Herbalife receives a 2.1/5 rating reflecting severe customer dissatisfaction, with widespread complaints about health risks, poor customer service, MLM pricing practices, and product quality issues overshadowing a small number of positive testimonials.
What customers love
Convenient nutrition products and shakes that fit busy schedules
Good taste and product quality (reported by satisfied users)
Supportive community and motivational brand messaging
Common concerns
Multiple reports of serious adverse health effects including hospitalization, severe weight loss, digestive issues, and potential liver damage
Extremely poor customer service with unresponsive support, refusal to process refunds, and staff disconnecting complaint calls
Exploitative MLM business model with excessive pricing, aggressive recruitment practices, and hidden recruitment payments that bypass retail requirements
Product quality and storage issues including damaged shipments, fungal contamination, and expired products shipped to customers
Overpriced products relative to nutritional value with meal replacement shakes that fail to satisfy hunger
Unethical operational practices at nutrition clubs including discrimination, inappropriate conduct, manipulation, and lack of facility standards
Customers mention
Health risks and adverse effectsMLM pyramid scheme pricingCustomer service failuresProduct quality and contaminationUnethical recruitment practicesRefund and return problems
Based on 15 verified customer reviews, Herbalife holds an average rating of 2.1 out of 5 — rated Poor on ReviewTerminal. 20% of customers gave 4 or 5 stars.