Copaiba

A multipurpose powerful oil.

One you can certainly put to use like your Frankincense, but with half the cost. Mine lives in my purse, as it’s another go to for calming anxiety, while also assisting all the things for the girls and on the go from skin, tummies, immune supports. Rubbed on them. Under my tongue or applied on me. Dropped into all our smoothies. Added to the diffusers.

A Co Impact Grower with doTERRA 

Since the 16th century, copaiba essential oil has been utilized in traditional health practices by the natives of north and northeastern Brazil. Similar to Black Pepper essential oil, Copaiba can help soothe anxious feelings and it can be applied to the skin to promote a clear, smooth complexion. Taken internally, Copaiba essential oil supports the health of the cardiovascular, immune, digestive, nervous, and respiratory systems.

With 98-99% make up of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, we know it fiercely protects, supports, soothes, stimulates, renew’s and nurtures our when interacting with our bodies. Reminds me of a mama bear :)

The essential oil is steam distilled from the oleoresin of the Copaiba tree from Brazil. A Copaiba tree is tapped for its oleoresin, similar to the way maple syrup is harvested.

When a tree is first tapped, it gives an initial volume of oleoresin. The hole is then plugged, and the tree is re-visited once or twice per year. The amount of oleoresin that a Copaiba tree produces is related to the diameter of the tree, the size of the tree canopy, and its location within the jungle canopy, but each tree can produce somewhere between 2 and 6 liters of oleoresin annually. A Copaiba tree can live up to 400 years and grow more than 100 feet (30 m) tall.

We partner with local harvesting families that live along the Amazon River in Brazil. These families are accustomed to traveling by boat to reach neighbors and nearby towns. Each family takes care of several trees, a tradition that has been fostered for generations.

By sourcing Copaiba oleoresin for essential oil in the state of Amazonas, we support the livelihoods of at least 3,000 harvesters. Although harvesters had oleoresin buyers in the past, they were not guaranteed a fair market price for their product, and sales were irregular. Through dōTERRA, these harvesters are now paid a fair, previously agreed upon price for their oleoresin regularly and reliably.

You can read more on all of our Co Impact partnerships on Sourcetoyou.com

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