Why this page exists
Most supplement companies have a page like this. Almost all of them say the same three things: high quality, rigorously tested, ethically sourced. None of those words mean anything, because there is no definition any of them could fail.
So this page names things instead. Where the material comes from, who makes it, who tested it, what they tested for, and what we haven’t done yet.
The last part is the one to read.
Where our material comes from
Our extracts are manufactured by ⟨SUPPLIER NAME⟩, at ⟨FACILITY LOCATION⟩ in Uttarakhand, northern India. The business was established in 2012 and exports to ⟨N⟩ countries.
⟨SUPPLIER: raw material origin — which region each herb is grown or collected in, and whether the producer grows it, contracts growers, or buys through intermediaries. This is the question most brands can’t answer, so answering it is worth the effort of asking.⟩
Our products are ⟨manufactured in-house / contract manufactured at ⟨FACILITY⟩⟩ and arrive as finished capsules, packed under our label.
What gets tested, and by whom
Every batch we receive is accompanied by a certificate of analysis from ⟨SUPPLIER NAME⟩, covering:
- Heavy metals — lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium
- Microbiological contamination — total plate count, yeasts and moulds, E. coli, Salmonella
- Pesticide residues
- Marker compound assay — fulvic acid content for shilajit, by ⟨METHOD⟩
These are the manufacturer’s own certificates. We publish them in full rather than summarising, and we link the certificate for the specific batch you have rather than a representative example. But we want to be precise about what that is: it is the producer certifying their own goods, which is standard practice across this industry and is not the same as independent verification.
⟨IF FIRST-BATCH INDEPENDENT TESTING IS COMMISSIONED, ADD: Our first production batch of each product was additionally tested by ⟨UK LAB⟩, an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory, for the full heavy metals panel including thallium. Those results are published alongside the manufacturer’s certificate so you can compare them. We intend to repeat independent testing ⟨annually / on every third batch⟩.⟩
Why this matters more for shilajit than for the others
Shilajit forms inside rock and absorbs what the rock contains. This is not a marginal concern.
Analyses of commercial shilajit products have identified lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium, and a 2025 study detected elevated thallium across several supplements already on sale. Fulvic acid content — the figure most brands print on the front of the pack — has been found to vary between products by several orders of magnitude.
Purification reduces contamination substantially. It does not reliably eliminate it, and purification quality varies enormously between producers. Which is why a certificate covering the actual batch matters more here than for a leaf or a fruit, and why “wild-collected, straight from the mountain” describes a risk rather than a virtue.
What we haven’t done yet
We’re a very small company and new. Being straightforward about the gaps seems better than implying there aren’t any.
⟨DELETE WHICHEVER DON’T APPLY⟩
- We do not currently commission our own independent laboratory testing. We publish the manufacturer’s certificates instead, and we’re clear that this is what they are.
- We have not yet visited the production facility in person.
- We do not hold organic certification, and don’t claim it.
- We have not yet had our content reviewed by a registered nutritionist. We intend to.
If any of this changes, this page changes, and we’ll date the change.
Certificates
⟨Batch certificates linked here as PDFs, filed by batch number. Until the first batch arrives, this section reads:⟩
Certificates will be published here from our first production batch. If you have a product in your hand and can’t find its batch here, email ⟨ADDRESS⟩ and we’ll send it and fix the page.
Last updated: ⟨DATE⟩