Whoa. I am realllly sick of seeing essential oils all over my Facebook page on local mom's group. Have a toothache? LET ME SELL YOU AN EO. Car won't start? TRY SOME LEMONGRASS, COME TO MY YOUNG LIVING PARTY TONIGHT.
To be fair, I've never tried any of them. But honestly I am so put off by people hawking them I don't think I will any time soon!
Is this a local thing? Or all over?
GOLD / coconut / 8266 posts
I've only seen people hawking Beach Body stuff like Shakeology and PiYo on my Facebook. It's annoying.
cantaloupe / 6059 posts
Oh yeah! They are very popular here. I think they have their merits in some cases, certainly, but that they are overblown in terms of what they are actually able to do!
pomegranate / 3580 posts
They are starting to pop up around here (PNW), too. Totally agree with @coopsmama:!
pomelo / 5509 posts
I feel like I've heard a lot about them lately, but it might just be due to the the fact that I've been doing doula work/research and they can play a role in birth for relaxation and such. I do think they have value in terms of aromatherapy, but I'm not sure about these other medicinal uses that are being touted. I did meet someone who swore vetiver oil on the spine improved her son's autism...
persimmon / 1223 posts
Not too long ago we were at my in-laws and their neighbor came over and told me she heard from my MIL that I would be interested in essential oils and that she was selling them and I should come to her party... I was beyond weirded out. I had no idea people sold them like that. I do like essential oils for aromatherapy - I just buy them at the health-food store though.
nectarine / 2358 posts
My Facebook has been inundated with it works, shakeology, piyo and beach body. Make it stop.
cantaloupe / 6059 posts
@blackbird: The wraps make me annoyed every time I see them come up on FB. I cannot imagine how they could possibly be effective!
honeydew / 7687 posts
@blackbird: someone in a local group just said something along the lines of "well, I sell body wraps, but I need some tips on losing belly fat because I think they maybe don't work" haha!
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
The real problem here is Facebook! Hopefully, it's on its way out...
honeydew / 7687 posts
@mrbee: noo. I am a stalwart support of Facebook. I barely used it until this year, but it's the home of my favorite online sewing groups & a creative blogger group I admin and enjoy!
honeydew / 7622 posts
One of the many reasons I'm off Facebook. It makes the people I love and adore so unlikeable.
Beware essential oils are a gateway drug to crystals. Both of the above are popular in Oregon and I subscribe to neither, but my mom and some frieds are really into them.
papaya / 10473 posts
They're all over, along with all the other scammy crap like weight loss shakes, body wraps, etc. Makes me insane.
We have a no soliciting sign on our front door, but where I really need one is Facebook!
apricot / 453 posts
I'm so glad that Facebook allows unfollowing because so many people I know are now shilling their MLM crap all over their feeds and I don't have to see it. 
honeydew / 7589 posts
I love essential oils, but I refuse to buy brands that require you to join a club or become a member or any kind of nonsense like that. I don't do high pressure sales. Just no.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
If you are selling things on Facebook that annoy me, I unfollow. Took me awhile to do it but so glad I did. Haven't seen essential oils, my mil is into them but doesn't sell.
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
Because they're essential, duh! Ha, just kidding....I don't buy into them at all.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I don't think the problem is facebook, I think the problem is more these direct selling schemes that promise people that they can retire from their regular jobs.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@looch: I agree with that assessment.
As for the actual essential oils: I don't purchase from that brand, but I do like them. I found that they really help with my headaches, which is amazing since I've had chronic headaches and migraines for 10+ years and not much helps. I also use then when I'm sick and that helps as well. But I'm not one to use them in the place of needed modern medicine either. More as a supplement - because sometimes they do seem to help.
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
My FB is nothing but Scentsy, Jamberry Nails, Shakeolgy, Addison Claire, Beachbody and as of this week..Essential Oils.
If you're inviting me to an online party for whatever you sell, there is a 100% chance I won't buy anything.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Mine is full of Rodan & Fields!!!!!!!!!!!
