A revolutionary tool to measure the carotenoid antioxidant levels in your skin-and prove the effectiveness of your supplements in improving your overall antioxidant health. By measuring the stable level of carotenoid antioxidants in your skin and generating your Skin Carotenoid Score, the Scanner provides a more accurate and reliable biomarker of your overall antioxidant health status than other methods of measuring antioxidants.

The company uses proprietary technology in its manufacturing processes to maintain tight quality controls through all stages of product development. The attention to detail, strict scientific testing, and commitment to quality ensures that every product is absolutely safe and effective. The key to consistent quality is the 6S Quality Process, the basis of the company's pharmaceutical approach to product development. The 6S® Quality Process has enabled the company to become an industry leader in quality and efficacy.

1. Selection:
To locate the botanicals with the most effective health-promoting properties, the teams of experts from the United States and Asia conduct exhaustive research—compiling, reviewing, and summarizing historical use and current intelligence about a botanical's properties and health benefits

2. Sourcing:
Once a particular botanical decided to proceed with, a team investigates potential sources of the botanical and conducts exhaustive analyses on samples from each source. Sources may be domestic or international and may include cultivation areas in China and Chile

3. Structure:
Using state-of-the-art analytical techniques and working in collaboration with respected universities and laboratories in both China and the United States, the structural analyses of the natural compounds present in the selected botanical. These analyses isolate and purify specific chemical structures in standardized extracts, a critical step in ensuring a safe and effective botanical.

4. Standardization:
Wide variations in active ingredients are characteristic of any botanical. For example, to analyze potential Ginkgo biloba leaves, studies reveal the concentrations of active components will vary by as much as 300 percent depending on season, climate, soil, method of harvest, storage conditions, and processing.

5. Safety:
Leading the way in establishing strict standards to ensure the safety of its products, scientists research and document the history of a product's use and safety. The company grade tests for the presence of microbes, toxins, and heavy metals are carried out for all products. The active ingredient amount used is based on dosages found effective through clinical trials and is backed by published data on file. Each product label contains directions for use and contains appropriate warning information.

6. Substantiation:
The product claims that have been substantiated through documented preclinical and clinical studies. Existing clinical data are reviewed, and when necessary, the company sponsors studies of its products. Data from some of these studies are subsequently submitted to major international journals for review. This adherence to scientific standards for substantiation helps make the company a leader in the natural healthcare product industry.