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Skin Factors

by Michael's Naturopathic Programs · tablet or pill · 60 Vegan & Kosher Tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55929 03311 9
  • DSLD label 174279
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 20 servings

Skin Factors by Michael's Naturopathic Programs lists 12 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 1,350 mcg of vitamin A, 150 mg of vitamin C, 67 mg of vitamin E and 150 mg of niacin; 5 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2018.

What is in Skin Factors?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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).

Skin Factors: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 174279, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta Carotene)1,350 mcg150%
Vitamin Cas Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate)150 mg167%Vitamin C in Skin Factors against 18,583 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg150 mg

Higher than 58% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol SuccinateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopherol Succinate)67 mg447%
Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: as Niacinamide)150 mg938%Niacin in Skin Factors against 12,413 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg150 mg

Higher than 94% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 4.3 times the adult UL a day.

Calciumas Calcium AscorbateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate)18 mg1%Calcium in Skin Factors against 17,831 products18 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg18 mg

93% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Zincas Zinc MonomethionineZinc (Form: as Zinc Monomethionine (Alt. Name: OptiZinc))20 mg182%Zinc in Skin Factors against 13,186 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg20 mg

Higher than 79% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Seleniumas L-SelenomethionineSelenium (Form: as L-Selenomethionine)75 mcg136%Selenium in Skin Factors against 7,658 products75 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg75 mcg

Higher than 62% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg).

Proprietary Blend860 mg
organic Flaxin the blend, no amount given
organic Red Cloverin the blend, no amount given
organic Dandelionin the blend, no amount given
Milk Thistlein the blend, no amount given
organic Burdockin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 174279 (entered February 23, 2018), 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?

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:

  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 150 mg of niacin, 4.3 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • 93% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 18 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).

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 Skin Factors's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • Skin FactorsMNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs · off the market 11 shared, 74% alike
  • Skin FactorsMH Michael's Health Naturopathic Programs 11 shared, 74% 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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take three (3) tablets with breakfast or, for optimal results, take one (1) tablet with each meal. Dosage may be increased as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Double-sealed for your protection. Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Warning: Keep out of reach of children.
This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Made in a GMP facility that processes egg, fish, milk, shellfish, soy, tree nut and wheat products.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 174279.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, modified Cellulose Gum, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Clear Coating.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Star K "Parve".

How many labels does Skin Factors have?

6 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 174283 Entered March 23, 2018 · off the market February 13, 2020 · 180 Vegan & Kosher Tablets · UPC 7 55929 03312 6
  2. Label 174276 Entered March 23, 2018 · off the market February 13, 2020 · 90 Vegan & Kosher Tablets · UPC 7 55929 03310 2
  3. Label 174279 (current) Entered February 23, 2018 · on the market · 60 Vegan & Kosher Tablets · UPC 7 55929 03311 9
  4. Label 45843 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market November 10, 2017 · 180 Vegetarian & Kosher Tablets · UPC 7 55929 03312 6
  5. Label 45842 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market November 10, 2017 · 60 Vegetarian & Kosher Tablets · UPC 7 55929 03311 9
  6. Label 45841 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market November 10, 2017 · 90 Vegetarian & Kosher Tablets · UPC 7 55929 03310 2

DSLD also links this label to: Skin Factors (package size difference, same product), Skin Factors (package size difference, same product), Skin Factors (package size difference, same product), Skin Factors (package size difference, same product), Skin Factors (package size difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Michael's Naturopathic Programs (distributor), San Antonio, Texas. All Michael's Naturopathic Programs products.

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