Olive Tree People

Olive Tree People is what the company calls its "Mother Tree": the umbrella under which OLIVEDA and its sister brands LA DOPE, OLIVE ROSE, OLIVEMUSH, IS THAT MATTY? and ARISTAEOS sit. The original brand, OLIVEDA, grew out of founder Thomas Lommel's personal story. By his own account he built a large group of companies by age twenty-nine, hit a health and life crisis in his thirties, and found his way back through the olive trees of Italy and Andalusia. In 2001 he bought his first olive grove in Spain, built a tree house in it, and developed the I01 olive leaf elixir. From that came what the company calls Olive Tree Therapy and, eventually, a full skin care line built on one idea: replace the roughly 70% water in a conventional cream or serum with the bioactive olive leaf elixir, and replace refined oils with the company's own Arbequina olive oil. Products are made in Germany from the company's organically certified mountain olive trees in Spain, and the company says they are organic, cruelty-free and vegan except where its own honey is used.

The catalog is large and coded by letter and number. F-series face products include the F59 Hydroxytyrosol Corrective Serum Face ($96.95), F07 Anti Aging Face Cream ($69.95), F82 Green Retinol Face Elixir ($74.95), F74 Regeneration Intense Face Cream ($99.95), the F38 Purifying Cleansing Gel and F75 Lip Balm, and the newer F97 Deep Glow Hydrogel Face Mask ($19.95) and F96 Olive Glow Eye Patches ($12.50). B-series body care runs shower gels, body balms and oil serums at about $40 to $60, H-series hair care, and I-series "Inside" products such as the I01 ORAC & Camu Camu Olive Leaf Concentrate ($44.95), I66 The Beauty Fountain and I70 The Beauty Molecule, mouth pulling oils, olive matchas and extra virgin olive oil. OLIVE ROSE is the makeup line, led by the Serum Hydroxytyrosol Skin Tint ($59.95). Recent additions include the ARISTAEOS Colostrum + Hydroxytyrosol supplement ($119.95), IS THAT MATTY? pet grooming and a Baby & Mom range.

The company's mission copy links every sale to two causes: buying and eco-certifying land with old mountain olive trees, and using the water it does not put in products to fund wells in Africa, most recently in the Kilimanjaro region. Customers get a 365-day satisfaction guarantee. The US program launched in 2023 and runs on us.olivetreepeople.com with a sister program in Canada.

There is no physical kit. Enrolling as a Waterless Beauty Consultant costs $50 for what the company calls the Digital Starter Kit, which the join page says includes ongoing product and business training, business analysis and digital marketing tools. With it you get a personal shopping website, a back-office dashboard for sales, marketing and earnings, access to the support team, and two lead-generation tools the company leans on heavily: the Olive Tree Sound Bath, a live audio experience you can share for free, and OliveBrain, a regimen builder that recommends products from a customer's profile.

At enrollment you also choose a mentor (the company will match you with one if you do not have one) and may optionally add a product Starter Set to have items on hand for what the company calls Glow Workshops with friends and family. Sets are optional; there are no minimum order quantities or inventory requirements, and consultants get a 60-day risk-free return window on their own purchases. Starter Set contents and prices are shown at enrollment, so check the current offer before you sign up.

Olive Tree People publishes only the headline numbers on its join page. Consultants earn 25% to 35% on their customers' purchases, described as up to 35% commission on sales credited to them, and can buy most products for themselves at a 25% discount. Customer orders are placed directly with the company and shipped from its warehouse, so the consultant never handles stock or fulfilment. Sales made through the personal website, at Glow Workshops or in person all count.

Beyond personal sales, the company says consultants earn additional income from successfully mentoring and leading a team, and that monthly volume targets apply in order to advance and earn on team volume. The join page does not publish the rank names, team percentages or the exact monthly volume requirements, so check the company's current compensation plan in the back office before relying on a downline figure. Incentives mentioned on the site include trips to the tree house in Spain and to the company's wells in Africa, plus invitation-only events. Consultants agree not to solicit other Olive Tree People consultants into other direct selling companies and not to resell on marketplaces such as eBay or Amazon.

PROS

• Low $50 digital entry with no inventory requirement; orders ship from the company
• Established European brand with a distinctive, easy-to-demonstrate waterless story and a 365-day customer guarantee
• Up to 35% personal commission plus a 25% consultant discount
• Built-in lead tools (Olive Tree Sound Bath, OliveBrain) and a mission tied to tree conservation and water wells

CONS

• Team compensation, ranks and volume targets are not published on the public join page
• Premium pricing ($45 to $100 for most face products) limits the customer pool
• Large, coded catalog (F59, I66, B17 and so on) takes time to learn and explain
• US program is young (2023), so consultant support and local brand awareness are still developing