Barlowe's Herbal Elixirs
Comprehensive Brand Analysis
Fast Facts
Company History & Milestones
• 2009: Barlowe’s Herbal Elixirs LLC is formed in Florida and begins selling encapsulated herbal extracts online, emphasizing “no fillers” and glass bottling.
• 2009–2023: Expands a long-tail catalog (aphrodisiacs, bodybuilding/testosterone, brain health, longevity, mushrooms, etc.) and markets slow-speed in-house encapsulation without stearates or flow agents. Publishes product pages with FDA disclaimer language and launches a “3rd Party Labs” section to share test results.
• 2024: Partners with InstantGMP™ to digitize batch records, inventory, and quality workflows to support GMP compliance and operational efficiency.
• 2025: Continues posting third-party lab reports (via the site’s “3rd Party Labs” hub) and highlights external lab testing references (e.g., Eurofins ORAC testing cited for a Sea Buckthorn ingredient), while operating as a small, Florida-based boutique brand.
Product & Manufacturing Profile
Core Products
Broad line of herbal and nutraceutical products including Tongkat Ali, Fadogia agrestis, nettle root, KSM-66 ashwagandha, medicinal mushrooms (reishi, lion’s mane, turkey tail), shilajit, CoQ10, urolithin A, and specialty botanicals (e.g., kaempferia, cistanche, sea buckthorn).
Manufacturing Model
Small “boutique” operation that encapsulates products in-house on slow-speed equipment to avoid flow agents; bottles in glass. Operates from Stuart, Florida; sources extracts from GMP-certified extraction companies.
Quality Certifications
No public NSF/USP product verifications found. Company states it sources from “GMP certified extraction companies” and, as of Dec 2024, implemented InstantGMP PRO software to support GMP documentation (electronic batch records, audit trails, inventory/quality modules).
Third-Party Testing
States that all bulk extracts are identity-tested by a third-party lab; publishes a “3rd Party Labs” page with product COAs/images. Product pages reference additional testing (e.g., heavy metals on shilajit paste) and cite Eurofins testing for an ingredient (CyanthOx30™ sea buckthorn) regarding ORAC. Batch-level COA availability appears product-specific rather than universal across every lot.
Transparency
Ingredient Sourcing
Claims procurement from “highest quality GMP certified extraction companies”; some pages disclose branded raw materials (e.g., CyanthOx30™ by PureDia for sea buckthorn). Country-of-origin details are not consistently listed across the catalog.
Published Testing
Maintains a public “3rd Party Labs” hub linking to product COAs and testing summaries; identity testing is stated for incoming extracts, and some items note heavy-metal testing. Not all items show lot-specific COAs directly on the product page.
Sustainability
Emphasizes glass bottles (“BPA-free”) and minimal excipients (no stearates, silicates, or fillers). Broader environmental reporting or ESG metrics are not published.
Trust Score
Trust Score: 3/5
Reasoning: Barlowe’s demonstrates several quality-forward practices—slow-speed in-house encapsulation without stearates, glass bottling, third-party identity testing, and a public “3rd Party Labs” page. The 2024 adoption of InstantGMP PRO strengthens documentation and GMP process control. However, the brand lacks widely recognized third-party certifications (e.g., NSF/NSF-GMP facility listing, USP-verified products) and does not consistently present batch-specific COAs across all SKUs. Formal disclosures on supplier geographies and comprehensive sustainability reporting are limited. No FDA warning letters specific to the company were found, and standard dietary-supplement disclaimers are present. Overall, a quality-conscious small operator with improving compliance infrastructure but partial transparency versus top-tier certified brands.
Sources
- Florida Division of Corporations—Barlowe’s Herbal Elixirs LLC (entity record, address, manager)
- Barlowe’s—About Us (founding year, founder background)
- Barlowe’s—Quality Control (GMP suppliers, third-party identity testing, no flow agents, glass bottles)
- Barlowe’s—3rd Party Labs hub (public COAs listing)
- InstantGMP—Press post: Barlowe’s partners with InstantGMP PRO (Dec 17, 2024)
- PRWeb/Yahoo syndication—Barlowe’s partners with InstantGMP (Dec 18, 2024)
- Barlowe’s product catalog (range of categories & SKUs)
- Barlowe’s—Sea Buckthorn (CyanthOx30™) page citing Eurofins testing
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