Reviewed October 2, 2026
The two standard U.S. Norwex starter kits are the Norwegian Way Join Kit and the Norwegian Way Join Kit Plus.
Both open the same Norwex Consultant opportunity. With either kit, you are eligible to earn 35% of your Personal Retail Sales before business expenses and taxes.
The important difference is not which box looks more impressive. It is how much you pay when you enroll, which products you receive and whether you are willing to accept the Join Kit Plus sales requirement during your first 45 days.
You do not need to choose the largest kit to prove that you are serious. You need to choose the starting point that fits what you want, what you are prepared to do and what you can responsibly spend.
The Two Norwex Starter Kits at a Glance
| Feature | Norwegian Way Join Kit | Norwegian Way Join Kit Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Cost at enrollment | $125 plus applicable tax and $9.95 shipping and handling | No initial kit charge; applicable tax and $9.95 shipping and handling |
| Product collection | Core products and business materials | Larger product and business collection |
| Kit-related sales requirement | None | $1,500 in Personal Retail Sales during your first 45 days |
| If the requirement is not met | Not applicable | $250 plus applicable tax charged on day 46 |
| Personal-sales earnings | Eligible to earn 35% of Personal Retail Sales | Eligible to earn 35% of Personal Retail Sales |
| Bright Start eligibility | Yes | Yes |
| May fit you best if | You want a predictable upfront cost with no kit-related sales condition | You want more products and are prepared to work toward the 45 day requirement |
If you already understand the choices and are ready to enroll, you can join my Norwex team here.
If you would rather talk through the options first, contact me here.
Begin With the Reason You Are Joining
When someone talks with me about becoming a Consultant, my first question is not, “Which kit do you want?”
I want to know what she hopes Norwex will do for her.
You may want to:
- Buy products for your own home at Consultant pricing.
- Earn some extra income.
- Begin building a flexible part-time business.
- Share products you already use and love.
- Build a larger business or team.
- Open an account without knowing exactly where it may lead.
All of those are reasonable places to start.
You do not need to decide your entire future before you enroll. You do need to be honest about what you are prepared to do during your first 45 days, because that should influence which kit you choose.
If you are still deciding whether the business itself is right for you, read my honest guide to becoming a Norwex Consultant before comparing the kits.
What Products Are Included?
Exact products, colors and printed materials can change. At the time of this review, both product kits include a core collection designed to help a new Consultant use, learn and demonstrate products.
Products Currently Included in Both Kits
Both kits currently include:
- EnviroCloth®
- Window Cloth
- Dusting Mitt
- Multipurpose Everyday Cleaner Concentrate
- All-in-1 Bathroom Cleaner Concentrate
- PowerZyme™ Laundry Detergent
- UltraZyme™ Dishwasher Powder
- Power Cleaning Paste
- Forever Bottles with sprayers
- Personal care samples
- The Norwegian Way Guide
- Catalogs, forms and other new-Consultant materials
- Bright Start information and Share Cards
Additional Products in the Join Kit Plus
The larger Join Kit Plus currently adds products such as:
- BioZyme™ Dish Soap Concentrate
- Fluff and Tumble Dryer Balls
- Mattress Cleaner
- Counter Cloths and House Set
- A larger Forever Bottle collection
The larger assortment gives you more products to use in your own home and more categories you can demonstrate. That can be helpful when you already know you want to begin sharing actively.
More products can support your business, but they do not create customers, start conversations or follow up with people for you. The value of the larger kit depends on whether you will use what it contains.
The Norwegian Way Join Kit: The Predictable Upfront Option
The Norwegian Way Join Kit costs $125 plus applicable tax and $9.95 shipping and handling.
This is the more predictable option because you know the kit cost when you enroll. That cost does not depend on reaching a sales goal during your first 45 days.
This kit may fit you if:
- You want a clear upfront cost.
- You do not want your kit cost attached to a $1,500 sales requirement.
- You are joining mainly for product savings.
- You want time to use and learn the products before deciding how actively to share.
- You want to build a business but prefer to separate your enrollment decision from an early sales deadline.
- A possible $250 charge would create financial strain.
Choosing the $125 kit does not lower the 35% personal-sales earnings available to you. It does not remove your eligibility for Bright Start, and it does not place you on a lesser business track.
It simply means you chose the terms that fit the way you are prepared to begin.
The Norwegian Way Join Kit Plus: More Products With a Sales Condition
The Norwegian Way Join Kit Plus provides a larger product collection with no initial kit charge. You pay applicable tax and $9.95 shipping and handling when you enroll.
That offer has an important condition.
You must submit $1,500 in Personal Retail Sales during your first 45 days for the kit to remain cost-free. If you do not reach that requirement, you will be charged $250 plus applicable tax on day 46.
This kit may fit you if:
- You understand the $1,500 requirement and possible $250 charge.
- You want a broader collection of products to use and demonstrate.
- You are ready to schedule early customer activity.
- You have a realistic plan for conversations, events, referrals and follow-up.
- You are willing to ask for help and use the training available to you.
- The possible charge would not create financial strain.
Do not choose this kit only because the enrollment screen shows no initial kit cost. Choose it when both the products and the financial condition fit your plan.
What Personal Retail Sales Means
Personal Retail Sales, usually shortened to PRS, is the retail value of qualifying product orders credited to your Consultant account.
Your join kit purchase does not count toward the $1,500 requirement.
Before choosing the Plus kit, work backward from the goal:
- How many customer conversations can you realistically begin?
- Can you schedule one or more demonstrations or events?
- When will you follow up with interested customers?
- Who will help you learn the products and ordering process?
- What will you do if an early event cancels?
- Are you prepared for the $250 charge if your sales do not reach the requirement?
