Young Living Essential Oils
October 21, 2026
BERKELEY, California - October 21, 2026
Young Living Essential Oils has been served with a California Proposition 65 notice alleging that its Deep Relief Essential Oil Roll-On exposes consumers to pulegone without the warning the state's right-to-know law requires.
The 60-day notice of violation, dated October 21, 2026, was sent by Center for Consumer Safety LLC (CCS), a Berkeley-based group that brings private enforcement actions under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. It names three alleged violators: Young Living Essential Oils, LC, served through its registered agent in Salt Lake City; Epic Global Incorporated of Highland, Utah, which the notice links to the same product listing; and Amazon.com Services LLC. The representative product is Young Living Deep Relief Essential Oil Roll-On, identified by a single Amazon listing number. The notice was uploaded to the California Attorney General's Proposition 65 system on the same day and served on district attorneys and city attorneys across the state.
The notice covers the product category of essential oil roll-ons and lists Deep Relief as a representative example, while stating that it does not extend to unrelated product categories. CCS alleges that ordinary use of the roll-on exposes consumers to pulegone through skin absorption, inhalation and ingestion, and that buyers are not given a clear and reasonable Proposition 65 warning before that exposure. It says the alleged violations began no later than April 3, 2026, and were continuing as of the notice date.
Pulegone is a compound found naturally in certain mint-family plant oils. California added it to the Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer in 2014. Proposition 65 does not ban listed chemicals in consumer products; it requires businesses to warn California consumers before knowingly and intentionally exposing them, unless the exposure falls below levels set by state regulators.
CCS says it intends to file a private enforcement lawsuit once the 60-day notice period runs out if the matter has not been resolved and no public prosecutor has taken up the case. The group says it is seeking a binding resolution that would address products already sold, including a recall where appropriate, prevent future unwarned exposures through compliant warnings or reformulation, and impose a civil penalty. Under the statute, civil penalties can reach $2,500 per violation per day. A certificate of merit filed with the notice states that CCS's in-house counsel consulted with people who have relevant expertise and believes there is a reasonable and meritorious case for a private action. CCS also asked the companies to preserve product composition, sourcing, sales, labeling and compliance records.
A Proposition 65 notice is an allegation, not a finding of wrongdoing, and no lawsuit had been filed as of the notice date. The notice does not announce a recall, and it does not claim the roll-on is unsafe at the levels found; it alleges only that the required warning is missing. No public response from Young Living to the notice had been found as of October 27.
Young Living, headquartered in Lehi, Utah, sells essential oils, blends, roll-ons, supplements and personal care products through independent brand partners. Deep Relief is one of its pre-diluted roll-on blends marketed for topical use. The notice follows a separate Proposition 65 notice served on Arbonne International on October 13 over lead and cadmium in its protein shakes.