Make Wellness: Is It Healthy?? – Natural Mom Review
Make Wellness is a relatively new MLM company in the wellness niche (launched late in 2024) and specializes in improving your wellness through supplementing peptides. But… is it healthy?? In this article, I'll use my knowledge of functional nutrition and herbalism (and business) to provide a comprehensive review of Make Wellness using the lens of a health-conscious mom.
One of the biggest questions I had, which I see in the mom groups and personally asked, is whether the products are healthy. Too often, supplement companies market their products with wellness benefits, but fail to mention any harmful additives may cause more harm than good in some individuals, turning away families who require transparency because of sensitivities, underlying health conditions, or personal preference. This is especially important to me as a military veteran battling a variety of health issues, which makes taking supplements very difficult to be comfortable with, and requires an extra level of research and awareness of ingredients and potential contraindications (you can see more about my personal health journey here).
The second biggest question I had, and see in mom groups, is the lack of understanding of what peptides are, and why they may be beneficial to a natural wellness routine (which I've answered in a separate article).
Before getting started, I want to clarify that this article was written for informational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any other local authority. This article is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate or prevent any disease. This article is written as an individual review from the perspective of “knowledge not shared is knowledge wasted.”
Make Wellness Ingredients Evaluated: Is It Healthy??
At first glance, Make Wellness product ingredients don't look horrible (surprisingly), as I see with too many other companies. You can see a full list of the ingredients with product marketing info outlined here, but I'll dive deeper into each product ingredient list in this section, including addressing claims about whether or not Make Wellness products contain peptide ingredients (as is speculated across social media and YouTube).
Answering the question, are Make Wellness supplements healthy? In a sense, more so than most other supplements I've analyzed.
However, as with all supplements, there comes a risk, especially if you have underlying health conditions.
As an herbalist and natural-minded mom, I would not recommend any of these to be taken while pregnant or breastfeeding. As someone who has battled extensive liver and autoimmune conditions, I would highly recommend having a solid wellness/health team who are knowledgeable about your health history and needs to look through these products and provide recommendations.
If you're healthy with no underlying conditions, then you'd probably do well with them.
Make Wellness Studies Analyzed: What Do They Mean?
Looking through scientific studies can easily make your eyes cross. To go through where Make Wellness found its info from, you'd need to read through their white paper. You can read the whole Make Wellness White Paper here.
Looking through the white paper, the studies they reference are not done specifically on Make Wellness products themselves, but instead on some of the ingredients they use, and peptides in general. The most notable sources include:
- An educational overview of what peptides are, how they're used, their medicinal qualities, and tables. (source)
- Overall Peptide Analysis (source)
- How peptides may be used (source)
- How peptides may improve health (source)
- List of therapeutic peptides (table)
- Peptides in clinical trials (table)
- Sources of bioactive peptides and their functions (source)
- Vicia Faba Peptide (like the one in FIT) is similar to milk protein – (source)
Additional research not provided by Make Wellness regarding the “peptides” used in Make Wellness products, found using a series of Google Scholar and PubMed searches:
FIT ingredient-related studies regarding fava bean-derived peptides:
- PeptiStrong™ (NPN_1) study outlining how it helps with strength recovery and reduced fatigue using a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial (source)
- An interesting study about faba bean-derived peptides in relation to autoimmune issues.
LEAN ingredient-related studies regarding Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast) peptide hydrolysate:
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae peptide hydrolysate may affect hair (Patent Source)
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae peptide hydrolysate may improve resistance to oxidative stress (source)
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae peptide hydrolysate may assist in weight (source)
- Purification of bioactive peptide with antimicrobial properties produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae (source)
- Purification and identification of antioxidant and ACE-inhibitory peptide from Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein hydrolysate (source)
ENERGIZED ingredient-related studies regarding hydrolyzed whey peptide isolate:
- Bioactivity and safety of whey peptides (source)
- Antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antihypertensive activities of whey-derived peptides (source)
FOCUSED ingredient-related studies regarding ginkgo peptides:
- Interesting study regarding Gingko peptides interactions with type 2 diabetes
- List of amino acids in the ginkgo peptide fraction
Make Wellness Compensation Plan Evaluated: Can You Really Earn Money??
Long story short: Yes. You can earn real money with Make Wellness.
