Bone Health Complete Duo Lifestyle Patches Vita D3/K2, Calcium Magnesium – Self Adhesive Time Release Topical Patch, 8-10 Hours (60 Day Supply)

Put them on and forget about it!
I love these easy to use patches. I have been wanting to add some collagen to my daily routine since I turned 40 this past summer and this was an easy way to try it out. I love that these patches are discreet in size and very comfortable to wear while delivering me the vitamins my body needs. love how I can put them on in the morning and forget about them till bed time. I also love that I can get an added dose of vitamin c especially this time of year.I am looking forward to seeing the long term results!

Perfect for me
I have been looking to add collagen to my routine and the last thing I wanted was another oral supplement. When I saw these, I didn’t hesitate! I was also able to take the oral vitamin C out of my daily regimen. Love this option

Patchy Performance by Veru Wellness
Veru Wellness is a relatively new (their website says it was founded in 2019) Florida company that specializes in the transdermal delivery of vitamins and nutraceuticals. They have a fairly extensive catalog of products formulated as beige-colored, latex-free patches that adhere to the skin.The patches are designed to allow the active ingredients to pass through the skin barrier and enter the bloodstream eliminating the often unpleasant task of swallowing fistfuls of vitamin capsules and tablets. This delivery method could be especially desirable for children and seniors. Additionally, it should be applauded as a keto friendly alternative to the other non-vitamin vitamins, namely gummies.Another advantage of transdermal patches is the consistent and controlled delivery of the active ingredient, avoiding the peaks and troughs associated with oral administration. It also bypasses the digestive system, which can degrade some substances as well as cause GI upset. Since high oral doses of Vitamin C can indeed generate gastrointestinal issues, I was quite excited to try the Veru Wellness Vitamin C patches.Yet, looking at the formulation on the back of the product’s box caused immediate skepticism. The Vitamin C content is listed as 12 mg.That means, the amount of Vitamin C per patch is only 13% of the USDA daily requirement for men and 16% for women. It’s generally understood that transdermal patches require a higher dose compared to oral supplements to compensate for lower absorption through the skin. Even putting the patch permeation factor aside, it would still take 8 patches a day to simply attain the minimum USDA recommended requirement!Now let’s look at the second ingredient in this formulation. The box says the patch also contains 12mg of Vitamin B12. That is 500,000% of the USDA daily requirement for most adults! In other words, the Veru Wellness patch formulation called Vitamin C actually contains a paltry amount of the prime ingredient and an excessive amount of a secondary one. This makes very little sense to me.Now curious, I checked the ingredient list on the back of the package marked Glutathione patches. I ran into a perplexing formulation of many substances other than Glutathione – such as Vit C, Selenium, Molybdenum, Manganese, CoQ10, Milk Thistle, and Alpha Lipoic Acid.Some of these, like Glutathione and CoQ10, do not have USDA guidelines, but contain minuscule amounts compared to their oral equivalents. Others, like Vit B2 and Selenium, are thousands and tens of thousands percent above the oral dose recommendations.Additionally, two of the ingredients, Magnesium Malate and L-Glutathione are spelled incorrectly on the back of the package. This may not seem like a big deal, but if I can’t trust a company to spell the contents correctly, how do I trust that they’ve paid attention to what’s actually put inside?I really like the idea of transdermal vitamin patches, but I don’t think Veru Wellness is ready for prime time yet. The formulations, at least the ones that I have here in front of me, don’t make sense. And there’s no excuse for misspelling the ingredients, especially for a company based in the USA. However, Veru Wellness is a young company and I’d like to give them the benefit of the doubt that they will improve.

Not what is advertised
This is a joke. Money wasted. I ordered it specifically for the coq10. It contains only 2.5 mg when the daily amount recommended is 100-300 mg. Really? And of course no returns.