2016 Women's Essentials Awards

{Probiotics} Kyolic Kyo-Dophilus Probiotics Plus Cranberry Extract A billion probiotics to promote a healthy digestive tract, plus cranberry extract to prevent the overgrowth of bad bacteria in the urinary tract. 

{More Supplemental Support} Ridgecrest Herbals Thyroid Thrive supports thyroid health, which is a problem for about a quarter of women over 40. Contains vitamins, selenium, tyrosine, several helpful herbs, and kelp.

{Beauty Supplements} Sanutra Skin, Hair & Nails Health from America’s Finest combines collagen peptides, boswellia, and LactoSpore, a probiotic that produces lactic acid believed to colonize on the skin and protect it from infection.

{Personal Care} Topical Biomedics MyPainAway Fibro Cream provides homeopathic pain relief for neuropathy and fibromyalgia. Includes arnica, along with 10 other homeopathic ingredients.

{Personal Care} Acure Radical Resurfacing Treatment evens the skin tone using stem cells, chlorella growth factor, organic argan oil, probiotics, and more.

{Personal Care} Alaffia Black Soap Lavender Ylang Ylang is soap with a conscience, a purpose, and a beautiful scent! A centuries-old recipe made by workers paid fair wages.

{More Supplemental Support} BioMed Health Femi-Yin helps menopausal women “keep their cool” with a proprietary blend of herbs, not estrogen.

{General} Bluebonnet Ladies Choice is a well-rounded supplement for women that includes antioxidants, herbal powerhouses including turmeric, elderberry, and tea extracts, coenzyme Q10, and extracts ranging from cinnamon to passionflower to support hormonal and emotional health.

{Personal Care} Derma E Purifying 2-in-1 Charcoal Mask A Taste staffer reported she loved this product: “It left my face feeling clean and my pores diminished.”

{Personal Care} Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotic Kampuku Beauty Bar delivers probiotics to the skin to help it maintain its barrier function and keep skin healthy.

{Probiotics} Enzymedica Digest Women’s 50+ contains enzymes made to work at different pH levels to promote healthy digestion in women over 50.

{Personal Care} everclēn Facial Cleanser for sensitive skin has no ingredients that can irritate sensitive skin, but plenty of clinically tested, hypoallergenic, and non-comedogenic ones. Fragrance free.

{Beauty Supplements} Flora Vegetal Silica Orthosilicic Acid in this bioavailable form supports hair and nail health. Derived from an extract of the herb horsetail.

{Probiotics} Flora Women’s Care Probiotic Just for women, this probiotic contains 75 billion colony-forming units (CFU) of eight strains, including Lactobacillus plantarum HA-119 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus HA-500.

{General} Gaia Daily Wellbeing for Women is jam-packed with women’s wellness ingredients, including vitamin D3, an “inflammatory response blend” of herbs, immune support with Japanese knotweed, oregano, and maitake mushroom, a stress-management blend of herbs, and red clover and chaste tree berry extracts.

{Multivitamin/Mineral} Garden of Life mykind Women’s Multi is an organic, vegan, gluten free–certified multi made from more than 30 organically farmed foods and vitamin D3 from lichen.

{Probiotics} GoodBelly Probiotics Lemon Limeade is a light, refreshing way to deliver probiotics straight to the digestive system.

{More Supplemental Support} Host Defense Myco Botanicals Woman helps support breast health with organic mushrooms including reishi, maitake, and meshima, along with botanicals like chasteberry to support balanced hormones.

{Probiotics} JR Carlson Women’s Probiotics with Cranberry A blend of five probiotics (totaling 10 billion CFU) plus cranberry powder to support digestive, immune, and urinary tract health.

{Beauty Supplements} King Bio Anti-Aging & Wrinkles for Women is a homeopathic remedy for a number of skin troubles including wrinkles, brown spots, and dryness, along with hair that’s showing its age, a dull mind, low libido, and fatigue!

{Personal Care} Lily of the Desert Body Lotion Vanilla Citrus has a refreshing scent and absorbs quickly. The first ingredient? Organic aloe vera juice.

{Prenatal/Postnatal} MegaFood Baby & Me 2 contains folate, choline, and iodine to support child development along with 100 percent of the RDA of B vitamins and iron for mom. Formulated by Dr. Tieraona Low Dog.

{More Supplemental Support} Mushroom Wisdom Super Meshima contains meshima mushroom, also known as “women’s island,” to support breast health and Maitake D-Fraction for general immune support.

{Beauty Supplements} NeoCell Derma Matrix is powdered skin support that includes hyaluronic acid, vitamin C, and collagen.

{Prenatal/Postnatal} Nordic Naturals Postnatal Omega-3 made to provide the omega 3s that women and their babies require after childbirth. Supports neurological development in nursing infants and positive mood for their mothers. Also contains vitamin D.

{Personal Care} NOW Solutions CoQ10 Antioxidant Cream This thick, creamy moisturizer helps the skin on the face and neck appear smoother, firmer, and softer following each use. With helpful ingredients like hyaluronic acid and l-carnosine, it’s also paraben free.

{Prenatal/Postnatal} Perfect Prenatal Multivitamin is New Chapter’s cultured whole-food multi with an added blend of fruit, herbs, brown rice, and oats, peppermint, cloves, and probiotics for added nutritional support.

{Personal Care} Quantum Scar Reducing Cream helps prevent scars, softens and smoothes existing scars (including stretchmarks), and reduces visibility of scars.

{Prenatal/Postnatal} Rainbow Light Prenatal One A balance of vitamins, including folate; minerals, including 100 percent RDA of iodine; herbs to support prenatal health; digestive enzymes; and a bacillus probiotic.

{More Supplemental Support} Redd Remedies Bone Health + K2 & Boron serves up minerals that help support bone mineral density.

{Beauty Supplements} Reserveage Collagen Replenish Powder has skin-boosting Verisol collagen peptides, vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, and no aftertaste. Dissolves quickly.

{General} Vibrant Health Trilogy Women is a unique three-in-one supplement with daily packs containing three health-supporting items: a multivitamin, fish oil, and probiotics from 12 strains.

{More Supplemental Support} WomenSense EstroSense with Indole-3-Carbinol from Natural Factors is made to support hormone balance—naturally—for all women with hormone-related concerns.

{Probiotics} Women’s Complete Ultimate Flora Probiotic from Renew Life delivers 12 scientifically studied strains for women's health.