Review of Arbonne International

Welcome to my review of the Arbonne business opportunity. First of all, let me say that I am in no way associated with Arbonne International, and that I have yet to try any of the products. I do have friends who are involved with the opportunity though, and thus have seen the business opportunity presented. I can tell you with full confidence that Arbonne is not a scam, but rather is a 30+ year old international business based in Irvine, California with an highly favorable reputation. Arbonne has over 300 products in a variety of product lines, such as anti-aging, baby care, teen, cosmetics, skin care, nutritional supplements, weight loss, aromatheraphy, etc.

Arbonne International was founded in Switzerland in 1975 and relocated to the U.S. in 1980. Its famous Natural Swiss Pure Skin Care line was developed in Switzerland by Petter Morck and a group of bio-chemists. These products are based on natural botantical principles, use no animal products or by-products, undergo no animal testing, and are hypo-allergenic and environmentally safe. As I mentioned earlier there are more than 300 products. They are all said to possess exceptional quality, but I don't fully understand how they differ from products by similar companies. Their products are often likened to MaryKay and Avon. The skin care products do seem to attract the most buzz, especially the Pure Swiss Skin Care line, but their customers and reps appear to be pleased with all fo the products. These products are sold all around the world and the demand is huge.

Arbonne's holding company did file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2010, but the thousands of Arbonne distributors were not affected in any way. That is, they are not affected other than the fact that they might have to overcome the stigma associated with the bankruptcy. Still it should be business as usual for the distributors as the company reorganizes its debts. From what I understand, this holding company had this debt before they acquired Arbonne.

Arbonne now has new ownership and they got rid of 80% of the debt owed by the previous holding company as a result of the bankruptcy. Because the Chapter 11 filing was successful, there is no lingering news out there about the bankruptcy, so most people will never hear about it. It's kind weird to assert after that kind of news that this appears to be a solid business opportunity, but it is. The distributors' network was never affected by the filing, and Arbonne actually emerged from the bankruptcy stronger than ever.

As for the business opportunity, to become a consultant only costs $29 for the basic starter-kit. You can purchase a super-starter kit for $65 also, if you choose. Arbonne has a very lucrative uni-level compensation plan. There are 5 distinct business builder levels: Consultant with an average monthly income of $74.09 per month, District Manager averaging $236 per month, Area Manager averaging $1,173 per month, Regional Vice President averaging $4,778, and a National Vice President averaging $22,550 per month. I found the compensation plan to be kind of complicated for a new consultant to try to explain, but the company does reward its distributors handsomely. Arbonne pays up to 53.8% in commissions on every retail product sold. Still the potential to make a substantial income here is beyond dispute. But then this is a MLM company, so any earnings will largely depend on the skill, work ethic, and leadership ability of each distributor. Like most MLM companies, Arbonne distributors largely continue to market their businesses offline, instead of leveraging the power of the internet. Since Arbonne is already an international concern, distributors should learn how to leverage the power of the internet if they want to build a truly international business.


I hope that you enjoyed reading Arbonne Business Opportunity Review.

Reginald Liggins is an internet marketing trainer and coach. The automated marketing system that Reginald uses to explode his business opportunities as well as generate multiple income streams can be found at Conquer The Internet

Reginald can be reached at reggie@superbodymagic.com