Care/of is a personalized vitamin and supplement subscription. You can choose individual items a la carte or take a quiz to personalize your Care/of packets. Possibilities include vitamins, minerals, probiotics, Ayurvedic herbs, and more.
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About Care/of
The Subscription Box: Care/of
The Cost: Varies depending on the vitamins you select. Each vitamin is priced individually and start at $5/month.
The Products: Vitamins, minerals, and other supplements. You can elect to take a quiz and have Care/of select products for you (you can edit what they choose) or you can pick your own supplements.
Ships to: U.S. (free if your total is over $20)
Care/of December 2017 Review
This subscription is going to be highly variable based on your individual selections. But here’s what I chose for December:
Several cards were in the box. One was personalized with my name and there were also Supplement Facts sheets for the items I chose.
You get 30 packets and you take the contents of one packet each day. I forgot to change up my selections from the previous month but now I have a little more to say about them since I took these same supplements for the full 30 days last time I received them.
I chose the following:
Veggie Omega – Value $18/Month
I was excited to see Care/of came out with this product. I’ve been a vegetarian for 24 years so fish oil is out of the question.
This is also vegan/vegetarian and you take two per day. This provides DHA and EPA (these are the active forms in the body and are not found in most plant sources of omega-3 fatty acids such as flax) from microalgae and is free of fish and shellfish, so it is an omega-3 option for people with allergies. I’ve been taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements for years; once I had a high cholesterol diagnosis due to triglycerides and taking omega-3s was part of my strategy to get that down. (It worked, I have great cholesterol now.) These don’t have any sort of aftertaste or smell.
I haven’t had my cholesterol checked since the last time I took them, but I would say I felt all right and my skin was in pretty good condition (omega-3 fatty acids can help with dry skin) at the end of my previous 30 days. Also, even though there are two, it is not really a burden to take two pills per day for omega-3 fatty acids (that is pretty typical for a lot of competing brands).
Multivitamin – Value $15/month
You take one tablet of this a day. It is vegetarian (vegan, actually) and gluten free as well as being free of all the major allergens. It has a bit of a vitamin smell but nothing too bad. It is a pretty average size for a multivitamin and includes a handful of minerals (no iron, though) and some plant extracts including ginger and turmeric, which are good for inflammation. This isn’t really the kind of product I take to get a noticeable benefit, but rather to supplement my diet in case I am low on anything.
I would say after a month of this one, I felt about the same as I did after a month on my regular multivitamin. I had surgery after my month of this and I wasn’t anemic despite the lack of iron in this supplement, so I must be getting enough from my diet. If you are a vegan or vegetarian, though, iron is something to watch out for.
Verdict: I did not calculate a value for Care/of because it is so individualized. What one person selects might be completely different from what someone else selects. I like having specific information about sourcing and manufacture in one place, as well as links to resources about the supplements.
The package I received is sold for $33, with the cost breakdown shown next to the item names above. You can get more pills for less money per pill from other sources, like Swanson, if you stick to their private-label products, but you are paying a little for convenience here - no need for pillboxes for travel, and you can just grab a packet and take it to work or wherever. Also, you're not stuck with 240 capsules of turmeric or something if you decide it's not for you - you can change what's in your packet for the next month. The other place you get added value is if you need help selecting supplements. Let's say you are worried about heart health due to family history but you don't know where to begin. The Care/of quiz can help guide you there.
Note: there aren’t really any private-label vegetarian omega-3 supplements out there yet, at least not last time I went looking, so the price on that one is a bit more competitive than with the multivitamin. (However, with a lot of multivitamins, the formula can change and suddenly include gelatin when it didn’t, previously, whereas that’s not an issue here.) So this particular selection of products may be especially beneficial to vegans and vegetarians and can take some of the hassle out of shopping for supplements.
To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? The box you receive will be based on your quiz results and supplement choices. Both the multivitamin and veggie omega options are currently available!
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