PlainVitamins

Basil

by doTERRA · liquid · 5 milliliters

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 256717
  • Serving 1 drop
  • 85 servings

Basil by doTERRA lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 drop, such as 60 mg of basil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2021.

What is in Basil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 drop. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Basil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 256717, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Basil60 mg
Ocimum basilicum5 mL

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 256717 (entered October 22, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
For aromatic or topical use. Diffuse aromatically or, to apply topically, dilute with a carrier oil to minimize skin sensitivity.
For internal use dilute one drop in 4 fl oz of liquid.
Warnings
Diffuse aromatically or, to apply topically, dilute with a carrier oil to minimize skin sensitivity. Caution: Possible skin sensitivity.
Keep out of reach of children.
If pregnant or under a doctor's care, consult your physician.
Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 256717.

How many labels does Basil have?

3 labels are on file under this name since August 31, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 256717 (current) Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 5 milliliters
  2. Label 202709 Entered May 28, 2019 · on the market · 15 mL
  3. Label 180593 Entered August 31, 2018 · off the market July 23, 2021 · 5 mL

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names doTERRA Intl, LLC (manufacturer), Pleasant Grove, UT. All doTERRA products.

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