Melaleuca is a wellness, home, and personal-care company founded by Frank VanderSloot in 1985. The company's name comes from Melaleuca alternifolia, the tea tree plant, whose essential oil is used in many health and personal-care products. Melaleuca's product line includes nutritional supplements, skincare, cosmetics, personal-care items, homecare products, and EcoSense concentrated cleaning products designed to reduce waste and lower household product costs.
Melaleuca sells through a direct-to-consumer shopping model supported by a referral-marketing and direct-selling compensation system. Marketing Executives can earn commissions from personally enrolled customers as well as customers enrolled by others in their marketing organization, with commissions extending through multiple generations depending on rank. The company has also received regulatory and watchdog attention for earnings and health-related advertising claims, including a 2020 FTC warning letter involving COVID-era income claims made by business opportunity participants.
Melaleuca offers a variety of home, health and wellness products that include body gels, soaps, deodorants, cleaners, lotions, and products for your health. The company produces antioxidants, digestive aids, multi-vitamins, energy pills, mood support, eye and vision supplements, and healthy snacks. In addition, Melaleuca also offers skin treatments, feminine hygiene products, heart burn relief, muscle pain relief and first aid kits. Melaleuca does not permit its Marketing Executives to place Melaleuca products, services, or compensation plans in directory listings or ads. 12/15/2004: Melaleuca, Inc. does not permit its Marketing Executives to mention Melaleuca or its products/services or compensation plan in ads or directory listings. All such communications must be absolutely generic. If you are a Melaleuca rep, please do not add a rep listing on this page.