How to Buy doTERRA the Simple Way

By the VitalResin Team — Skincare & doTERRA enthusiasts

Your friend just handed you a tiny rollerball of something that smells incredible, and your skin has been looking dewy ever since. Now you want your own, but the website has enrollment kits, member prices, and PV points you’re still figuring out. The short answer is that buying doTERRA works through a free membership that gives you 25% off the retail price on everything, and you can start with any single product you like or choose an enrollment kit that bundles favorites at better value.

We’ve helped countless friends navigate this exact moment, and it’s genuinely simpler than it first looks. Once you’re set up, you shop like any online store, except you always pay the member price. Let’s walk through the two paths, what the perks actually mean, and the few things worth knowing before you add anything to your cart.

The Two Ways to Start: Kit or À La Carte

You essentially have two entry points, and neither locks you into anything ongoing. Most people pick one based on how many products they want right away.

Path One: Create a Free Account and Buy Any Single Product

This is the simplest path. You go to the doTERRA site, click “Join,” fill in your name and email, and you become a wholesale member with no kit required. From that moment, you see member prices instead of retail prices on every product, including skin-care staples like Immortelle and the Veráge line.

What we recommend most often is starting with a single oil that caught your attention, like Frankincense for a radiant-looking complexion, and building your collection slowly. Membership has a small annual fee, but it’s waived whenever your next order exceeds 150 PV, a volume point measure that often lines up with free shipping. There’s no monthly obligation.

Path Two: Pick an Enrollment Kit

If you already know you want several products, an enrollment kit bundles them together at a better combined value, and most kits exceed 150 PV right away, so the annual fee is waived from day one.

Here’s a quick comparison of three popular kits for skincare and daily glow:

Kit	Best For	Includes
Natural Solutions Enrollment Kit	The full beauty-and-wellness start	Frankincense, Lavender, Tea Tree, Peppermint, On Guard, DigestZen, plus a diffuser
Essential Foundations Kit	Skincare minimalists	Frankincense, Lavender, Tea Tree, Peppermint
Home Essentials Enrollment Kit	A home-and-beauty mix	On Guard, Frankincense, Lemon, Peppermint, diffuser

In our experience, the Natural Solutions Enrollment Kit is the one friends thank us for later, because it covers morning skincare (Frankincense and Lavender), evening wind-down, and everyday freshness.

What Actually Happens When You Sign Up

Here’s the step-by-step flow so nothing feels mysterious:

1. Go to the enrollment page. You’ll be asked for basic details, name, email, shipping address.
2. Choose how you want to start. You can select an enrollment kit from the list or skip kits entirely and pick a single product like Lavender Touch for a calming, hydrating skin moment.
3. Review the optional wellness program. doTERRA calls it Loyalty Rewards, and it’s a points-earning program for regular orders, think of it like a loyalty card at your favorite beauty counter. It’s optional; you can skip it during checkout or unenroll later.
4. Confirm your order. At this point you’ll see the member prices applied. If your order exceeds 150 PV, the annual fee automatically drops to zero.
5. Receive your confirmation email. It usually arrives within minutes, along with a member ID you can use to log in and shop anytime.

At no point are you required to buy a kit or commit to monthly shipments. Membership just unlocks the discount.

A Few Things Worth Knowing Before You Check Out

Citrus oils, like Bergamot, Lemon, and Wild Orange, are photosensitive. If you apply them to your skin, avoid direct sun for roughly 12 hours afterward. We also always suggest a patch test with a carrier oil before using any new oil on your face or body.

doTERRA’s own purity standard is called Certified Pure Tested Grade, which is their in-house testing process. The oils are not a replacement for medical skin treatments, but they make a lovely addition to a conscious beauty ritual focused on how your skin looks and feels.

FAQ

Do I have to buy a kit to become a member? No, a kit is entirely optional. You can sign up with just your details and a single product, like a bottle of Tea Tree for your toner blend or Yarrow|Pom for a botanical face-oil moment, and still receive the 25% member discount.

What is PV and why does it matter? PV stands for product volume points, which doTERRA uses instead of dollar amounts for rating order size. When your order exceeds 150 PV, the small annual membership fee is waived, and this often coincides with free shipping.

Can I cancel the membership fee? You can simply let your membership lapse after a year without renewing, and you’ll go back to retail prices with no penalty. Many people place one larger order exceeding 150 PV each year, so the fee never actually hits.

We’ve seen a simple bottle of Frankincense become an entire evening ritual, a few drops pressed into the jawline, the scent settling in while the skin looks softer by morning. Buying doTERRA really comes down to picking your first product and letting the rest grow with your curiosity. There’s no one right kit and no required path, just the member price and a catalog of beautifully crafted oils waiting for your routine.

This content is for general information only and is not medical advice. Essential oils are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease; consult a qualified healthcare professional before use.

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