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Exact product checked · barcode not publishedDear Apothecary · checked Jul 27, 2026 · on sale since Apr 25, 2019🇺🇸 USPTO wordmark owner · CREATOR’S CHOICE BRANDS LLC · California, USA
Quick read · Dear Apothecary

Dear Apothecary Follicle Max Hair Growth Supplement for Men &…

Checked against public sources on July 27, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.

60capsules · 30 servings

Does the marketing hold up?

Ingredient amounts are hidden inside a blend. A blend total may be legal, but it prevents you from knowing whether any individual ingredient reaches a meaningful amount.

Is the dose real?Listing and panel agreeboth say 5,000 mcg of Biotin
What a serving costsNo price found for this exact barcode
Is it tested?No testing claim made
Who’s behind it?🇺🇸CREATOR’S CHOICE BRANDS LLClimited liability company · California, USA
Is it the real thing?No barcode publishedso it can’t be matched against certification, recall or other retailer 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.

2◖ partly confirmed1? couldn’t verifyno contradictions · no recalls
The label itself

What the Supplement Facts panel says

Serving size 2 Capsules · 30 servings per container

Vitamin A120 mcg RAE
Vitamin C120 mg
Vitamin D20 mcg
Vitamin E14 mg
Thiamin6 mg
Vitamin B68 mg
Folate1,496 mcg DFE
Vitamin B1212 mcg
Biotin5,000 mcg
Pantothenic Acid30 mg
Calcium80 mg
Iron14.5 mg
Magnesium120 mg
Zinc7 mg
Manganese4 mg
Potassium94 mg
Proprietary Blend359 mg

Printed on the package: GMP-certified

We read 17 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

The public sources did not settle the marketing promises on this label.

Partly confirmed2

“Dear Apothecary Follicle Max Hair Growth Supplement for Men & Women - Biotin 5000mcg, Saw Palmetto, Iron, Zinc, Fo-Ti Root, Horsetail, Nettle -…”

Published research exists for ingredients in this formula. Whether this product’s doses match those studies could not be confirmed.

Evidence →
“in USA GMP-certified”

“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.

Evidence →

Ingredient research can support context, but it is not a trial of this exact product.

?Couldn’t verify independently1

“in USA GMP-certified”

“Made in USA” can describe only final bottling. Ingredient-sourcing records were not located for this product.

Evidence →

We looked and found no public proof. That does not count against the product.

Quick read · 1 useful finding

What is worth knowing.

Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.

Needs explanationIs the label honest?

Ingredient amounts are hidden inside a blend

A blend total may be legal, but it prevents you from knowing whether any individual ingredient reaches a meaningful amount.

Evidence and sources

The panel lists “Proprietary Blend” as a combined amount. A blend total can’t tell you whether any single ingredient reaches a dose used in research.

Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked finding
What remains open 2
  • No FDA recall matched this brand in the current search.
  • No dated review-history series is on file yet.

These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.

Who owns the brand wordmark?
🇺🇸
CREATOR’S CHOICE BRANDS LLCLimited Liability Company · exact supplement-class mark for DEAR APOTHECARY
Registration8066511
Registered2025-12-16
AssignmentsNo transfers recorded

Filed address
1232 Bernardo Ridge Place, Escondido, California 92029, UNITED STATES

USPTO 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 120 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 7 mg of zinc per serving. Studies we found used 8 mg–40 mg a day, so this sits below that range.

0studied 8 mg–40 mg

Study ranges differ between trials and change as research changes. This is background reading, not a pass, a failure, or a recommendation.

Buying options

Where you can check or buy it

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Amazon

Submitted listing
$39.00

Lowest New observed via Keepa on 2026-07-27.

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Brand website

Official product-page candidate · UPC absent
$49.00

Useful official shopping lead; excluded from exact price comparisons.

Follicle Max™ · Default Title. The page matches 5000 mcg, 60 capsules, but omits the identifier needed to bind the exact sellable unit.

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iHerb

Not confirmed
No price confirmed

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Target

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No price confirmed

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Walmart

Not confirmed
No price confirmed

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Record built July 27, 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.