Lemongrass Spa

Lemongrass Spa Products began with a new mother reading labels. When Heidi Leist was pregnant with her first child she became wary of the chemicals in everyday bath and beauty products. She learned to make natural skin and body care from local artisans, tested batches on friends in her kitchen, and in 2002 started selling at home spa parties in Pine, Colorado. In 2015 Home Business Magazine reported that about 3,000 people had become Lemongrass Spa Consultants.

Educating guests at my spa parties became my passion after discovering that there were dozens of toxic chemicals contained in many lotions, cosmetics and shampoos.

Heidi Leist, founder and CEO, Lemongrass Spa Products — Home Business Magazine, September 2015

The company is still privately owned and run by Leist. Its main production, shipping and administrative offices are now in Tarpon Springs, Florida, about 30 minutes from Tampa International Airport. The Consultant Care Center remains in Pine, Colorado, where the business started. Lemongrass Spa is a member of the Direct Selling Association, and its timeline lists a 2010 spot among the top 100 women-owned companies in Colorado.

The products

Lemongrass Spa says it handcrafts its products in small batches in the US, hand-measures and pours them, and stamps each one with the date it was made. The range covers five areas: skin care, body care, hair care, mineral makeup and family essentials. Current bestsellers on the company site are the Healing Elements Balm ($29 for 6 oz), Vitamin C Serum ($49), Microdermabrasion Crème ($36), Hair Spray ($21) and the Bakuchiol Duo ($96), a serum and cloud crème built around a plant-based retinol alternative. The company says its products have placed in CertClean's Clean Beauty Awards in 2025 and 2026, including a Top 3 face cream.

The ingredient story is the pitch. The company describes its formulas as free of parabens, SLS, sulfates and gluten, and says it tests on people, never on animals. Because some products contain water, it uses what it calls skin-safe preservatives, and it notes that many, not all, formulas include organic raw materials. Treat the "clean" and "non-toxic" language as the company's own description. To keep products fresh, Lemongrass Spa does not allow them in retail stores or on Amazon, eBay or Craigslist.

Giving back

Leist's grandmother was a 37-year breast cancer survivor, and every October the company runs a Pink campaign. It says sales of its Pink Healing Balm and Pink Box of Hope raised $16,960 in 2020, $26,140 in 2021 and $25,719 in 2022 for breast cancer research and support. Since 2020 it has also donated 10 Feeding America meals for each qualifying $200 party order, now an annual September-to-December campaign; it counts 83,280 meals in 2020 alone.

Lemongrass Spa calls its enrollment kits Momentum Packs. There are four, each with $5 flat-rate shipping, and every one includes the Business Suite and a personalized shopping cart free for the first three months. Values below are the company's own figures for the Fall/Winter 2026 packs.

• Business Kit, $39. The entry option for testing the waters. Three catalogs, order forms, brochures and chemical safety cards, plus trial sizes of the Prebiotic Facial Wash and Mist, Coconut Rehab Crème, Vitamin C Serum, Daylight Body Icing and Body Polish, and a mini Healing Elements Balm. Listed value $69.60.
• Standard Momentum Pack, $99. Everything in the Business Kit plus a full-size starter skin set (Prebiotic Facial Wash, Mist and Coconut Rehab Crème) and a body care routine. Counts as $75 in personal volume (PV). Listed value $185.60.
• Deluxe Momentum Pack, $165. Adds travel-size hair care, Healing Elements and Calm balm sticks, Lavender Vanilla body crème, an exfoliating facial set, foaming hand soap and a makeup bag. Counts as $150 PV. Listed value $336.50.
• Luxury Momentum Pack, $250. Adds a charcoal facial bar, body spray, magnesium deodorant, Probiotic Eye Gel, cheek and lip tint, two discovery kits for customers, extra catalogs and a branded tote. Counts as $250 PV. Listed value $525.20.

The company also runs short-term enrollment specials, such as a digital enrollment from $1 in July 2026, so check the join page for the current offer. After the free three months the website and Business Suite carry a subscription fee; ask your sponsor for the current price.

Lemongrass Spa Consultants buy at a discount and sell at retail through parties, their personal shopping link and social media. The company's join page lists these earnings:

• 25% commission on all sales to your customers.
• 5% to 10% personal sales bonuses. The company's 2020 income disclosure says the top 10% applies in months above $3,000 personal volume, for up to 35% in total.
• 4% to 10% team-building bonuses on the sales of Consultants you sponsor and develop.
• A $1,000 Director Bonus after the qualification period.
• 25% off products you buy for yourself, plus incentive gifts and company-paid trips.

To stay active, a Consultant needs $25 in personal volume in a month. There is no minimum order size.

The most recent income disclosure on the company site covers January to June 2020. It found the average annualized income for a Consultant who earned anything was $3,684. Sales Consultants, 55% of paid Consultants, averaged $864 a year, and Senior Sales Consultants (33%) averaged $1,080. Directors averaged $11,700, and fewer than 1 in 10 paid Consultants reached Director or above. The figures leave out incentive trips, free product and prizes. The company says there is no guarantee of income; check the company's current compensation plan before you sign up.

In 2024 the Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (BBB National Programs, case #157-2024, closed February 26, 2024) reviewed social media posts by Lemongrass Spa salesforce members that made income claims and claims about treating skin and medical conditions. Most of the posts were removed. The lesson for new Consultants: share your own experience, but don't promise income or cures.

PROS

• Low entry cost: the Business Kit is $39, and the larger packs are mostly full-size product you can use or demo.
• A clear freshness story: small batches, made in the US, with the make date on every product.
• A broad catalog for the whole family, from skin care and mineral makeup to hair care and baby products, with unscented options.
• Everyday prices, mostly $20 to $50, and award wins the company can point to.
• Low activity requirement of $25 PV a month and no minimum order.
• Customers can't buy it on Amazon or in stores, so they come back to their Consultant.
• Founder-led, with a long record of charity campaigns.

CONS

• A small brand with little name recognition, so you will spend more time explaining it.
• The newest public income disclosure is from 2020, and the two entry titles (88% of paid Consultants) averaged under $1,100 a year.
• Lower price points mean you need more orders to reach a meaningful income.
• Selling both spa products and makeup can split your pitch.
• Clean-beauty claims need care: the DSSRC has already flagged salesforce posts about income and medical benefits.
• Website and Business Suite fees start after the first three months.