Shaklee has been doing business since 1960, when it came out with the first biodegradable household cleaner. However, the history of the company started much earlier than that. Specifically, Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee developed “Vitalized Minerals” in 1915, but didn’t actually found the Shaklee Corporation until 1956. He had a vision of everything natural. While companies around his exploded with the plastics and synthetic materials, he wanted all natural ingredients for his vitamins and household products.
The Golden Rule
Dr. Forrest Shaklee had another vision. He lived by the mantra of the Golden Rule. He believed and executed the saying, “The more you share with others, the more valuable your share will become.” As a result, he gave millions and billions of dollars to individuals to spread the word about his research and products, but he also put millions of dollars back into the products to do further research and development.
The Values Behind This Global Monster
Shaklee sells more than health and wellness products. This company believes that no matter how big they grow and become (over 750,000 representatives today), that their core values and morals should never change. As a result, they continue to work by these values:
Health
Living in Harmony with Nature
Passing the Word
Doing What’s Right
Opportunity
Dreams
Shared Success
A Better World
With each value, the company strives to uphold it, as well as share it with others. The company wants to sell a life style and create that for anyone who is willing to dream and believe. That’s more the idea behind Shaklee.
Business Opportunity
Shaklee’s formula is simple. You become a gold ambassador by joining Shaklee and promising to purchase a certain amount of products each month. From there, you share that with others and sign them up to become an ambassador. You also find customers. Then, you keep feeling up those lines of 3 ambassadors and 10 customers. As you achieve more and more, your commissions and bonuses increase. In addition, if you achieve certain sales goals and recruiting goals, you qualify for the car program at Shaklee.
Get Started
Shaklee’s gold ambassador starter kit is supposedly a $500 SRP value, but they only charge you $299. This includes your application fee, free product coupon, a variety of products and samples to try out, three months worth of website access for your personal website, marketing and training materials, and the rights to do business under the Shaklee name, anywhere in the United States. It’s about three times as much as most direct network marketing companies, but it’s still much cheaper than opening your own business.
The Products
Shaklee, as you guessed, has a long, long list of products to help with any type of health, beauty, weight, or home cleaning product you can imagine.
Health
Within the health product line, you will find supplements for blood sugar maintenance, women’s health, pain relief, joint health, energy, sleeping, stress relief, cardiovascular health, bones, protein, immune support boosters, digestion, men’s health, aging, and everyday essential vitamins.
Beauty
If the beauty products only interest you, you’ll be please, because Shaklee has a long list of cleansers, anti-agers, creams, toners, repairs, moisturizers, shampoos, conditioners, and more. Under each beauty product is an even longer list of products. For example, they have specific treatments for those looking to firm up their skin, improve and clear up acne, lip treatments, polishers for skin, masques, and more. There are literally hundreds of products for any beauty need.
Cleaning
The home cleansers are a big area for Shaklee. These natural cleansers improve the appearance and cleanliness of your home, while also achieving a green status. You can choose from water filtration systems to laundry detergents to kitchen soaps. In addition, if you are impressed by the Shaklee products and want to go completely green, the company offers discounted cleaning kits that offer a wide variety of cleaning products. This gives you the opportunity to try out new products, as well as stock your kitchen cupboard without breaking the bank.
Weight Loss and Maintenance
This is huge with the mlm industry right now. Many companies offer weight loss and maintenance aids. As a result, Shaklee has jumped on board to offer a wide variety of products. They have meal replacement bards, powders, shakes, snack bards, energy booster bars, weight loss starter kits and more. Within each product, you will find various flavors to meet every person’s tastes and preferences.
Biggest Thing Going For Itself
Shaklee claims to be the number one natural nutrition company in the United States. In addition, the company also claims to be the first company in the world to obtain Climate Neutral certification. This is a big deal, because a large percentage of Shaklee’s customers choose Shaklee for its green appeal. With Shaklee, consumers can honestly say that the company they use for household cleaners has a net zero impact on the environment. This is huge!
Where is Shaklee?
Well, like many other mlm companies, you will find Shaklee worldwide. This global brand has taken a special liking to Asia. It has major offices in Taiwan, China, Japan, Malaysia, and of course, Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
Giving Back
Shaklee donates a great deal of time and effort to supporting the international community. Besides being green and encouraging others to do the same, the company helps with Ocean Alliance (a whale research program), Wild Dolphin Project, the EPA, world poverty, HIV/AIDS programs, as well as education. They have their hands in a lot of things to help give back to society.
Shaklee is a solid company. It’s been in business for over 50 years and it’s ideas started almost 100 years ago. The company continues to only strengthen itself the longer it’s in business. Is this the right opportunity for you? Well, if you are seeking to begin your own health and wellness company, as well as stay green and promote the environment, Shaklee could be the right fit for you. The company definitely has the financial potential, as well as the ideals behind it for a life of health, wealth, and prosperity.

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jeunesse Says:
January 22nd, 2012 at 11:11 am
Good Review! I’m in Shaklee now and want to sell their products online. Although why wont you include your shaklee join link in the article?
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Mr. Pension Says:
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