OUR STANDARD

A label you can actually read

Five rules we hold ourselves to, written down so you can hold us to them too.

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Everything below is just these four commitments explained at length.

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    Every batch

    Goes to an independent lab before it ships

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    Fillers, binders or proprietary blends

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    Source per botanical, named by region

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    30 days

    To finish a pouch and still get refunded

    WHY THIS EXISTS

    The aisle has a labelling problem

    "Proprietary blend" is a legal way of saying we are not going to tell you how much of anything is in here — and it is on an enormous share of what is for sale. Once you notice it, you cannot un-notice it, and you start wondering what else the label is quietly not saying.

    TheBotanical started from a narrow idea: sell a small number of well-studied plants, print the actual dose on the pouch, and have someone who does not work for us check every batch. That is the whole pitch. It is not a revolution in wellness. It is just a label you can read.

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    THE RULES

    Five rules we hold ourselves to

    None of these are clever. They are the things we assumed were already standard until we went looking.

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    Every dose is printed

    Every active carries its milligram amount on the label. No blends, no "complex" hiding a rounding error, no ingredient listed for the sake of appearing on the panel. If a number is not on the pouch, we did not put it in.

    Gloved hand holding a vial of golden botanical oil in a testing lab Rule 02

    Every batch is tested by someone else

    Not the first batch. Not a batch. Every one goes to an independent lab for identity, potency and contaminants. In-house testing is a company grading its own homework, which is worth roughly what you would expect.

    Oil of Oregano pouch among fresh oregano sprigs and black seeds Rule 03

    Single origin, named by region

    Mediterranean oregano. Ethiopian black seed. One source per botanical, named on the pouch, so what you are holding is traceable back to somewhere real rather than to a broker.

    Hand holding a single golden softgel Rule 04

    Nothing in there to make up weight

    No rice flour bulking out a capsule, no magnesium stearate, no fillers or binders. A smaller pouch of the thing you came for beats a bigger pouch of mostly something else.

    Oil of Oregano softgels poured from the opened pouch into a glass jar Rule 05

    A guarantee that survives an opened pouch

    Most supplement guarantees quietly require the seal to be intact, which makes them decorative. Ours starts working after you have finished the pouch — take it daily for a month, and if it has not earned its place, email us within 30 days of delivery for a refund.

    SIDE BY SIDE

    What that looks like next to the aisle

    None of this is exotic. It is simply what a label looks like when nothing on it needs to hide.

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    What actually changes

    • Every dose printed on the label
    • No proprietary blends
    • Independent lab test on every batch
    • One named source per botanical
    • No fillers, binders or bulking agents
    • Guarantee valid on a finished pouch
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    Reflects common practice across the category, not any one competitor.

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    TheBotanical

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    Every dose printed on the label
    Proprietary blends
    No proprietary blends
    Undisclosed amounts
    Independent lab test on every batch
    No test proof
    One named source per botanical
    Anonymous sourcing
    No fillers, binders or bulking agents
    Fillers & binders
    Guarantee valid on a finished pouch
    Sealed-only returns
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    Reflects common practice across the category, not any one competitor.

    What that looks like next to the aisle

    • Every dose printed on the label — The milligram amount for every active is printed on the pouch, not hidden in a blend
    • No proprietary blends — Nothing lumped into a “complex” that hides how little of it is actually in there
    • Independent lab test on every batch — Every batch goes to an outside lab for identity, potency and contaminants
    • One named source per botanical — One source per botanical, named on the label rather than bought from a broker
    • No fillers, binders or bulking agents — No rice flour, no magnesium stearate, nothing added to make up weight
    • Guarantee valid on a finished pouch — Finish the pouch and still get refunded within 30 days of delivery
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    Reflects common practice across the category, not any one competitor.

    PLAIN TALK

    What we will not tell you

    We will not tell you these will fix you. Botanicals work on a slow clock — most of the published research on the three we started with runs eight to twelve weeks — and anyone promising a result in three days is selling you something. We will not invent reviews, and we will not put a fake countdown on a page to hurry you.

    We will also not tell you whether these are safe alongside your prescriptions. Talk to your doctor before starting if you take blood thinners, blood-pressure or diabetes medication, or if you have surgery scheduled. Skip them entirely if you are pregnant or nursing.

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    RETURNS WITHIN 30 DAYS

    RULE FIVE, IN PRACTICE

    Changed your mind? Send it back

    You have 30 days from delivery to change your mind. Send the order back unopened and in its original packaging and we'll refund it, less return shipping and a small restocking fee.

    One claim per household.

    • Unopened, in its original packaging
    • Return shipping and a small restocking fee apply
    • Email us within 30 days of delivery
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