Melaleuka

I was on the phone with a rep that was trying to sign me up for about an hour and a half. It's essentially a more acceptable pyramid scheme. Unless you have a huge circle of friends that would buy the products and refer you over and over and over again, I don't really see how you can make a lot of money off of it.

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Hi M.,
Have YOU tried the products? My advice is this......try the products for 6 months and if you can absolutely back them, then try to sell them.

I would never be able, with good conscience, be able to sell Melaleuca products. I was a customer for 5 years and had experiences that every Melaleuca rep and employee deny happened as a result of the products.

Alot of people get into MLM's without knowing everything about the product and then get disappointed. Reps on this site get pretty mad about people saying this but, Melaleuca IS an MLM, they just call it Direct Marketing. When I cancelled my membership, a woman I had never met called me, frantically trying to get me to reconsider cancelling because my membership made money for her. I also received a check for $2.66 for the first 4 months that I was a member because the person who signed me up, signed someone up "under" my name. When that person bailed, the check stopped coming.
Whew! I know you didn't ask for all that, but it's important to realize that it's Multi Level Marketing no matter how you pretty up the name.

M., I had horrible experiences with the products. I wouldn't even give them away. But you have to try them for yourself and decide.
Good luck in your decision!

Edit*** I don't think Lynn understands that Tea tree oil in itself is a hormone disruptor. Hormone disruptors are not added to tea tree oil in some companies.....it just is what it is. Just because something is a part of nature doesn't mean it's safe for all applications.

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I've tried some of them, and honestly, you can buy products just as good as Melaleuca products in stores AND you don't have to get involved in a multi-level marketing scam to do it. It's just all hype. If somebody hyped something like Ivory soap the way they do Melaleuca, then everybody would be thinking they needed it.

I RUN from people who sell Melaleuca or other MLM products because they cease being my friend/family member and look at me as a recruit/customer. I hate that.

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Yet another MLM company. I agree with Rebecca: you have to have literally hundreds of contacts and be willing to hit them ALL up and have them ALL refer you to other people (whether they 'buy' from you or not), and follow up with ALL those contacts and over and over and over. Seriously.

MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) is a numbers game - and any decent recruiter will tell you this. They will sound positive and upbeat all the time, and tell you to do the same. You have to ask 10-15 people before one will even try your product. Then a percentage will order once, and sometimes they will reorder. To make any real money, you have to have lots of 'regular' customers, and recruit a 'team' under you so you can make money from their sales as well. Never worth it to me!

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I discovered Melaleuca last April and LOVE their products. I and my children have allergies and have no problems with the products, which I was concerned about because I am allergic to just about every type of plant or tree there is. They are highly effective and I love that they are are non-caustic. My 4yr old even helps me clean and I don't have to stress.

Examples: Tub & Tile did what lots of other cleaners did not do...get my shower and my kids' tub clean. My shower was very difficult but I added some MelaMagic to it and it took care of the initial cleaning and now just Tub & Tile works well. The laundry detergent saves me quite a bit of money (cuts my costs in half). Sol-U-Mel is great at getting odors and stains out of just about EVERYTHING! Their vitamins are top-quality and more effective than any I have ever taken (more energy...I just feel better).

I am a representative and my only dislike is I don't have enough time to work it full time because I would much rather do that full time than work my other job full time (but I am working on that).

***NOT AN MLM as other have suggested. They DO require you to purchase products because you can not ethically represent them if you are not a customer and have first hand knowledge. They don't make you purchase products you don't want. They do NOT contain hormone disrupters (as some company's do).

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likes: i used melaleuka oil on my toenail fungus. It seemed to work after consistenly using it. My MIL bought it for me so I don't know how much she paid, but I know she went to her local grocery store to buy it.

that's the only melaleuka product I've ever used. My friends bought some laundry soap, house cleaner, etc and it was so incredibly pricey. They bought it because they were helping out a friend, not because they wanted it. So that's my dislike: too expensive, not worth it. I would never spend the kind of money they did on cleanser. It was just insane.

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I'm sometimes alarmed at moms promoting the use of melaleuka (tea tree oil) willy-nilly for everything around the house, even on and around young children. There is some scientific evidence that this product (and also lavender oil) can cause abnormalities in breast and reproductive tissue in young children. There are at least a couple of cases of little boys growing breasts, and the concern is that ongoing exposure disrupts the natural hormonal responses.

I also have severe asthmatic reactions to the smell of tea tree oil, and I imagine that happens to at least a few other people out there.

Other than that, I hear the products are good.

