Who else wants a high potency high quality standardized pycnogenol supplement at an affordable price?

Comment · Mon, March 1, 2021 · 20 pts

Pycnogenol is actually a trademarked name for a pine bark extract. We are working on a pink bark extract, though! It will have a different name, but will be a really cool one!

Comment · Mon, March 1, 2021 · 7 pts

We have a shitload we are working on, but there is also a shitload more out there we are not. LOL

Comment · Mon, March 1, 2021 · 5 pts

No firm ETA yet. We are trying to decide on the final product, actually. Would you prefer a lower cost generic, or would you actually like a certified organic one from a single origin forest in northern Finland that cost

Comment · Mon, March 1, 2021 · 9 pts

Well 90% of the shit out there is from China right now, from unknown forests that are certainly not certified organic, and who knows how sustainable. A lot of it is also not French Maritime Pine Bark, but is a similar sp

Comment · Mon, March 1, 2021 · 1 pts

Yeah, we would do powder and capsules.

Comment · Mon, March 1, 2021 · 3 pts

I'd have to do some back-to-back testing to really have an opinion on effects. I would imagine we could create a generic one that worked just as well, to be honest. The benefits would be more from the sustainability side

Comment · Mon, March 1, 2021 · 7 pts

Yeah, same bioavailability. It's just a more sustainable and traceable source. I am leaning towards people not caring so much about that, though.

Comment · Mon, March 1, 2021 · 1 pts

That's what I figured. Sometimes simple and less expensive is better.

Comment · Mon, March 1, 2021 · 4 pts

Roger that! I think that is what most people are going to say, too. I think we can create a generic version that is just as good, or better, for less price. We will likely go that route, then.

Comment · Tue, March 2, 2021 · 2 pts

That's because most brands are absolute dog shit, with no real testing of any kind. We'll buy some from a bunch of brands to test in the lab once we do it. I would bet big money multiple brands are cutting Pycnogenol wit

Comment · Tue, March 2, 2021 · 2 pts

If we release one, it will definitely be consistent.

Comment · Fri, March 5, 2021 · 4 pts

Definitely would not be within 20%. When you have controlled, traced, and validated stuff from certified organic forests in places like Finland, we are talking at least 3-5X as much. Competing with China is next to impos

Comment · Mon, March 8, 2021 · 5 pts

Absolutely. If we find a difference that I feel will affect the quality or effects, we will obviously not use China. However, if we do testing and beta trials and can't really find much difference, would merely knowing t

Comment · Fri, March 12, 2021 · 5 pts

Yeah, the data usually confirms that. Consumers like to think they would pay more for non-China-sourced, but then their actions prove otherwise.