**EXHIBIT 21**

 

SUBSIDIARIES

 

Set forth below is a list of all active subsidiaries of the Registrant, the state or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each, and the names under which such subsidiaries do business.

 
| ** **                                                          | ** ** | **Jurisdiction of** |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------|
| **Name**                                                            | ** ** | **Incorporation**        |
|                                                                |       |                     |
| Nature’s   Sunshine Products Direct, Inc.                 |       | Utah                     |
| NSP   Casualty Insurance Company, Inc.                         |       | Hawaii                   |
| Nature’s   Sunshine Products of Canada, Ltd.              |       | Canada                   |
| Nature’s Sunshine Products de Mexico, S.A.   de C.V.           |       | Mexico                   |
| Arrendadora Bonaventure, S.A. de C.V.                               |       | Mexico                   |
| Nature’s Sunshine Services, S.A. de C.V.                       |       | Mexico                   |
| Nature’s Sunshine Products de Colombia,   S.A.                 |       | Colombia                 |
| Nature’s Sunshine Produtos Naturais Ltda.                      |       | Brazil                   |
| Nature’s   Sunshine Marketing, Ltda.                           |       | Brazil                   |
| Nature’s   Sunshine Products, Japan Co., Ltd.             |       | Japan                    |
| Nature’s Sunshine Products N.S.P. de   Venezuela, C.A.         |       | Venezuela                |
| NSP de Centroamérica, S.A.                                     |       | Costa Rica               |
| Nature’s Sunshine Products de Panamá, S.A.                |       | Panama                   |
| NSP de Guatemala, S.A.                                              |       | Guatemala                |
| Nature’s Sunshine Products de El Salvador,   S.A. de C.V.      |       | El Salvador              |
| Nature’s Sunshine Products del Peru, S.A.                      |       | Peru                     |
| Nature’s Sunshine Products del Ecuador,   S.A.                 |       | Ecuador                  |
| Nature’s Sunshine Products de Honduras,   S.A. de C.V.         |       | Honduras                 |
| Nature’s Sunshine Products de Nicaragua,   S.A.                |       | Nicaragua                |
| Nature’s   Sunshine Products (Israel) Ltd.                     |       | Israel                   |
| Nature’s   Sunshine Products of Russia, Inc.              |       | Utah                     |
| Nature’s   Sunshine Products Poland Sp. z.o.o.                 |       | Poland                   |
| Nature’s   Sunshine Products Dominicana, S. R. L.              |       | Dominican   Republic     |
| Nature’s   Sunshine Products International Distribution B.V.   |       | Netherlands              |
| Nature’s   Sunshine Products International Holdings C.V.       |       | Netherlands              |
| Consolidated   Distribution Network, Inc.                      |       | Utah                     |
| Quality   Nutrition International, Inc.                        |       | Utah                     |
| Synergy   Taiwan Inc.                                               |       | Utah                     |
| Synergy   WorldWide Inc.                                            |       | Utah                     |
| Synergy   WorldWide Marketing (Thailand) Ltd.                       |       | Thailand                 |
| Synergy   WorldWide Australia PTY Ltd.                              |       | Australia                |
| Synergy   WorldWide Korea Ltd.                                      |       | Korea                    |
| Synergy   WorldWide Japan K.K.                                      |       | Japan                    |
| Synergy   WorldWide (S) PTE Ltd.                               |       | Singapore                |
| Synergy   WorldWide Nutrition Israel Ltd.                           |       | Israel                   |
| Synergy   WorldWide (HK)Ltd.                                        |       | Hong   Kong              |
| PT   Nature’s Sunshine Products Indonesia                      |       | Indonesia                |
| Synergy   WorldWide Japan Ltd. (Y.K.)                               |       | Japan                    |
| NATR   Distribution (M) SDN. BHD.                              |       | Malaysia                 |
| Synergy   WorldWide Europe B.V.                                     |       | Netherlands              |
| Synergy   WorldWide Philippines Distribution Inc.                   |       | Philippines              |
| Synergy   Vietnam Co., Ltd.                                    |       | Vietnam                  |
| Synergy   WorldWide Mexico, S.A. de C.V.                            |       | Mexico                   |
| Nature’s   Sunshine Products, Inc. United Kingdom/Ireland |       | (branch   office)        |
| *Synergy   WorldWide Marketing SDN BHD.                             |       | Malaysia                 |
| *Nature’s   Sunshine (Far East) Limited                        |       | Hong   Kong              |
| *Shanghai   Nature’s Sunshine Health Products Co. Ltd. China   |       | China                    |
| **Synergy   WorldWide, Inc. (Philippines)                      |       | Philippines              |
| **P.T. Synergy WorldWide Indonesia                                  |       | Indonesia                |

 

----

*Held in trust for NSP by local counsel

**Held in trust by Nominee Shareholders

 

*Each subsidiary listed above is doing business under its corporate name.*

 

----