dōTERRA Family Essentials kit review: ten 5 ml oils, price by country, and who it really suits
An honest look at the Family Essentials enrollment kit: ten oils in 5 ml bottles with no diffuser, wholesale prices in the US, UK, Germany, Poland, the UAE and more, the value math, who it suits and who should skip it.
Family Essentials is the smaller sibling of Home Essentials: the same ten oils, but in 5 ml bottles and without a diffuser, at a price that is a lot easier to say yes to. That makes it the kit people most often hesitate over. Is it a clever way to try everything, or a pretty box that runs out in a few weeks? The honest answer is that it is both, depending on who is buying. Here is what is inside, what it costs in each market, the arithmetic, and a straight list of who it suits and who should skip it.
In short: Family Essentials gives you all ten classic oils in small 5 ml bottles for roughly half the price of Home Essentials, and the enrollment fee is included. It has no diffuser. Per millilitre it is more expensive than the big kit, so its real point is a lower entry price and a chance to test all ten oils before you commit to big bottles.
What is in the box
The kit is the same in every market that offers it: ten oils, each in a 5 ml bottle, and nothing else. A 5 ml bottle holds roughly 80 to 85 drops.
| Oil | A quiet everyday role |
|---|---|
| Lavender | The soft evening scent for the bedroom diffuser or a drop on a pillow |
| Lemon | A bright, clean smell for the kitchen and the morning |
| Peppermint | A cool, sharp aroma for the desk and long afternoons |
| Tea Tree | A fresh, herbal note, popular in home cleaning blends |
| Frankincense | A warm, resinous scent for calm evenings and quiet moments |
| Oregano | A very strong, spicy oil; most people use it in tiny amounts |
| On Guard | A warm, spicy blend with a cosy, autumnal feel |
| Breathe | A clear, airy blend; called dōTERRA Air in Europe |
| DigestZen | A herbal, spicy blend; called ZenGest in Europe |
| Deep Blue | A cooling blend that is typically used diluted in massage |
There is no diffuser in the box. The enrollment fee is included, which means the kit is also your membership: buy it and your Wholesale Customer account is open, with no separate fee. The names Air and ZenGest in Europe are simply the local names of Breathe and DigestZen.
Price by country
Prices are set by each market in its own currency. These are wholesale prices including VAT, checked on 2 October 2026. The last column shows what enrollment alone costs, for comparison.
| Market | Family Essentials, wholesale | Fee only |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | €184.25 | €23.75 |
| France | €185.80 | €24 |
| Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Romania | €187.34 | €24.25 (Spain) |
| Italy | €188.89 | €24.50 |
| Portugal | €190.44 | €24.50 |
| United Kingdom | £157.75 | £24 |
| Poland | 838 zł | 107.75 zł |
| Switzerland | CHF 167.37 | n/a |
| Ukraine, Moldova | €149 (no VAT) | €19.92 |
| UAE | AED 675 | AED 130 |
| Kazakhstan | 98 000 ₸ | 9 260 ₸ |
| United States | $135 | free with the first purchase |
| Israel | ₪705.90 as “Family Essentials + MetaPWR” | ₪103.50 |
Canada also offers the kit; the price is shown in the enrollment form, so open the form for your market to see it. Where the fee-only column says n/a, we have not checked a fee-only figure, so use the form. The spread between European countries is VAT, not a different product. Israel is a special case: there the kit is sold together with MetaPWR rather than on its own, so it is not a like-for-like price.
For scale, Home Essentials, the bigger kit, costs €328.25 in Germany, £281.50 in the UK, 1 492.75 zł in Poland, €275.84 in Ukraine and Moldova, $280 in the US, 170 000 ₸ in Kazakhstan, AED 1 275 in the UAE and ₪1 277.75 in Israel. Our Home Essentials review covers it in detail.
The value math
Take Germany, where the numbers are easy to compare:
- The same ten oils in 15 ml bottles, bought separately at wholesale: about €414.
- Home Essentials (15 ml bottles, a diffuser and the enrollment fee): €328.25.
- Family Essentials (5 ml bottles, no diffuser, the fee included): €184.25.
So Family Essentials is much cheaper to start with. But look at what you get for the money. A 5 ml bottle is exactly one third of a 15 ml bottle. Per millilitre, Family Essentials is therefore more expensive than Home Essentials, not cheaper, and the big kit also brings a diffuser. Nobody should buy Family Essentials believing it is the bargain of the two. It is not. It is the lower-risk one.
That is the whole logic of the kit. You pay about €184 once, you get to smell and use all ten oils, and only then do you decide which of them deserve a full 15 ml bottle. The ones you never open cost you little. The ones you love come back as full-size bottles at the same wholesale price, in a later order. If you want to run the numbers for your own country, the calculator shows the three totals side by side: a kit, fee-only enrollment with your chosen oils, and retail.
A worked example: the first three months
Imagine one person in a flat in Germany who has never owned a bottle before. She pays €184.25, the account opens, and ten small bottles arrive. In the first weeks she tries everything: Lemon in the kitchen, Lavender in the evening, Peppermint at the desk, a drop of Tea Tree in a cleaning blend. Some bottles she opens once and puts back on the shelf. Others she reaches for every day.
After two or three months she has an honest list. Perhaps Lavender and Lemon are nearly empty, Peppermint is half gone, and Oregano and Deep Blue have barely been touched. Now she orders Lavender and Lemon in 15 ml bottles at the same wholesale price, and nothing else. She has spent less than the big kit would have cost, and nothing is sitting unused. That is the scenario this kit is built for.