I use essential oils, but not regularly and my friend that sells them doesn't put it in everyone's face!
persimmon / 1343 posts
I have not seen ppl selling oils but I hear them talked about all the time! Everyone I know sells Scentsy or 31 though lol
pomegranate / 3872 posts
Uggh this bugs me. I like essential oils for some things and for making my own beauty/cleaning products but it is seriously scary to see some people on Facebook touting everything they do with them and ingesting EOs and giving them to little kids. Same thing with all the Beach Body stuff (wraps, shakes etc.) I'm not taking any advice from some doofus from high school who's looking for a get rich quick scheme.
eggplant / 11716 posts
My FB has a ton of Shakeology, Beach Body, Essential Oils, wraps--everything. I guess because I know a lot of teachers and these are their "summer jobs"? I'm not too annoyed because I just skip past them.
pear / 1837 posts
I have recently jumped on the EO bandwagon because a good friend was having really good results with them as far as GI issues and stress. I sought out the company she orders from, and I order through her (she's a member, I didn't want to shell out the money for that). I diffuse in my DD's room at night and she loves her "special lotion" aka lavender on her feet at night. But I agree that all the wraps/advocare/etc. on facebook is the most annoying thing ever.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
I'm over Advocare! The 24 day challenge can't be healthy.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
it takes every ounce of willpower to say, "i know those wraps would look easy, but how about diet and exercise? SOMETHING THAT IS PROVEN TO WORK. Oh wait, it's hard, so you want to wrap your body and magically lose inches and make money scamming people. OK then"
blogger / nectarine / 2608 posts
I see those wrap things all the time. And I get really excited because I like wraps. But then I realize that they are the wrong kind of wrap. And then I want to pull an Office Space on my computer. 
And inviting me to your online wrap/31/wholebuttmegacleanse party? Please. I don't go to *real* parties. Why the poop would I want to go to that? I'm pretty sure I have something better to do. Like breathing. Or scratching a mosquito bite. And those things don't cost me any money.
honeydew / 7091 posts
@looch: Exactly!
For me the problem on FB is Younique mascara. First, the name annoys me. Second, why do I know 10+ people that are selling it?!
But, my SIL is *obsessed* with these oils. I haven't had to deal with any sales pressure about them though. I am ALL about natural remedies - I seek them out even! But something about these oils just isn't clicking for me. Maybe it's because the things I need 'remedies' for aren't really in the scope of the oils... idk.
@scg00387: Seriously LOLd at the car starting - that's just about how my SIL is!
eggplant / 11824 posts
@looch: I agree – Facebook isn’t the problem, it’s just the vehicle for people who think they are actually going to get rich shilling crap to their friends.
I’ve had to hide a few Beach Body converts – that’s ALL they post about now; it’s like joining a cult. And some natural recipe/spice/sauces/etc. company. You can buy all the same stuff at the grocery store for a fraction of the price; stop acting like you’re selling liquid gold.
papaya / 10473 posts
An ETA: we do use essential oils, but not from MLMs, and very sparingly. I don't use them in place of medical professionals, nor do we ingest them. I DO think they have their place for some purposes (a drop of eucalyptus in the tub clears up my congestion, a drop of lavender on our dryer balls makes our sheets smell good, etc) but I hate that they're being misused and abused and getting a bad rap for the sake of some pyramid scheme company. They are not exactly green/ecologically friendly to produce because it takes hundreds or thousands of pounds of plant, and they should be used sparingly.
cantaloupe / 6059 posts
@grizz: Your last point is one of the reasons why the essential oil craze makes me nervous! I have friends who use EOs to the extent that they are going through bottles in a month! I don't think they quite understand the ramifications and that they are truly a limited and powerful resource that should be used with care.
Which brand do you use? I would like to buy a few but don't want to have to go through doTerra/Young Living to do it. I have a few from our local health food store and I add a few drops to our home made cleaning supplies but not sure if they're a good brand/even worth it.
persimmon / 1313 posts
I know four people who are selling doTerra but they never spam on Facebook. I do like essential oils and much like @grizz: I don't buy them from MLMs and think they should be used in the way they should be. They are helpful and they smell good.
papaya / 10473 posts
@coopsmama: I've done some pretty extensive research on it, and I keep coming back to Native American Nutritionals and Mountain Rose Herbs!
Also - one of my friends studies naturopathy/homeopathy, and told me that most of these oils are distilled at the same few places, so DoTerra and YL's "only certified therapeutic grade" claims are not true. There's no certification or grade on oils. Some companies DO tweak or water down their oils, but DT and YL aren't the only options.
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
@looch: @lawbee11: @yoursilverlining: Gotta love the fact that people buy in to getting rich at the expense of their *friends* . . .
pomelo / 5509 posts
@coopsmama: Do you have a local co-op? Or farmer's market? I have bought essential oils from a local woman who sells at our big farmer's market here, which I really like, because at her booth she has photo albums of her garden/plants and really detailed descriptions about how they were made/how to use them. I would think something local (if it's feasible) would make more sense than a big name brand.
papaya / 10570 posts
@blackbird: My friend has signed up to b one of those "wraps" peddlers - so irritating - and when she first started posting about them I honestly thought she had been hacked!!! Ridiculousness!
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