Beauty Advantage
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · capsule · 30 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 81028 8
- DSLD label 46853
- Serving 1 capsule
Beauty Advantage by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 2,500 IU of vitamin A, 10 mg of riboflavin, 30 mg of mirtoselect(R) bilberry extract and 25 mg of bamboo extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2015.
What is in Beauty Advantage?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Aas Retinyl AcetateVitamin A (Form: as Retinyl Acetate) | 2,500 IU | 50% | 59% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). |
| Riboflavinas Vitamin B2 | 10 mg | 588% | Higher than 61% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). |
| Mirtoselect(R) bilberry extractas anthocyanidins, AnthocyanosidesMirtoselect(R) bilberry extract (Form: Standardized for 36% Anthocyanosides Note: (by HPLC) (10.8 mg), as anthocyanidins Note: (25% by UV) (7.5 mg)) PlantPart: fresh frozen berries | 30 mg | 59% of 896 products listing bilberry give more (median 50 mg). | |
| Bamboo extractas SilicaBamboo extract (Form: standardized for 70% Silica Note: 17.5 mg) PlantPart: stems | 25 mg | 75% of 134 products listing bamboo give more (median 92.5 mg). | |
| Carrot powder | 50 mg | 62% of 213 products listing carrot give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Citrus Bioflavonoid Complexas Flavonols, Flavones and related Phenolic Compounds, Flavonone, FlavononesCitrus Bioflavonoid Complex (Form: 50% Total Bioflavonoids Note: 50 mg, 35% Flavonone (Form: Hesperidin) Note: 35 mg, 14% Flavonones (Form: Naringin, Naringenin 7-B-Rutinoside) Note: (14 mg) (and others), 1% Flavonols, Flavones and related Phenolic Compounds Note: 1 mg) CorrectedName: HESPERIDIN Note: Typical profile: (to equal 50% Total Bioflavonoids) | 100 mg | Higher than 62% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 46853 (entered June 25, 2015), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Beauty Advantage's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Bilberry ComplexNOW 5 shared, 74% alike
- Bilberry PlusIndiana Botanic Gardens · off the market 5 shared, 60% alike
- Bilberry PlusBotanic Choice 5 shared, 46% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Suggested Use: Take 1 capsule daily, with meals, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a qualified health care professional.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing, do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Storage
- Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 46853.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Corn Starch, Sucrose, BHT.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IBG INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS(R); an {symbol} indena product.
How many labels does Beauty Advantage have?
2 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 46853 (current) Entered June 25, 2015 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 7 03308 81028 8
- Label 18555 Entered February 25, 2013 · off the market June 4, 2015 · 30 capsules · UPC 7 03308 81028 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS, INC. (distributor), HOBART, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.