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Postnatal Lactation Plus

by The Honest Company · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 268002
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Postnatal Lactation Plus by The Honest Company lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 610 mg of organic fenugreek powder, 420 mg of organic milk thistle extract, 120 mg of organic fennel powder and 100 mg of shatavari, powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in Postnatal Lactation Plus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Postnatal Lactation Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 268002, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
organic Fenugreek powder610 mgFenugreek in Postnatal Lactation Plus against 628 products610 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 300 mg.610 mg

Higher than 85% of 628 products listing fenugreek (median 300 mg).

organic Milk Thistle extract420 mgMilk Thistle in Postnatal Lactation Plus against 1,277 products420 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.420 mg

Higher than 84% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg).

organic Fennel powder120 mgFennel in Postnatal Lactation Plus against 315 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 215 mg, the median 72 mg.120 mg

Higher than 62% of 315 products listing fennel (median 72 mg).

Shatavari, PowderOrganic100 mgAsparagus racemosus in Postnatal Lactation Plus against 67 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 983 mg, the median 450 mg.100 mg

69% of 67 products listing asparagus racemosus give more (median 450 mg).

Marshmallow extractOrganic100 mgMarshmallow in Postnatal Lactation Plus against 290 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 224 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

44% of 290 products listing marshmallow give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 268002 (entered June 16, 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?

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 pregnant and lactating. 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 Postnatal Lactation Plus's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: Two (2) capsules daily when nursing, or as recommended by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
Caring Caution: As with any other dietary supplement, consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant, nursing, trying to conceive, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Storage
Store in cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 268002.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Veggie Capsule, organic Rice Bran extract, Rice Husk, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Postnatal Lactation Plus have?

One label is on file, entered on June 16, 2022.

  1. Label 268002 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names The Honest Company (distributor), Los Angeles, California. All The Honest Company products.

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