Now imagine the opposite: a family of four who diffuse Lavender every evening and Lemon every morning. With 20 to 25 sessions per 5 ml bottle, the two favourites are gone within weeks, and the family reorders both in 15 ml. For them the small kit was a pleasant sampler and an expensive way to start. Neither outcome is a failure; the point is to know in advance which of the two households you are.
How the small bottles are used in practice
A few habits make 5 ml go further. Start with the lowest number of drops that you can smell, which is usually three in the diffuser. Keep the cap tight and the bottles away from sunlight and heat, so the oils stay fresh. Use strong oils such as Oregano and Deep Blue sparingly and always diluted, and read the label of each bottle. Talk to the household about what each scent is for: a calm evening blend, a bright morning one, a clean-smelling kitchen. The oils are about aroma and routine, not treatment, and nothing here replaces advice from a doctor.
If you are sharing the kit with a partner or a flatmate, it helps to agree early which bottles are “for the room” and which are personal. Ten small bottles are easy to finish unnoticed.
Who Family Essentials suits
- One person or a small flat. Ten 15 ml bottles is a lot of oil for one person. Ten 5 ml bottles is a sensible amount.
- A tight budget. Roughly €184 is far easier than €328, and it still opens the wholesale account.
- Someone who already owns a diffuser. Home Essentials charges you for a diffuser you do not need.
- Someone who wants to test all ten before committing. You do not know yet whether Oregano or Frankincense will ever leave your shelf. This is the cheap way to find out.
Who should skip it
- A family that will diffuse daily. At 3 to 4 drops per session, one 5 ml bottle gives about 20 to 25 sessions. If Lavender and Lemon go into the diffuser every evening, they will be gone in a few weeks, and you will be reordering the same oils in bigger bottles anyway.
- Someone who already knows they want three or four oils in 15 ml. Then the kit mostly buys you six or seven oils you did not ask for. Pay the fee only and order your oils; the first five oils article has a good short list to start from.
- Someone who wants the oils and a diffuser in one box. That is Home Essentials, not this kit.
If you are in the middle, the calculator makes the decision easy: enter the oils you actually want and see which route is cheaper in your market.
What to do after the kit
After the kit, nothing is required of you. The Loyalty Rewards Program is optional. Your next order can be any product at wholesale prices, in any quantity, whenever you like. In practice most people reorder the two or three oils that ran out first in 15 ml bottles, and add a diffuser if they do not own one; our diffuser comparison helps with that choice.
One European detail is worth knowing. If you skip the kit and enroll fee-only, the enrollment fee is waived when your first order is 150 PV or more. That is relevant to the fee-only route, not to the kit, which already includes the fee. Do not pay for a kit and then also pay the fee separately; it is not needed.
How to order it
Choose your country on the home page, and the official enrollment form opens with our Enroller ID already filled in and the kit list for your market. The step-by-step guide shows each screen, and the countries page lists every market with official enrollment. If your country is not on the list, the Global Access route ships from the US through a forwarding intermediary, with extra shipping and customs costs. Buy only from the official dōTERRA shop, because kits sold at half price on marketplaces are the classic place to meet a fake.
Still undecided between the two kits? Write to us with the oils you expect to use and we will tell you plainly which route is cheaper for you, even if the answer is “none of the kits”.
These statements have not been evaluated by regulatory authorities. dōTERRA products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Kit contents and prices vary by market and are shown in the enrollment form.
Questions and answers
What is in the dōTERRA Family Essentials kit?
Ten oils in 5 ml bottles: Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, Tea Tree, Frankincense, Oregano, On Guard, Breathe (called dōTERRA Air in Europe), DigestZen (ZenGest in Europe) and Deep Blue. There is no diffuser. The enrollment fee is included, so the kit is also your membership.
How much does Family Essentials cost?
Wholesale prices incl. VAT, checked on 02.10.2026: €184.25 in Germany, €185.80 in France, €187.34 in Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and Romania, €188.89 in Italy, €190.44 in Portugal, £157.75 in the UK, 838 zł in Poland, CHF 167.37 in Switzerland, €149 in Ukraine and Moldova, AED 675 in the UAE, 98 000 ₸ in Kazakhstan and $135 in the USA. In Israel it is sold as Family Essentials + MetaPWR for ₪705.90. In Canada the price is shown in the enrollment form.
Is Family Essentials better value than Home Essentials?
Per millilitre, no: a 5 ml bottle is one third of a 15 ml bottle, so Home Essentials gives you more oil for the money. Family Essentials wins on the entry price (€184.25 against €328.25 in Germany) and on the chance to try all ten oils before buying big bottles.
How long does a 5 ml bottle last?
A 5 ml bottle holds roughly 80 to 85 drops. At 3 to 4 drops per diffuser session that is about 20 to 25 sessions, so a household that diffuses every day will finish the popular bottles quickly. One person who uses an oil now and then will take much longer.
Does Family Essentials include a diffuser?
No. If you do not own one, add a diffuser to your next order; our article on dōTERRA diffusers compares Laluz, Petal 2.0 and Pebble. If you want the oils and a diffuser in one box, look at Home Essentials.
Do I have to join the Loyalty Rewards Program with this kit?
No. LRP is optional. Your next order can be any product at wholesale prices, with or without LRP.
Should I buy the kit or just pay the fee and order three oils?
If you already know you want three or four oils in 15 ml bottles, fee-only enrollment plus those bottles is usually the better route. The calculator on our site shows the three totals for your market side by side.