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Formula 252

by DC · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 266546
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 90 servings

Formula 252 by DC lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 25,000 IU of vitamin A, 500 mg of vitamin C, 400 IU of vitamin E and 50 mcg of selenium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2022.

What is in Formula 252?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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).

Formula 252: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 266546, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene25,000 IU500%Vitamin A in Formula 252 against 5,772 products25,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.25,000 IU

Higher than 96% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).

Vitamin Cas L-Ascorbic Acid500 mg833%Vitamin C in Formula 252 against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin Eas DL-Alpha-Tocopheryl400 IU1,333%Vitamin E in Formula 252 against 6,459 products400 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.400 IU

Higher than 91% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU).

Seleniumas Selenium Yeast50 mcg71%Selenium in Formula 252 against 7,658 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg50 mcg

56% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 266546 (entered February 23, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 25,000 IU of vitamin A is higher than 96% of the 5,772 vitamin A products that print an amount; 32 list more.
  • Its 400 IU of vitamin E is higher than 91% of the 6,459 vitamin E products that print an amount; 120 list more.

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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take 1 softgel daily.
Warnings
Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
Avoid this product if you are allergic to yeast.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no artificial flavor or sweetener, no preservatives, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no wheat, no fish and is sodium free.
Gluten Free
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 266546.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Veg. Glycerin, Soybean Oil, Corn Oil, natural Caramel color, Soy Lecithin, yellow Beeswax.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quali Pure.

How many labels does Formula 252 have?

3 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 266546 (current) Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 softgels
  2. Label 266545 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 30 softgels
  3. Label 244672 Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · N/A

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), White House, TN. All DC products.

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