“Melatonin 4 mg per serving”
Evidence →The label promises 4 mg per serving. The panel says 4 mg. They match.
Exact product checked · GTIN 00198715330045Formulation Factory · checked Aug 1, 2026 · on sale since Nov 26, 2024🇺🇸 USPTO wordmark owner · Armour, Kyle · USAPackage says distributed by: FORMULATION FACTORY LLC
Quick read · Formulation Factory
Formulation Factory The Night Before
Checked against public sources on August 1, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.
120capsules · 60 servings
Does the marketing hold up?
Reviews arrived in a burst, not gradually. The dated series runs from 365 written reviews on July 10, 2025 to 304 on August 1, 2026. Up to 158 written reviews were added within a single ~30-day window — 52% of the total. …
Is the dose real?✓Listing and panel agreeboth say 200 mg of Glycine
What a serving costs$0.78per serving, at the checked price
Is it tested?Claimed — no lab or certificate found
Who’s behind it?🇺🇸Armour, Kyleindividual · USA
Is it the real thing?✓Barcode matches outside records
Trouble on record?✓No recalls found
“Couldn’t verify” means we looked and found no public proof — not a mark against the product. Most supplement claims cannot be independently verified by anyone, so grey is the normal state of this industry.
1✓ checked out2◖ partly confirmed2? couldn’t verifyno contradictions · no recalls
The label itself
What the Supplement Facts panel says
| Magnesium | 50 mg |
|---|---|
| Magnesium Glycinate Complex | 300 mg |
| L-Theanine | 200 mg |
| Glycine | 200 mg |
| Taurine | 100 mg |
| Phosphatidylserine (20%) | 100 mg |
| Lemon Balm Extract (leaf & stem) (Melissa officinalis L.) | 100 mg |
| Lavender Extract (flower & stem) (Lavandula angustifolia) | 100 mg |
| Tart Cherry Extract (fruit) (Prunus cerasus L.) | 100 mg |
| Rhodiola (root) (Rhodiola rosea) | 50 mg |
| Melatonin | 4 mg |
Printed on the package: GMP Certified · 3RD PARTY TEST GUARANTEED · LAB TESTED · 100% NATURAL HIGH QUALITY · NON GMO · MADE IN USA · WITH IMPORTED INGREDIENTS
We read 11 lines from the package photograph. It is our transcript of the label, not the manufacturer’s panel, and it may be incomplete.
Marketing claims, checked
The checks, one by one
1 promise checks out. 4 could not be fully confirmed from public sources.
✓Matches the label1
◐Partly confirmed2
“Formulation Factory The Night Before Magnesium Glycinate Sleep Aid, 10-in-1 Sleep Supplement with Melatonin 4mg, L-Theanine, Lemon Balm, Tart…”
Evidence →Ingredient evidence exists; on dose: label claims 4 mg/serving — within the range commonly used in research (sleep trials commonly use 0.5–5 mg; higher doses are not shown to work better and gummy products have repeatedly been found to differ from their labels).
“SLEEP SUPPORT CAPSULES: Every bottle is made in the USA with imported ingredients in a GMP-compliant facility and every lot is third-party”
Evidence →“GMP-certified” describes factory processes, not what is in the bottle. The claim does not name a certifier or public register that a shopper can check.
Ingredient research can support context, but it is not a trial of this exact product.
?Couldn’t verify independently2
“SLEEP SUPPORT CAPSULES: Every bottle is made in the USA with imported ingredients in a GMP-compliant facility and every lot is third-party”
Evidence →No named laboratory or lot-specific certificate was found for this exact product. The exact brand page repeats a testing claim but names no issuer. NSF, IFOS, USP, and Informed-Sport were not checked in this record. This is a public-evidence limit, not a finding that testing did not occur.
“SLEEP SUPPORT CAPSULES: Every bottle is made in the USA with imported ingredients in a GMP-compliant facility and every lot is third-party”
Evidence →“Made in USA” can describe only final bottling. Ingredient-sourcing records were not located for this product.
