Nature's Sunshine is a natural health, wellness, and nutritional supplements company founded in 1972 by Gene and Kristine Hughes. The company began when the Hughes family started encapsulating herbs, beginning with capsicum, or cayenne pepper, as a more convenient way to take powdered herbs. That early innovation helped establish Nature's Sunshine as one of the pioneering companies in the modern herbal supplement industry.
Nature's Sunshine's product line includes herbal supplements, vitamins, minerals, digestive support, immune support, cardiovascular products, weight-management products, essential oils, personal-care products, and other general wellness items. The company manufactures many of its products at its facility in Spanish Fork, Utah, and promotes its quality-control standards, research, product testing, and ingredient sourcing as central parts of the brand.
Nature's Sunshine operates through a direct-selling consultant model. Health and Wellness Consultants can refer customers, sell products, receive product discounts, and develop teams of customers and consultants who purchase products. Current company materials state that consultants may receive product discounts of up to 45%, access to training and business tools, commission opportunities tied to customer referrals and team development, and eligibility for rewards and incentive travel.
Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. remains active at NatureSunshine.com and trades on Nasdaq under the symbol NATR. The company markets and distributes nutritional and personal-care products in more than 40 countries, with its business organized across geographic segments including Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America/Other. For 2025, Nature's Sunshine reported net sales of $480.1 million, up 5.7% from $454.4 million in 2024, and GAAP net income attributable to common shareholders of $19.5 million.
Nature's Sunshine has also faced federal securities enforcement history. In 2009, the SEC charged Nature's Sunshine Products, its then-CEO Douglas Faggioli, and its former CFO Craig Huff in connection with alleged illegal payments made by the company's Brazilian subsidiary in 2000 and 2001 to import unregistered products into Brazil and conceal the payments in company records. Without admitting or denying the allegations, Nature's Sunshine consented to a final judgment requiring a $600,000 civil penalty, while Faggioli and Huff each agreed to pay a $25,000 civil penalty.