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Journal

Every story, every source.

Every Seed to Capsule story in one place: founder interviews that follow an ingredient from the field to the finished capsule, newest first.

Cover story · Interview

What Siff Haider learned from packing orders in Toronto

Siffat Haider and Nish Samantray built Arrae from a Toronto apartment. Here they trace Bloat and Tribiotic from grower to capsule, lot by lot.

Kristen Decker · 12 min read
50 stories

The archive

80 percent and what creator commissions add
Retail

80 percent and what creator commissions add

Dana Kessler · 3 min read
Carly Stein on tracing hive ingredients to source
Origins · Interview

Carly Stein on tracing hive ingredients to source

Kristen Decker · 11 min read
Wellness within reach with Trinity Mouzon Wofford
Origins · Interview

Wellness within reach with Trinity Mouzon Wofford

Dana Kessler · 13 min read
Steady support for aging men, with Gary Kehoe
Labels · Interview

Steady support for aging men, with Gary Kehoe

Kristen Decker · 11 min read
How white label became the quiet cost behind the jar
Labels · Essay

How white label became the quiet cost behind the jar

Holly Rasmussen · 7 min read
Stripped back health traced to source with Jules Miller
Labels · Interview

Stripped back health traced to source with Jules Miller

Dana Kessler · 12 min read
Eighty one beauty launches listed after a year of testing
Launch

Eighty one beauty launches listed after a year of testing

Kristen Decker · 3 min read
57.73% and growth rate in a 90-day rosemary trial
Ingredients

57.73% and growth rate in a 90-day rosemary trial

Dana Kessler · 3 min read
Inside Wile with Gwendolyn Floyd, tracing plants from field to capsule
Labels · Interview

Inside Wile with Gwendolyn Floyd, tracing plants from field to capsule

Kristen Decker · 14 min read
Sally Mueller and Michelle Jacobs on modernizing aging without pause
Labels · Interview

Sally Mueller and Michelle Jacobs on modernizing aging without pause

Kristen Decker · 14 min read
Brett Ender and Harry Gray on nose to tail daily fuel
Origins · Interview

Brett Ender and Harry Gray on nose to tail daily fuel

Dana Kessler · 12 min read
Inside Kin Euphorics with Jen Batchelor, tracing botanicals from kitchen to can
Extraction · Interview

Inside Kin Euphorics with Jen Batchelor, tracing botanicals from kitchen to can

Kristen Decker · 13 min read
How label promises became tested seals on the shelf
Testing · Essay

How label promises became tested seals on the shelf

Dana Kessler · 6 min read
The case for naming the growers behind the capsule
Origins · Essay

The case for naming the growers behind the capsule

Holly Rasmussen · 6 min read
Calmer coffee from six mushrooms, with Andrée Werner and Rashad Hossain
Extraction · Interview

Calmer coffee from six mushrooms, with Andrée Werner and Rashad Hossain

Dana Kessler · 11 min read
What Andrew Salisbury learned from a failed Brazil lot
Extraction · Interview

What Andrew Salisbury learned from a failed Brazil lot

Kristen Decker · 11 min read
Julie Sawaya and Ryan Woodbury and the red zone tests
Testing · Interview

Julie Sawaya and Ryan Woodbury and the red zone tests

Kristen Decker · 13 min read
What Sally learned from burns that made taste matter
Origins · Interview

What Sally learned from burns that made taste matter

Kristen Decker · 13 min read
Why powder growth matters for careful label readers
Market

Why powder growth matters for careful label readers

Dana Kessler · 3 min read
44 participants and what twice daily bakuchiol showed
Science

44 participants and what twice daily bakuchiol showed

Dana Kessler · 3 min read
BMC updated sleep devices after defect, leaving up to 196 uncertain
Market

BMC updated sleep devices after defect, leaving up to 196 uncertain

Holly Rasmussen · 3 min read
Science

What the mouth tape evidence changes for careful shoppers

Kristen Decker · 3 min read
Brianna and Bobby Bitton on tracing every capsule to its source
Labels · Interview

Brianna and Bobby Bitton on tracing every capsule to its source

Dana Kessler · 11 min read
Why new refill rules matter for buyers who keep the case
Launch

Why new refill rules matter for buyers who keep the case

Kristen Decker · 3 min read
What prestige skincare growth changes for careful buyers
Market