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I use the products, I love all the cleaning products, I am not a big fan of the shampoo and conditioner (but I am kinda a shampoo snob hehe). I love the sol u mel (especially the new lemon scent) My MIL sleeps on overnight washable pads and I wash them in the morning with the detergent and sol u mel and it gets all the odor out. I delute the lemon one a lot and use it like frebreeze on the pet beds and stuff. My hudband like the silver soap bar. I was a rep for awhile but it was too much marketing to strangers since I hadnt lived here long. I think you can be really sucessful if you know a lot of people and socialize with different groups. Good luck :-)

My parents became Melaleuca reps and gave me a bunch of their products: shampoo, soap, vitamins, etc. A couple weeks later I ended up in the hospital after having a major allergic reaction to the tea tree oil. I was swollen and on prednisone for months. The doctors told me that tea tree oil is dangerous, that many people are allergic to it. I'd try something else!

I love Renew Lotion & Tub & TIle (I need some desperately). My daughter had terrible baby acne & other daughter had bad eczema & renew is the only thing that worked, not even a high dosage of prescribed hydrocortizone worked. I also love tub & tile to clean anything & it works awesome to clean my bamboo flooring (even better than vinegar & water). My daughter ruined her soccer uniform (dyed it red & it's suppose to be white & blue) that would have cost an arm & leg to replace but we rewashed with melaleuca detergent, some sol u mel & melamagic & it came out perfect, not a hint of red anywhere.

But even with all that I refuse to buy a membership, it's way to expensive even though the prices are great on their products. I found a neighbor that was a member but she has since moved. I am at the tail end of my tub & tile & really need to find someone else to order me some more.

I would never be a rep just because it will be super tough to get people to *splurge* on this type of business where you have to spend $60 a month on products.

I use some Melaleuca products, like the hand lotion and toothpaste, but I get it from my cousin. She has to buy a lot every month, so we all get it from her. If we each signed up, we could never buy as much as is required. I would be very cautious about committing to something you can't get out of. First you would have to know who would definitely buy what from you, so ask your family and friends for a solid committment.

I loved Melaleuca products. I have used many of them and I have tons of allergies. I tested allergic to 74 out of 80 allergens in the skin test. I used to love the makeup and skin care but still used the Mary Kay glamour stuff.

My sister did pretty well selling the products but it is like so many others out there where you have to meet a minimum on your orders and have to order every so often to receive the discount. If they are able salesmen and are willing to do the work to build a customer base then they certainly can do well with the products.

That was many years ago and I just bought the stuff from my sister. I guess it has changed in the way it works now. Not so much selling to people as it used to be according to the previous posters.

Donnie Osmond uses the products and sells it too I believe.

My only word of caution on this opportunity is that you are required to purchase so much per month to stay active in selling it. I know when you listen to the sales pitch they really make you feel like it will be no problem- after all these are products you would buy at the grocery store anyway. I don't know about you but I dont' spend $50-60 per month in these kinds of items. I was almost sold on joining but in the end I really didn't like the idea of having buy a quota just to sell it. Also, it seemed that selling this to peopel would not be so easy because you can't just sell them some products- they have to join and agree to buy so much each month- the products are good but it's a pretty tough sell if you ask me.I would say if you are looking to make some extra money selling something- you should probably just go the home-parties route. I started selling Thirty-One gifts in September of last year and I've made some good extra cash selling products that really sell themselves.

I was a rep for Melaleuca a few years ago. While I did like the products, I had a hard time telling people that the only way they could get the products was by committing to buy a certain amount (usually about $60 to $70) per month. I even had a hard time finding things to buy each month that I needed. I left the company & am now a distributor for Scent-Sations inc (Mia Bella Candles) and am really happy with them.

Cleaning products are nice, but the commitment to buy $60-70 worth of stuff is a pain. Unless a family is big enough to use that much in products, it's an unnecessary expense. Shaklee is a similar type of green products, but they don't require the monthly outlay from their customers.

Nope don't do it. I considered it and had a friend participate and she tried to get me to purchase, but seriously...don't think it's worth the time. Honestly, I buy my homeopathy, vitamins and other products from a local health food store and online (swanson vitamins). I wouldn't bother with purchasing all that stuff.

What you need to look for in a company is if the products you will be marketing fill a need and is something that you are passionate about. Without that, I would not even start to look at a company. Once you do find that company and products, you have to look at who you will be working with and do they have the support structure in place to help you succeed. If not, then you will not be successful.
A lot of responses here are about MLM companies and how they do not work and they are a scam. Make sure you get your questions about the industry answered from someone in the industry. Is it easy? No, but the rewards for success are greater than any other business model out there. The key is that you have to WORK at it!