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Allergens & Safety

RootWell or FollicLift? An Oil and a Peptide Serum — Plus Three Allergens Between Them

Two completely different scalp products at $28.90 and $65.00. One contains tree nut oil, the other contains soy and wheat. Neither treats hair loss, and both labels say so.

Sleep Plus Collagen Cream Contains 2.4 mg of Melatonin Per Application. Read This.

This is sold as a night cream, but it delivers a hormone through your skin. Here is the dose, who must not use it, and the overlap with RestWell PM nobody would think to check.

Gentle Cleansing Gel or ClarityWell Charcoal? One Is Three Times the Price Per Ounce

Two face washes with very different jobs — and very different value. One is 6 fl oz, the other is 2 oz. Here is the arithmetic and which suits which skin.

EvenWell Retinol + Peptide Serum: Do Not Use This If You Are Pregnant

Retinol is a retinoid, and retinoids and pregnancy do not mix. Plus: why you need sunscreen the next morning, and how to start without wrecking your skin barrier.

Dental + Oral Health Chewables: Contains Xylitol — Keep Them Away From Your Dog

Xylitol is the main ingredient, and xylitol is seriously toxic to dogs. Here is that warning, plus what hydroxyapatite and oral probiotics actually are.

Brain & Focus Formula: Contains Fish and Soy, Contains Iron, Contains Huperzine A

Three things on this label need flagging before anything else: a tuna-derived allergen, an iron warning, and an ingredient that acts on a nervous-system enzyme.

L-Glutamine: Two Ingredients, 3.15 g a Scoop — and Who Should Not Take It

One amino acid and an anti-caking agent. Simple, well-disclosed, and there is one medical situation where glutamine is specifically not appropriate.