International fragrance and home décor company Scentsy today announced that it is teaming up with Disney to create a variety of fragrance products and scented plush toys featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Hundred Acre Wood, Disney Princess and Disney•PixarFinding Nemo. The collaboration, which will allow more than 100,000 Independent Scentsy Consultants across 11 countries to sell the Disney […]

Isagenix International recently announced plans to expand to South Korea, the direct selling industry’s third largest market. The Gilbert, Ariz.-based company, which has already received its MAC&CO membership and direct selling license for Korea, is preparing to start operations there in October. “Korea is a terrific market that has interested us for quite some time, and we […]

Herbalife Nutrition, the Los Angeles-based global nutrition, recently announced its support for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the largest and oldest Hispanic organization in the U.S., at the 89th Annual LULAC National Convention currently being hold in Phoenix. The event, which runs through July 21, will cover key issues including health, sexual assault and the need for […]

Meridian, Idaho-based Scentsy was recently honored with seven awards from the Indigo Design Award Competition. The winners were announced at an awards ceremony in Tokyo. Based in Amsterdam, the competition celebrates innovation, prodigy and graphic, digital, mobile and games design worldwide. Work is judged by a jury of award-winning designers handpicked for their innovative contributions in the field […]

Drs. Katie Rodan and Kathy Fields were among 24 self-made billionaires appearing on Forbes recently released annual list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women. The Rodan + Fields founders tied at #13 with a net worth of $1.5 billion. The 60 women on the list, led by ABC Supply cofounder and chairman Diane Hendricks with $4.9 billion, have a record combined […]

Sandy, Utah-based 4Life Research recently appointed Nate Buhler to serve as senior vice president of Operations and Trevor Luke as the new senior director of Southeast Asia. Buhler will oversee 4Life manufacturing, quality and compliance, planning and procurement. and distribution and fulfillment. He joined 4Life in January 2011 as director of Manufacturing and was later […]

Direct sellers with anti-aging products can expect to see continued growth over the next six years according to a new report from ResearchAndMarkets.com. The market research store today released “Anti-Aging Product Market: Global Industry Analysis, Trends, Market Size and Forecasts up to 2024,” a study on the anti-aging product market that covers analysis of the leading […]

London-based Avon Products, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Bill Rahn to the position of group vice president, Asia Pacific (APAC). In this role, he will oversee the entire APAC region, leading Avon’s business across five markets—China, India, Malaysia, Philippines and Taiwan. “APAC is an attractive, high-priority region with strategic importance for Avon,” said Jan Zijderveld, chief executive officer of Avon. “I am confident that Bill’s proven track record […]

MONAT Gratitude, the philanthropic movement behind MONAT® Global, a multinational manufacturer and distributor of premium hair care products, donated $107,000 to four nonprofits that help veterans. Representatives from two of the nonprofits, The Wounded Warrior Project and The 22 Project, were in attendance at MONAT’s Palooza 2018 to receive the donation. The funds for this donation were raised through MONAT’s […]

Sao Paulo, Brazil-based direct seller Natura is expanding its collaboration with Wirecard, one of the fastest-growing digital platforms in the area of financial commerce, by adding the company’s new digital finance features to enhance consultant and customer experiences. Natura has been collaborating with Wirecard Brazil since 2014. Since that time, the cosmetics, perfumery and personal […]

Wendy Lewis, founder and COO of Jeunesse Global™, recently received a Gold Award for Champion of the Year in the 2018 Women World Awards in recognition of her efforts to provide a brighter future for children around the world through the company’s nonprofit foundation Jeunesse Kids™. Lewis and her husband, CEO Randy Ray, founded Jeunesse […]

The U.S. Direct Selling Association reported in its annual “Growth and Outlook Report” released last month that retail sales of beauty and personal care products in the U.S. slightly declined in 2017, coming in fourth in percentage sales by product category behind wellness, services and home & family care. In Europe, however, 2017 sales of cosmetics and personal care products […]