Young Living Essential Oils (Gary Young legacy)
Cross-reference entry — see parent doTERRA / Young Living entry.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — duplicate slug guard; primary essential-oils MLM entry already covered.
Profile facts
In context
Specific Young Living entry beyond the joint doTERRA / Young Living parent. Founded 1993 by Gary Young (controversial founder convicted multiple times of fraud pre-Young Living).
Recovery resources
- The Dream (podcast) — Jane Marie's investigative podcast on MLM cults; substantial Young Living coverage including FDA warning-letter context.
- Anti-MLM Coalition — Education and ex-distributor community focused on MLM exit and financial recovery.
- Truth in Advertising (TINA.org) — Consumer-protection watchdog with extensive Young Living FDA-warning-letter archive.
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources.
See the full curated list at /resources.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1993Young Living founded by Gary Young
- 2018Gary Young dies
Sources
- FDA 2014 warning letter search ↗
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Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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