A quick obligatory disclaimer about your potential Make Wellness earnings:
As a MAKE Wellness Affiliate, your earnings are based on sales of products to end consumers through your work, including individual effort, business skills, market conditions, and other factors unique to your capabilities and situation. There are no guarantees of income, and success varies greatly from person to person. Your results will depend on your dedication, time commitment, and ability to build a customer base. Please consult the Make Wellness Annual Earnings Disclosure and full MAKE Wellness Affiliate Compensation Plan for details.
Looking at their compensation structure, they have the potential to provide a supplemental affiliate income, with commissions ranging 10-40%, unilevel team commissions that range from 1-8%, and team bonuses that range $50-100,000 in monthly bonuses.
You receive your commissions and bonuses through PayQuicker, which gives you flexibile payment options. Personal sales commissions are paid daily. Team bonuses are paid monthly, along with personal sales commission adjustments if you qualify for higher rates after being paid the initial commission.
Make Wellness Compensation Plan Overview
As with all MLMs, there are 3 main income sources with Make Wellness: personal customer sales, unilevel team sales, and team bonuses:
- Customer Sales Commissions: 10-40%, on a sliding scale, depending on your sales volume
- Unilevel bonuses: unlock up to 6 levels, depending on how many Premier Affiliates you build. Recruiting and building 5 Premier Affiliates will unlock all 6 levels.
- Team Sales Bonuses: Monthly bonuses that range from $500 to $100,000, depending on the total team sales and the number of affiliates. The minimum to unlock team sales bonuses is 25,000 in total team sales with 2 or more personally enrolled Premier Affiliates.
The initial goal of promoting Make Wellness is to achieve the Premier Affiliate (sales goal) and develop personally enrolled Premier Affiliates. To become a Premier Affiliate, you'll need a total customer sales volume of $2,000+, which includes personal purchases, customer purchases, and personally recruited (level 1) affiliate purchases. As a Premier Affiliate, you'll receive 20%+ commissions, which amounts to $500+.
You can see the detailed compensation plan by watching the video below.
Make Wellness Leadership Integrity
When analyzing the company itself to determine whether the opportunity is viable, you should consider product quality, ingredients list, compensation plans, and leadership integrity. Why? All these factors come into play when you're analyzing a company's longevity, which should be extremely important, especially when considering a start-up brand, fully realizing that ALL businesses have a high failure rate within the first 3-5 years of being in business, however the post-2020 business environment is proving 20-30+ year old companies are not immune to financial strife and closing doors.
Most of the Make Wellness leadership controversy comes from criticisms of the founders and their lawsuit activity with their previous company. I really don't have the time or energy to engage with drama, nor do I have all the info from both sides of the issue, so I'm more focused on what this company's values are and how they are living them.
TLDR on the Make Wellness corporate leadership beginnings: Justin Prince was a Modere top earner who saw financial hardship within the company become too pervasive to ignore, so he raised the alarm and heavily invested in creating his own company with stricter ingredient requirements. Through his guidance and expertise in the wellness industry, Make Wellness achieved a multimillion-dollar launch in the fall of 2024.
Here's a video that shows you the heart of the company, to include more details in the compensation plan:
Make Wellness FAQ
The Final Question: Is Make Wellness Right for You?
The big question remains: is Make Wellness right for you?
Honestly, it's a very personal question. Despite the drama with the founders, the ingredients look better than most alternative pre-packaged options, with some definite room for growth (as I think all pre-made and homemade products do), and it offers a very generous compensation plan, especially considering you can become an affiliate without any upfront cost.
I wish they would provide more transparency with the proprietary ingredients, but Make Wellness disclosed labeling info is consistent with what you'll find throughout the industry.
The number one question I think you should ask is whether any of the products contain ingredients that may contraindicate your health or current medications. If you have underlying health issues, please consult with your medical/wellness team to discuss concerns before making a fully informed decision.
If you're comfortable with the ingredients and do not have underlying health concerns, I would suggest ordering some, giving it a try, and then, if you like it, you have the option to promote it. Becoming an affiliate does not require any upfront purchase, subscription, inventory holds, or other costs.
If you're not comfortable with the ingredients or company structure, then there are many others to choose from.
More Resources
Additional resources you may not want to miss:
- Exploring “Non-Toxic” MLMs: Which Ones Are Really Healthy?
- Increase your copper peptides WITHOUT supplements, using targeted infrared light therapy.
- My favorite all-in-one business tool that saves me $385/month – create & automate your funnels!
- This Year's Best MLM Niches
- List of active MLMs in Canada
- List of active Christian-friendly MLMs
- Best MLMs for Digital Nomads & Full-Time RVers
- MLM Companies NOT in Travel, Wellness, or Beauty
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