Anybody trying Arbonne?

By Janet on 24 Oct 2006

Seems like 5 different friends are now selling me on Arbonne.  I would be happy to give someone the sale, but I just don't know if their antiaging skin care products are worth it.  Seems like lots of steps, hard to keep doing over time. Not sure Arbonne is the best wrinkle treatment out there...opinions about Arbonne products?

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alyssa (unregistered guest) 24 Oct 2006

I'm in the same boat.   Getting the sales assault on all sides! 

I did the week trial and frankly the products seemed fine.  It's hard to say "they work", but my feeling is that whenever you do multistep treatment with even olay you'll notice your skin soften and smooth.

I hope someone can write in and give a arbonne review for long-term use of it.

guest (unregistered guest) 1 Nov 2006
I've been using the RE9 system for about a year and I can't live without it. The cost was a concern at first but I have only had to replace one item at a time so that works out as far as cost. The first thing I ran out of was the face wash and that was after about 5 months of use. I can tell a difference in my skin if I forget to use it. My face seems to beg for it!LOL I have seen a big difference in my crows feet and the dark circles are gone. I also use the eye cream on a scar I have on my neck and it has faded tremendously. One last thing, there is no such thing as magic in a bottle but if you can get the glow you use to have in your skin when you were young then it's worth it. I'm living with the ARbonne glow.
Caryn Marsh (unregistered guest) 18 Mar 2008
Most satisfied Arbonne customers are selling the product. Overpriced youth serum for the aging boomers, sold in a typical mlm rip off format. Keep away!
mksptcruz (1 post) 2 Jul 2008
you obviously haven't used it and you are probably selling the avon that my Mother in Law used to love until she switched to arbonne and saw results. I love when an avon consultant comes in with bags under her eyes and tells me to use her eye cream.
MissShannon (12 posts) 22 Sep 2008
"Most satisfied Arbonne customers are selling the product" No way really?? Seems pretty logical... This is OBVIOUSLY coming from an "employee" mindset....MLM is pure genious. Even Donald Trump said if he had to start over he would do MLM...He even said it on a talk show for millions to hear, lol
puenten (1 post) 26 Sep 2008
The first product I tried was the Awaken Sea Salt Scrub, LOVED IT! I really did. I never felt or smelled anything like it. I bought it and the RE9 set. I have been using it since the end of August, about 7 weeks. And I can really see a difference, I can't wait to wash my face when I get home from work, I come home from work on Friday, wash my face Friday night, do the RE9 every morning, then at night, usually a mask or the enzyme peel and don't use any make up until Monday. And it does not take me long. It took me the same amount of time to use the entire RE9 system as it took my 13 year old daughter to put on her eyeliner. Not long at all. I used to use Dermitage, but not anymore. I highly suggest you try it. It works.
Carol8499 (16 posts) 23 Feb 2011
I think you should go buy Elizabeth Arden Night Cream. It is only $135.00 for the same amount you get with Arbonne. Fist try and find out the ingredients your smeering on your face.
Carol8499 (16 posts) 23 Feb 2011
Ever hear of Watkins Products, Home Decor, Princess House, Avon, Pampered Chef just to name a few of the rotten scoundral MLM businesses.
Kez (6 posts) 26 Oct 2011
Arbonne night cream $95 it is the most amazing feeling waking up in the morning with soft supple hydrated skin and knowing that there are no animal or petrol bi products poisoning my blood stream is very reassuring for me. 97percent of skincare & cosmetics have these harmful ingredients in them! Smart skincare for smart people I reckon!!!
Liz Noble (unregistered guest) 16 Jan 2007
Hi, everyone, Yeah, Arbonne has lots of silky, yummy-smelling products and great options, but I'm tellin' ya, they use chemicals in their products that have been shown to do organ damage, cause skin irritation, and a whole host of other problems for our health. Read the labels, women! I implore you. Natural skin care is the answer. Get products with no harsh chemicals or additives and watch your skin come alive in just a few days. I use www.edenskiss.com but there are tons of all-natural, healthy skin care products out there that feed and revitalize your skin, naturally. You can also check out the products on apothena.com or terressentials.com. A great resource for all things natural is Debra's List. You don't need slick packaging and crazy chemical concoctions to look younger and be sexier. More info on the bad stuff in cosmetics can be found all over the Internet. But check out the cosmetics cop for a detailed analysis of all the ingredients in our makeup and skin care products. She's the best. Go natural, girls! Best of health to you all. Liz
Jessica (unregistered guest) 17 Apr 2007
There are NO chemicals in Arbonne products, that is a lie! Arbonne products are all botanical and the only allergic reactions someone may experience is if they are allergic to ingredients like lilac, orange, nut oils etc. You can go online and print a FULL ingredient list of any Arbonne product to check for possible allergic reactions. Arbonne products are carefully tested by dermotologists, not just "recommended" they are tested and approved by dermotologists. They do not contain any mineral oil or any derivitives of Mineral oil which is the second leading cause of skin cancer after the sun. Arbonne does not test products on animals, EVER, and they are one of the few health and beauty products company that are Vegan approved . I have rosacea and every other product I tried made me dry and red except Arbonne. Where has Arbonne products been shown to cause organ damage? Where are you getting this information? You should be very careful about spreading propaganda on the internet unless you can provide proof of your claims.