Personal purchases should not be your plan for reaching $1,500. Buying products you genuinely need is different from spending money simply to avoid a kit charge.
Four Questions to Help You Choose
1. What Is My Immediate Goal?
If your main goal is product savings, the predictable $125 option may make the most sense.
If you are prepared to begin sharing right away and want a broader product collection, the Plus kit may be useful.
Neither goal is more legitimate than the other.
2. How Do I Feel About the 45-Day Requirement?
The $1,500 requirement is not a test of your seriousness. It is a financial condition attached to the Plus kit.
If you do not want that condition attached to your enrollment, choose the $125 kit.
3. How Well Do I Already Know the Products?
Someone who already uses a variety of Norwex products may not need as many new products for personal learning.
Someone preparing to demonstrate several product categories may benefit from having the larger collection in her own home.
4. What Can I Responsibly Spend?
Consider more than the number shown beside the kit.
Your possible costs may include:
- The kit
- Tax and shipping
- Optional product upgrades
- Office Suite after any free trial
- Samples or demonstration supplies
- Events and other ordinary business expenses
Your 35% personal-sales earnings are gross earnings before expenses and taxes. Gross earnings are not the same as profit.
Both Kits Offer the Same Personal-Sales Earnings
You are eligible to earn 35% of your Personal Retail Sales with either kit.
The Plus kit does not provide a higher personal-sales percentage, and the $125 kit does not limit your ability to build a business.
Additional leadership and team income may be available as your business grows, but it depends on current compensation-plan qualifications and qualified activity. No kit creates or guarantees a particular result.
My Personal Perspective
When I became a Consultant, I chose a kit similar to the larger option because I intended to hold parties and wanted products I could use and demonstrate.
That choice fit my plan.
It does not mean the larger kit is automatically the right choice for someone else. If you told me you wanted Consultant savings but were unsure about reaching $1,500 in sales during your first 45 days, I would not push you toward the Plus kit.
I would rather see you choose the $125 kit, feel comfortable with your decision and decide what you want to build from there.
The better starter kit is not the one with the biggest box.
It is the one that lets you start well.
Bright Start and Office Suite
Both kit choices are eligible for the current Bright Start program. Bright Start rewards activity during a new Consultant’s first 45 days, but you do not need to choose the Plus kit to participate.
This allows you to separate two decisions:
- Which kit is the right financial and product choice for me?
- How actively do I want to pursue my early business goals?
Those decisions can support each other, but they are not the same.
Office Suite is optional. It is not required to become a Consultant. It provides a personal customer website and additional business tools.
At the time of this review, new Consultants can select a three-month Office Suite trial. After the trial, the listed price is $9.95 per month plus applicable tax if you choose to keep it. Review the current price, trial terms and cancellation instructions during enrollment.
Do You Need an Upgrade Package?
Skin Care and Floor Upgrade Packages may be available during enrollment with either kit.
You do not need an upgrade package to become a capable or credible Consultant. An upgrade makes sense when:
- You already know and use the products.
- The products support how you plan to share.
- You will use them for demonstrations or personal experience.
- The additional purchase fits your budget.
Do not turn enrollment into a shopping spree.
Buy with a purpose. More products do not build a business by themselves.
What If Norwex Offers Another Limited-Time Kit?
Norwex sometimes adds a promotional or digital enrollment option for a limited period.
If another option appears, compare:
- The offer’s exact end date and time
- Whether it includes physical products
- Its shipping and tax
- Any sales requirement or later charge
- Bright Start eligibility
- Optional subscriptions or upgrades
- Whether it supports the reason you are joining
The lowest number on the enrollment screen is not automatically the best choice. Look at the entire offer and how it fits your goal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I Earn Less With the $125 Join Kit?
No. Both standard kit choices provide eligibility to earn 35% of Personal Retail Sales before business expenses and taxes.
Is the Join Kit Plus Really Free?
It has no initial kit charge, but keeping it cost-free requires $1,500 in Personal Retail Sales during your first 45 days. If you do not reach the requirement, you will be charged $250 plus applicable tax on day 46.
Does My Join Kit Purchase Count Toward the $1,500 Requirement?
No. The purchase of the join kit itself does not count toward Personal Retail Sales.
Do I Need Sales Experience?
No. I did not have direct-sales experience when I began.
You do not need to be a natural salesperson or the loudest person in the room. You do need to be willing to learn, practice conversations, follow up and take consistent action if earning income is your goal.
Can I Join Mainly for Product Savings?
Yes. Product savings are a legitimate reason to open a Consultant account.
Estimate what you will genuinely purchase and compare those savings with the enrollment cost and any optional ongoing expenses.
Can I Build a Norwex Business Part-Time?
Yes. Many Consultants begin while working, raising children, caring for family or managing other responsibilities.
Part-time does not mean no activity. If income is your goal, you will need focused and consistent action that fits the time you have available.
My Recommendation Before You Enroll
Choose the $125 Norwegian Way Join Kit when you want a known upfront cost and do not want your kit tied to a 45 day sales requirement.
Consider the Norwegian Way Join Kit Plus when you want the larger product collection, intend to begin sharing actively and are comfortable with both the $1,500 requirement and the possible $250 charge plus applicable tax.
If you are still unsure, please do not guess.
Talk with me before you enroll. I would rather spend a few minutes understanding what you want and helping you make an informed decision than have you choose a kit because one number looked better on the screen.
When you are ready, you can join my Norwex team through my official enrollment link.
You can also learn more about why people choose my team, read my Norwex Consultant FAQ or review my guidance for restarting a previous Norwex business.
Results vary in any business. I share from my personal experience, but no specific income, outcome, promotion, or business result is guaranteed.
