Science / Evidence & Quality

The evidence, in plain terms.

What published research actually says about our two actives — and the standard every batch must clear before it earns the label. No slogans, just mechanisms and verification.

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01 / The research

What the research supports

We formulate only with actives that have published, peer-reviewed research behind them — at the doses the studies actually used. Here is what the literature says about each.

Marine Collagen

Collagen is the body's most abundant structural protein, and Type I is the dominant form in skin, tendons, and bone. From the mid-twenties, natural synthesis declines by roughly 1% per year. Hydrolyzed marine collagen peptides — typically 2,000–5,000 Da — are absorbed intact through the gut and appear to act in two ways: they supply the amino-acid building blocks (glycine, proline, hydroxyproline) for new collagen synthesis, and specific peptide fractions have been shown to stimulate fibroblast activity, the cells that actually produce collagen in the dermis and cartilage.

Randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses associate daily hydrolyzed collagen peptide intake with measurable improvements in skin elasticity and hydration over 8–12 weeks.

Collagen peptide supplementation has been studied for joint comfort in physically active adults, with reported reductions in activity-related joint discomfort versus placebo.

Hydrolyzation breaks collagen into low-molecular-weight peptides that survive digestion and reach the bloodstream — the basis for bioavailability claims in the research.

NAC

N-acetyl cysteine is the stable, bioavailable precursor to glutathione — the tripeptide often called the body's master antioxidant. Glutathione neutralizes free radicals, recycles other antioxidants like vitamins C and E, and sits at the center of the liver's phase-II detoxification pathways. Cellular glutathione pools deplete under oxidative load from training, pollution, alcohol, and aging; supplementing cysteine directly is impractical, so NAC is the delivery form the clinical literature has standardized on.

NAC is a well-established precursor that raises intracellular glutathione levels — the mechanism underlying its long clinical history, including its use in respiratory care.

Clinical research supports NAC's role in supporting healthy airway function and mucus clearance, its best-documented use case.

Studies in exercise and toxicology contexts examine NAC's effect on oxidative-stress markers and the body's antioxidant capacity under load.

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02 / The testing standard

How every batch is verified

A label is only as credible as the verification behind it. Every production run clears the same four checkpoints before it ships.

01 / GMP

Every batch is produced in a facility certified under current Good Manufacturing Practice — the FDA's baseline standard for identity, strength, and purity in supplement production.

02 / Certificate of Analysis

Each raw-material lot arrives with a CoA documenting identity and purity. We verify incoming actives against it before anything enters production.

03 / Third-party testing

Finished batches are sent to independent laboratories — unaffiliated with us — to confirm potency matches the label and to screen for heavy metals and contaminants.

04 / Full disclosure

The verified results become the label: every active at its full dose. No proprietary blends, because a blend cannot be verified line by line.

Evidence first. Disclosure always.

Marine Collagen and NAC, at full disclosed doses — formulated like an experiment, tested like one.