This comparison sticks to what each brand documents on its own websites. We didn't smell, test or price the oils. doTERRA's main store site refused our requests when we checked on 3 November 2026, so the doTERRA side comes from its quality site, Source to You.
| Factor | Handcraft Blends | doTERRA |
|---|---|---|
| GC/MS reports | One report per oil, posted for 9 of 11 essential oils checked | Per batch, looked up with the Quality ID on the bottle (single oils bought after May 2016) |
| Blends | Not checked | Proprietary blends not covered by GC/MS reports, per doTERRA |
| Quality standard named | Product quality and origin declaration for each oil | CPTG, criteria doTERRA set for itself |
| Bottle sizes (lavender, peppermint) | 10 ml, 1 fl oz, 4 fl oz, 16 fl oz | Not checked (site refused requests) |
| Lavender species | Lavandula hybrida grosso (lavandin), France | Not checked |
doTERRA prints a Quality ID on the bottom of its single oils. Enter it on Source to You and you get the GC/MS report for the batch in your hand. doTERRA says the lookup covers bottles bought after May 2016 and doesn't cover its proprietary blends.
Handcraft Blends says every batch is tested by a third-party lab. On 4 November 2026, nine of the eleven essential oil pages we read had a GC/MS report posted; frankincense and clove leaf had none (oil by oil). When we checked lavender and peppermint, we found no way to look up the report for an older lot by the number on your bottle. If you need the document for one specific bottle, doTERRA's lookup does that and Handcraft Blends' page may not.
CPTG stands for Certified Pure Tested Grade. doTERRA describes it as criteria it developed itself to certify its oils, checked in its own facilities and at third-party labs. That makes it doTERRA's in-house standard. It isn't a certification from an outside body.
The Handcraft Blends lavender label says Lavender Essential Oil. The brand's own quality declaration, dated 17 December 2025, gives the botanical name as Lavandula hybrida grosso from France, which is lavandin, and its GC/MS report is titled Lavandin Oil. If a recipe or study calls for true lavender, look for Lavandula angustifolia on whichever bottle you buy. More detail is in our Handcraft Blends lavender review.
Pick doTERRA if you want the GC/MS report for the exact bottle in your hand. Pick Handcraft Blends if one report per oil is enough and you want a larger bottle. For lavender, read the botanical name on either brand's label before you decide.
Handcraft Blends Lavender (lavandin) on Amazon →(paid link)We can't answer that from documents. Neither brand publishes anything that compares its oils with the other's, and we didn't test them. What the documents do show: both post GC/MS results, and doTERRA's can be matched to the bottle you own.
doTERRA calls its oils CPTG, Certified Pure Tested Grade. doTERRA describes CPTG as criteria it developed itself, tested in its own facilities and at third-party labs. It is doTERRA's own standard, not a certification issued by an outside body.
For most of its essential oils. The brand says every batch goes to a third-party lab, and on 4 November 2026 nine of the eleven essential oil pages we read had a GC/MS report posted. Frankincense, clove leaf and the carrier oils had none.
Enter the Quality ID from the bottom of the bottle on doTERRA's Source to You site. doTERRA says this works for single oils bought after May 2016. Proprietary blends aren't covered by GC/MS reports.