What prestige skincare growth changes for careful buyers

Dana Kessler · 3 min read
Why Shane Heath traded coffee for mushrooms and ritual
Extraction · Interview

Why Shane Heath traded coffee for mushrooms and ritual

Kristen Decker · 11 min read
Why the creatine evidence matters for careful midlife buyers
Science

Why the creatine evidence matters for careful midlife buyers

Kristen Decker · 3 min read
6 percent and what the new filter entry allows
Science

6 percent and what the new filter entry allows

Holly Rasmussen · 3 min read
What Vani Hari learned from petitions that big brands answered
Testing · Interview

What Vani Hari learned from petitions that big brands answered

Kristen Decker · 13 min read
Chervin Jafarieh on sourcing with intention to absorption
Extraction · Interview

Chervin Jafarieh on sourcing with intention to absorption

Kristen Decker · 11 min read
Lauren Bosworth and the drugstore aisle that failed her
Labels · Interview

Lauren Bosworth and the drugstore aisle that failed her

Dana Kessler · 13 min read
Sephora Accelerate applications closed with no summer retail update
Retail

Sephora Accelerate applications closed with no summer retail update

Holly Rasmussen · 3 min read
James Beshara and the seven cup coffee habit
Extraction · Interview

James Beshara and the seven cup coffee habit

Kristen Decker · 12 min read
What beta glucan numbers actually prove
Origins · Essay

What beta glucan numbers actually prove

Dana Kessler · 6 min read
Why standardised labels need more than a percentage
Extraction · Essay

Why standardised labels need more than a percentage

Holly Rasmussen · 6 min read
10 ppm and the shared jars that must declare it
Ingredients

10 ppm and the shared jars that must declare it

Kristen Decker · 3 min read
What Madeline Lauf learned from failure
Testing · Interview

What Madeline Lauf learned from failure

Dana Kessler · 12 min read
Hilma founders on tracing remedies back to source
Origins · Interview

Hilma founders on tracing remedies back to source

Kristen Decker · 13 min read
Mari Llewellyn on flavorful greens traced to source
Testing · Interview

Mari Llewellyn on flavorful greens traced to source

Kristen Decker · 13 min read
A bedtime cocoa for better routines, with Matt Lombardi and Kevin Moran
Extraction · Interview

A bedtime cocoa for better routines, with Matt Lombardi and Kevin Moran

Dana Kessler · 12 min read
Personalized Chinese herbs for cycle balance, with Lulu Ge
Origins · Interview

Personalized Chinese herbs for cycle balance, with Lulu Ge

Kristen Decker · 12 min read
Why Amanda Chantal Bacon traded juice for traceable capsules
Extraction · Interview

Why Amanda Chantal Bacon traded juice for traceable capsules

Kristen Decker · 12 min read
Why Tero Isokauppila put mushrooms in daily coffee
Origins · Interview

Why Tero Isokauppila put mushrooms in daily coffee

Dana Kessler · 11 min read
Why Alex Taylor and Victoria Thain Gioia rebuilt the prenatal by stage
Testing · Interview

Why Alex Taylor and Victoria Thain Gioia rebuilt the prenatal by stage

Kristen Decker · 11 min read
Why stricter GLP-1 compounding scrutiny matters for label readers
Regulation

Why stricter GLP-1 compounding scrutiny matters for label readers

Holly Rasmussen · 3 min read
What the first MoCRA renewal changes for small cosmetics brands
Regulation

What the first MoCRA renewal changes for small cosmetics brands

Holly Rasmussen · 3 min read
Inside Hiya with Darren Litt and Adam Gillman, removing two teaspoons
Testing · Interview

Inside Hiya with Darren Litt and Adam Gillman, removing two teaspoons

Dana Kessler · 13 min read
What Lauren Lee learned from dismissal and endometriosis
Labels · Interview

What Lauren Lee learned from dismissal and endometriosis

Kristen Decker · 13 min read
Proprietary blends and recipes they were meant to protect
Labels · Essay

Proprietary blends and recipes they were meant to protect

Dana Kessler · 6 min read
Why Robb Wolf chose salt when hydration sold sugar
Testing · Interview

Why Robb Wolf chose salt when hydration sold sugar

Kristen Decker · 10 min read
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