and concentrated, so you only need a few drops. One bottle lasts a long time.

How to use Turmeric

1.Aromatically: 2-3 drops in your diffuser; warm and earthy, lovely with Wild Orange or Frankincense.
2.On the skin: diluted with a carrier oil (2-3 drops to 10 ml) as a warm massage for muscles that have done their work.
3.In your evening routine: 1 drop of Turmeric plus 1 drop of Lavender in the diffuser, earthy and soft at once.

Where it comes from

Click a pin for the sourcing story.

Wereldkaart met de herkomst van de doTERRA-oliën
Lavender 🌍 Bulgaria doTERRA’s Lavender grows on the high plains of Bulgaria, on fields run by family farms that have passed the craft down for generations. The flowering tops are harvested in summer and distilled close to the field; through Co-Impact Sourcing the growers get guaranteed purchase and fair prices. View Lavender → Turmeric 🌍 Nepal The rhizomes are harvested by hand by farming families in the hills of Nepal and distilled locally. Co-Impact Sourcing provides steady jobs and fair prices in a region where paid work is scarce. View Turmeric → Frankincense 🌍 Somalia · Oman · Ethiopia doTERRA's frankincense is a blend of several Boswellia species from Somalia, Oman and Ethiopia. Harvesters make careful cuts in the bark; the resin crystallises over a few days into beads, the tree's 'tears'. Every supply chain is audited against the FairWild standard. View Frankincense → Wild Orange 🌍 Brazil Sourced from hundreds of small farmers in southern Brazil, where the climate is ideal for citrus. The oil is cold-pressed from the peel; it takes around 154 oranges for one 15 ml bottle. View Wild Orange → Ylang Ylang 🌍 Madagascar · Nosy Be From growers on the island of Nosy Be, off Madagascar's north-west coast. The star-shaped flowers are hand-picked and distilled within 24 hours, so the rich, sweet aroma is preserved. View Ylang Ylang → Cedarwood 🌍 United States From the south-eastern USA, from Juniperus virginiana. A lovely detail: doTERRA distils the oil from sawdust and offcuts left over from timber processing, giving waste a second life. View Cedarwood → Magnolia Touch 🌍 Southern China The magnolia oil comes from southern China, from the white champaca. The delicate blossoms are hand-picked early morning or late evening and steam-distilled. View Magnolia Touch → Shinrin-Yoku 🌍 Japan (Hinoki) A blend with no single origin: oils from around the world come together. Its heart is Japanese, with the signature note Hinoki, the cypress of Japanese temples, inspired by shinrin-yoku, forest bathing. View Shinrin-Yoku → Peppermint 🌍 USA · India Sourced in the Pacific Northwest of the USA, from a family farm spanning generations, and in northern India (Uttar Pradesh). The steady, wet climate gives a high menthol content. View Peppermint → PastTense 🌍 Nepal A blend of several oils. Its most remarkable sourcing story sits in the wintergreen: wild-harvested in the mountains of rural Nepal, naturally rich in methyl salicylate. View PastTense → Deep Blue Stick 🌍 Nepal Built on the Deep Blue blend. Its main component, wintergreen, is wild-harvested in rural Nepal, where women climb the steep mountain slopes and communities manage their forest areas together. View Deep Blue Stick → Fractionated Coconut Oil 🌍 Philippines The carrier oil comes from the Philippines, from the coconut. Fractionation leaves only the light, liquid part: colourless, odourless and miscible with any essential oil. View Fractionated Coconut Oil →

Fancy giving it a try?

You can order Turmeric on its own, or, and honestly I always recommend this, set up your own account and get 25% off.

View Turmeric Start with 25% off
About that 25%: with your own doTERRA account (free, no compulsory orders, cancel monthly) you pay the wholesale price on everything. Order more than once and the account pays for itself right away. I'd just do it; you order the same and simply pay less.

Essential oil, for aromatic and diluted topical use. Keep out of the eyes, inner ear and sensitive areas. Store out of reach of children. If you're pregnant, breastfeeding, have a medical condition or take medication, please consult your doctor first. Not a medical product; not intended to prevent, treat or cure any disease. Note: turmeric's yellow colour can stain textiles and light surfaces.