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Research and Markets , one of the worlds leading online sources for market data and research has just added “Direct Selling Companies in the US” to their list of reports offered to the public.

Research and Markets has a database of thousands of research reports on hundreds of industries providing valuable research and data to anyone interested in studying industries, companies, products on new trends.

The new category of Direct Selling, will provide one destination where researchers, and anyone curious and the Direct Selling world can look up research reports, industry newletters, market analysis as well as data on companies, and new products.

Among the subject covered under the “Direct Selling” banner will be in house parties, truck or wagon sales, and any other retailing merchandise done by direct sale to a customer. The reports within the category will also provide data on the size, scope and growth of the industry as well as the history of the “direct selling” industry.

If anyone out there is interested in examining a company or product, this might be the place for you to look. While there is most likely no data on every single direct sales company, or MLM company that might perhaps have issues with legitimacy, the site will provide accurate data and information as well as growth forecasts for the industry that might aid in the decision to become an active part of the billion dollar direct sales industry.

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Executives at Wellness International Network,(WIN) have seen a significant growth in the Deluxe Weight Loss Package in the last few months. The package was introduced a year ago, but in the last few months, sales have taken off. This is no surprise of course, as the summer has just begun and it is only natural that people are eager to shed pounds, but the company, best known for its BioLean System, says that sales in the last few months are over double what they were at this time last year.

The Deluxe Weight Loss Package, is comprised of many of the WIN’s best sellers, including BioLean, Accelerator, and LipoTrim. Sales of the package have continued to climb steadily over the last year, but the explosion over the last month or so even surprised the company.

Now, the company has announced another weight loss program, the BioLean Free Weight Loss Package which includes the Accelerator and Lipo Trim which are in the Deluxe Package, but the BioLean Free Package also includes BioLean Free, a new product, similar to the original BiolLean product, but with a focus on providing all natural energy.

All of the products in the Deluxe Weight Loss Package and new BioLean Free Weight Loss Package are listed in the Physicians’ Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements. They are safe to use and can also be used separately if you don’t need the whole package. Summertime is always a great time to remind people to shed a few pounds and WIN has done a great job providing safe, natural, and effective products over the years.

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Nneka Onu recently reviewed the Arbonne Baby Care Sunscreen SPF 30+ ($22) and put it on top of her list. Arbonne’s product made it to the top because “a lot of parents find their products to be the safest on their toddlers. Arbonne uses safe ingredients and avoids the use of mineral oils which can come from crude oil. It uses no PABA, nor do they test on animals. The key ingredients in this sunscreen are aloe, Shea butter oils, and oat. These are three of the best ingredients your body will always thank for using. Oat contains emollient and emulsifier, which help soothe and soften dry, sensitive, and itchy skin. It keeps moisture in your body for a long period of time. Shea butter is a key ingredient in a lot of moisturizers. It protects the skin with its vitamins A and E and is great on super sensitive skin. Their products also have the necessary zinc oxide. Arbonne Baby Care (ABC) sunscreen is great for all skin types, but particular for toddlers and children with extreme dry and sensitive skin.”

I have personally tried this on my 3-year old and it works great. It is not heavy and overwhelming and doesnt have that horrid smell that most kids sunscreens have.

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Arbonne’s new line aimed at young adults called appropriately, f.y.i (For Young Individuals) was recently launched and we are pretty excited about the new line.

This is an unusual step in that very few MLM companies target the youth market as actual purchasers and distributors. With the exception of Verve and some others, Arbonne’s move into the market should we welcomed.

The site is very vibrant and reflects the colors that young adults would gravitate towards - although i will say using a Mercedes Benz logo key chain on one of the pages seemed a bit off base (especially when Arbonne had sent us a legal letter a while back asking us to remove their logo from our site since it implied sponsorship of OpTree - yet they are using a Mercedes Benz logo on their own site…odd. It should also be noted that Mercedes doesn’t use cut keys for their cars anymore - only for the glove compartment.)

Anyway, the product line looks great. There is a lip gloss, body scrub, body creme, fragrance and body wash. All of the items are pretty reasonably priced and there is even a set ($54) you can buy which makes more economical sense.

We aren’t 100% of the actual age demographic they are trying to target but my guess would be 14-21 which is a very fickle audience and one that many beauty and cosmetics company target with major ad campaigns but this may work. Given Arbonne’s reputation, this is seemingly a great market for them to go after.

Once we get our hands on some products, we will test them and give you a review.

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