Women's Balance
by Douglas Cooper Co. · capsule · 90 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 247452
- Serving 1 veg capsule
- 90 servings
Women's Balance by Douglas Cooper Co. lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 17 mg of vitamin B6, 133 mcg of folate, 100 mg of borage oil powder and 75 mg of wild yam extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2021.
What is in Women's Balance?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg 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 B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: from Pyridoxine HCl) | 17 mg | 850% | Higher than 71% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 51 mg. |
| Folateas Folic Acid | 133 mcg | 33% | 85% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 399 mcg. |
| Borage Oil powder | 100 mg | 83% of 254 products listing borage oil give more (median 515 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 15 mg | 91% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 45 mg. | |
| Wild Yam extractas DiosgeninWild Yam extract (Form: min. 6% Diosgenin) PlantPart: rhizome/root Genus: Dioscorea Species: villosa | 75 mg | Higher than 55% of 214 products listing wild yam (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg. | |
| Dong Quai | 100 mg | 52% of 307 products listing dong quai give more (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Chaste Berry tree (Vitex) extractas AgnusidesChaste Berry tree (Vitex) extract (Form: min. 0.5% Agnusides) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Vitex Species: agnus castus | 50 mg | 61% of 386 products listing chastetree give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 247452 (entered May 22, 2021), 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:
- 91% of the 740 products that print an amount of gamma linolenic acid list more than its 15 mg of gamma-linolenic acid (filed by NIH under gamma linolenic acid) (median 90 mg).
The NIH database records 3 servings 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Female Balance With Wild Yam, Vitex, Dong Quai And GLANOW · off the market same ingredients
- WellStraNewtonEverett same ingredients
- Wellstra AdvancedNewtonEverett 6 shared, 84% alike
- Female BalanceNOW 5 shared, 43% alike
- Menopause Support.Gt 3 shared, 43% alike
- Premenstrual EssentialsWholly You 4 shared, 42% 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 Usage: Take 1 capsule 3 times daily, preferably with food.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if taking medication or have a medical condition. This product should not be consumed during the first week of menstrual period. Not intended for pregnant or nursing women.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not eat freshness packet. Keep in bottle.
- To report a serious adverse event, or for product information, contact 1-800-234-8686
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 247452.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Black Cohosh extract.
How many labels does Women's Balance have?
One label is on file, entered on May 22, 2021.
- Label 247452 (current) Entered May 22, 2021 · on the market · 90 veg capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Douglas Cooper Co. (distributor), Carmel, IN. All Douglas Cooper Co. products.