Anti-Aging Rating: 1.5 out of 5 Overall Impression: Poor
Review
Many have compared Arbonne to be like the new, international version of Avon. Their system works on the same principle as the original �Avon Lady� and tuperware party style of selling (i.e. door to door, throwing skin care themed parties to coax friends into buying products, etc.). That is to say that they recruit people (the vast majority women) to be product reps and sell the line to others (usually people they already know). The explanation of this on the site is remeniscant of a pyramid scheme infomercial with phrases like �be your own boss� and �attain financial freedom.� It�s not multi-level marketing since they don�t expect you to recruit people under you, but it�s dangerously close as this kind of selling is what causes people to turn their friends into opportunities. So on a point of business ethics it is hard to muster much respect for the way this line aims to sell products.
As far as the actual effectiveness of this line it�s very hard to assess as message boards on other websites seem to be littered with posts from Arbonne Ladies that go on and on about how great the line is or they are pretending to be users of the line and make "fake" posts about how much it has changed their skin. The key to being able to spot these fake posts is that they put a hyperlink to the website that has a number in the address. Like �www.website.com/7846876,� with the number being their retailer ID so they will get a commission on whatever you buy from the site. Because of this it�s very difficult to find honest reviews of this line.
Reviewers (actual real reviewers not affiliated with the company) that have tried the line mostly have submitted evaluations of the Arbonne NutriMinC RE9 and the Reactivating Facial Serum products. While none of the reviewers had adverse reactions besides some slight breaking out in a minority of them, none of them reported any significant anti-aging results from these products. Because ingredient lists for the products could not be located coupled with the fact that reviewers have reported mostly mediocre results, we have to give this line an overall unfavorable rating.
Typical Price Range
Up to $80 for a face product and up to $50 for an eye-area product.
Website
www.arbonne.com
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Avon, Bellaplex, Aloette
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