The Skin Pill
by Lee Swanson Signature Line · softgel capsule · 30 softgels
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 20020 0
- DSLD label 177469
- Serving 1 softgel
The Skin Pill by Lee Swanson Signature Line lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 30 mg of vitamin C, 150 mg of squalene, 100 mg of setria L-glutathione tripeptide and 50 mg of dmae. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2018.
What is in The Skin Pill?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbyl PalmitateVitamin C (Form: as Ascorbyl Palmitate) | 30 mg | 33% | 83% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Squalene | 150 mg | ||
| Setria L-Glutathione Tripeptideas Cysteine, Glutamic Acid, GlycineSetria L-Glutathione Tripeptide (Form: Glutamic Acid, Cysteine, and Glycine) Note: reduced | 100 mg | Higher than 61% of 717 products listing glutathione (median 50 mg). | |
| Dmaeas DMAE BitartrateDMAE (Form: as DMAE Bitartrate) (Alt. Name: Dimethylaminoethanol) | 50 mg | 57% of 365 products listing deanol give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Hyal-Jointas Collagen, Hyaluronic Acid, PolysaccharidesHyal-Joint (Form: Hyaluronic Acid, Collagen, and other Polysaccharides) | 66 mg | ||
| Gotu Kola leaf extract | 20 mg | 92% of 393 products listing gotu kola give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Proliva Olive fruit extractas HydroxytyrosolProliva Olive fruit extract (Form: standardized to 20% Hydroxytyrosol) PlantPart: fruit | 15 mg | 82% of 822 products listing olive give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Q-Gel Coenzyme Q10 | 15 mg | 82% of 2,922 products listing coenzyme Q-10 give more (median 60 mg). | |
| Pycnogenol | 10 mg | 80% of 215 products listing maritime pine give more (median 50 mg). | |
| Luteinas Marigold flower extractLutein (Form: from Marigold flower extract PlantPart: flower) | 10 mg | Higher than 71% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg). | |
| Silica | 3 mg | 55% of 1,220 products listing silicon give more (median 4 mg). | |
| Astaxanthinas natural Astaxanthin ComplexAstaxanthin (Form: from natural Astaxanthin Complex (Form: Supercritical CO2 extract of H. pluvialis PlantPart: algae Genus: H. Species: pluvialis)) | 2 mg | Higher than 57% of 955 products listing astaxanthin (median 1 mg). | |
| Zeaxanthin Isomersas Marigold flower extractZeaxanthin Isomers (Form: from Marigold flower extract PlantPart: flower) | 2 mg | Higher than 62% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin (median 1 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 177469 (entered May 24, 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:
- 92% of the 393 products that print an amount of gotu kola list more than its 20 mg of gotu kola (median 100 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.
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: As a dietary supplement, take one softgel per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Contains soy.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 177469.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Medium-Chain Triglycerides, Glycerin, extra virgin Olive Oil, Gamma Cyclodextrin, Sunflower Oil, purified Water, yellow Beeswax, Sunflower Lecithin, Annatto, Mixed Tocopherols, Silica, Colloidal Anhydrous, Tricalcium Phosphate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does The Skin Pill have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 20, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 177469 (current) Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market December 5, 2023 · 30 softgels · UPC 0 87614 20020 0
- Label 78603 Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market January 10, 2018 · 30 softgels · UPC 0 87614 20020 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Lee Swanson Signature Line products.