guest (unregistered guest) 3 Jul 2007
Jessica, many of the Arbonne ingredients ARE known to cause allergic reactions in many people. It is not "propaganda" as you stated but fact. Arbonne is not "all botanical". If you want to know where the info about the chemicals comes from, look at my post further down, google a few of those ingredients and look at what they are and how they work, and the concerns regarding them. I think you will see that the concerns are valid-not some tree-hugger's secret agenda. Some of the ingredients are petroleum byproducts. Oh-and before YOU go off spreading propaganda, do a little research. Open an organic chemistry textbook or use the internet-it's right there. Just because you love a product doesn't make it natural or safe or even the best.
STEPHANIE (unregistered guest) 19 Jul 2007
LIZ, I ASSURE YOU THERE ARE NO HARSH CHEMICALS IN ARBONNE PRODUCTS. YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF ON THEIR WEBSITE WWW.ARBONNE.COM. THEIR PRODUCTS ARE BOTANICALLY BASED. THAT "YUMMY" SMELL YOU ARE REFERRING TO IS AN ACTUAL BOTANICAL IN THE PRODUCT. COULD YOU TELL ME WHICH PRODUCTS YOU THINK HAVE BEEN LINKED TO DO ORGAN DAMAGE? I'D LIKE TO RESEARCH IT FOR MYSELF. AS FAR AS I KNOW, ARBONNE HAS THE BEST PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVE NANOSPHERE TECHNOLOGY, WHICH MEANS THEY ACTUALLY GO TO THE CELLULAR LEVEL TO RELEASE FREE RADICAL VITAMINS AND HERBS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR YOUR BODY. AND I USE THE ABC LINE(ARBONNE BABY CARE) ON MY LITTLE GIRL, AND IT IS THE ONLY PRODUCT THAT DOESN'T USE SYNTHETIC OILS. THIS LINE IS COMPLETELY HARMLESS!
Keeping it Real! (unregistered guest) 1 Sep 2007
Know your information Liz! If you are going to use information use it responsibly! The "ingredients" that Arbonne uses that as you say cause "organ failure" is a bit of scare tactic don't ya think? The few and VERY small doses of ingredients used by Arbonne that people like you deem as "fatal" has been approved by the NIOSH and CCR. Those ingrediants are used for the protection of bacteria growing in products as well as holding up the integrity of the product. In fact, if .014% of parabans scare you into not using Arbonne then maybe you should rethink how you get to work everyday because because by golly the amount of exhaust coming from the car in front of you while your sitting in traffic can cause organ failure--in fact don't ever go into any public location because there can be second hand smoke and yes that can cause cancer Hmmm...! Besides the whole "go natural is a bust." Natural can be just as dangerous to a person then .014% parabens. How long has that product been sitting on a shelf? How much bateria is collected in that cream? Better yet think about all of the "natural" products that were sitting in the back of a truck being hauled at all different climates and some just sitting back there gettting molded and made especially for your face! MMMMM...can hardly wait to smear it all over and smell like peaches! GIVE ME A BREAK!
KLG (unregistered guest) 31 Jan 2008
Re: Arbonne Just read the ingredients label. The chemicals listed are there in Black & White.
kay (unregistered guest) 22 Mar 2008
While you are researching ingredients, please also research nanotechnology. It does hit the cellular level but this may not be a good thing!!! For a good basic start: wikipedia nanotechnology. And go from there.
Michelle Chick (unregistered guest) 22 Apr 2008
Just so you have an update...for the small amount of parabens that Arbonne might use, they are working on reformulations, to no longer carry ANY parabens in any of their products. Arbonne is Vegan certified and will not sacrifice their products for their beliefs! Thank you~
Cathe Tenorio (8 posts) 10 May 2008
cosmetic purified mineral oil is not known to cause cancer. I don't think any mineral oil does. It is natural also. However many ingrediants such as the parabens and ammonium laurel sulfate are extremely toxic and found in Arbonne products.
Cathe Tenorio (8 posts) 10 May 2008
methylparabens and ammonium laurel sulfate are just a few, common ingrediants in many products you but you shouldn't claim you are pure and botanically based when you aren't
Carmen Johnson (3 posts) 25 May 2008
If you knew anything about why people use Arbonne its because it is one of the all natural botanically based beauty lines! Its even vegan approved. Check your sources before you discredit something. Everything in Arbonne comes from the earth. Your kids could eat the whole bottle and nothing would happen.
Cathe Tenorio (8 posts) 11 Jun 2008
Read your ingredient list there are plenty of chemicals . The worst they just identify as science ingredient. Know your product.
rkj (1 post) 15 Jun 2008
O-K, cause of course we all know wikipedia is the number one reference we can all confide in.....LOL....get a better reference and then maybe we'll believe you....
Theresa Hill (1 post) 24 Jun 2008
I thought Arbonne would be a great product for my newborn. It might work for normal babies skin but not for ones with sensitive skin. My baby continuously broke out in a rash when I used it. I recommend no Arbonne for infants but only water and a pure oil such as apricot oil or olive oil.
peggy l (1 post) 30 Jun 2008
I have been trying Arbonne for a few days now. My friends rave about it so I thought I would give it a try. I have used it for three days and it gives me a rash and aggravates my rosaisa. I would love to know what is causing this reaction. I am going to stop using it but I have definitely had problems with it.
meloncholly (unregistered guest) 2 Jul 2008
Um.. my husband is a chemist. It IS natural.

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