We looked and found no public proof. That does not count against the product.
Marketing language, not scored
10 powerful ingredients. One formula
Quick read · 3 useful findings
What is worth knowing.
Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.
Needs explanationCan you trust the review pattern?
Reviews went from 365 to 304 between July 10, 2025 and August 1, 2026 — 52% of them arrived in a single month.
A count that moves steadily is ordinary. A sudden burst is what deserves a closer look.
Evidence and sources
The dated series runs from 365 written reviews on July 10, 2025 to 304 on August 1, 2026. Up to 158 written reviews were added within a single ~30-day window — 52% of the total. Sudden bursts are the usual fingerprint of incentivized or bought reviews; a steady climb is not.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingCheckedIs the label honest?
Every ingredient shows its amount · 11 ingredients listed.
Every ingredient shows its real amount — nothing is hidden in a proprietary blend.
Evidence and sources
The panel gives a per-ingredient amount rather than hiding quantities inside a proprietary blend, so each one can be compared to published research.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingCheckedWho is behind it?
The barcode identity checks out · 198715330045.
The barcode matches, so we are checking the right product rather than a look-alike.
Evidence and sources
The brand's store lists this exact barcode as “The Night Before” (variant: 1 Pack) — identity confirmed across retailer listings.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingWhat remains open 3
- No FDA recall matched this brand in the current search.
- We have not found a public label filing for this exact product.
- Barcode checksum is valid; no independent product record was found.
These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.
Who owns the brand wordmark?
🇺🇸
Armour, KyleIndividual · exact supplement-class mark for FORMULATION FACTORY
Show the exact filed address in the full report
Urb Rotonda, 125 Calle Puerta De Alcala, Guaynabo, PUERTO RICO 009694023, UNITED STATESUSPTO identifies the public owner or applicant behind this brand wordmark. This does not by itself identify the product manufacturer or prove where the product was made. Open USPTO source ↗
Research behind the findings
Dose and research context
We could not match an amount on this product to a studied range for the same ingredient, so these links are ingredient background rather than a measurement of this product.
Background reading
What the research says about these amounts
Not a score. Studies disagree with each other and change over time, so this sits beside the evidence rather than counting toward it — it is here so you can read the sources yourself.
The panel lists 50 mg of magnesium per serving. Studies we found used 200 mg–420 mg a day, so this sits below that range.
0studied 200 mg–420 mg
Study ranges differ between trials and change as research changes. This is background reading, not a pass, a failure, or a recommendation.
The panel lists 4 mg of melatonin per serving. Studies we found used 0.5 mg–5 mg a day, so this sits inside that range.
0studied 0.5 mg–5 mg
Study ranges differ between trials and change as research changes. This is background reading, not a pass, a failure, or a recommendation.
Where it sells
Price check for this exact product
Amazon
Exact UPC/GTIN match$46.50
$0.78 per labeled serving
matching UPC/GTIN · checked Aug 1, 2026
View on Amazon ↗Brand website
Exact UPC/GTIN match$86.00
$1.43 per labeled serving
matching UPC/GTIN · checked Aug 1, 2026
View on Brand website ↗iHerb
Not confirmedNo exact listing saved
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We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.
Search Target ↗Walmart
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We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.
Search Walmart ↗Same UPC/GTIN observed across 2 sellers. Amazon was lowest at $46.50; Brand website was highest at $86.00 — a $39.50 range at check time.
The observed listing and exact brand page repeat 4 mg, 300 mg, 200 mg, 100 mg. That confirms cross-page consistency of the published claim, not the product contents.
Reference prices only · no affiliate links · every compared seller must publish the matching UPC/GTIN.
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The full report shows every source, the exact unresolved question, and the documentation that would settle it.
Record built August 02, 2026. Sources: source listing observed at check time · USPTO Trademark Search · Keepa exact-listing history · NIH / published research · certification and regulator records where available. LookCloser publishes evidence and gaps; it does not advise for or against any supplement. Evidence-based corrections welcome.