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We invested in a university-led clinical trial to quantify the impact of Essential for Women.

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University-Led

Placebo-Controlled

Double-Blind

12 Weeks

94 Women
Ages 21-40

University-Led:

The trial was independently led by researchers at Auburn University.

Placebo-Controlled:

Participants were randomly assigned to take either two pills of Essential for Women or scent- and visually-matched pills with no active ingredients.

Double-Blind:

To prevent bias in the results, neither the participants nor the researchers knew who was receiving Essential for Women or a placebo.

12 Weeks:

After a literature review and discussion with experts, a duration of 12 weeks was selected to measure the product’s impact on healthy adult women.

94 Women, Ages 21-40:

A power analysis, which informs a suitable sample size to detect statistical significance, was performed to determine the number of participants. The age group was selected to match that of the women taking the product.

In a clinical study, Essential for Women was shown to increase Vitamin D and Omega-3 DHA levels in 12 weeks.*

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43%

Vitamin D

Significantly greater than placebo

41%

Omega-3 DHA

Significantly greater than placebo*

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Creating evidence-based products has always been in Ritual’s DNA. But our Essential for Women clinical trial took it a step further by measuring the impact of two key nutrients. Most recently our clinical study was in Frontiers In Nutrition — a leading, peer-reviewed journal.

Dr. Mastaneh Sharafi, PhD, RD

SVP of Scientific Affairs at Ritual

Getting published in Frontiers in Nutrition means our clinical study passed the rigorous review of experts in nutrition. From the design and implementation, to the accuracy of our results, our clinical study was put through the quality control ringer.

Having a clinical study published in a peer reviewed journal is one of the highest awards scientific research can achieve.

Vegan-certified Vitamin D3

Essential for Women increased Vitamin D levels 43%*

Placebo
Essential for Women

† Sufficient cutoff levels selected based on Vitamin D council guideline of 40-80 ng/mL.

Vegan-certified Vitamin D3 helps support

Normal Immune Function*
Normal Muscle Function*
Bone Health*

Omega-3 DHA from microalgae

Essential for Women was shown to increase Omega-3 DHA levels 41%*

Placebo
Essential for Women

95% of women aged 19-50 are not getting their recommended daily intake of key Omega-3s.†* †Key omega-3s = DHA+EPA. There is no established Daily Value but experts suggest 250 mg per day of DHA+EPA.*

Our Omega-3 DHA abstract was awarded at the 2019 American College of Nutrition conference. Read the abstract