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I have an electrolyte supplement and the capsules are made of hypromellose, which is a cellulose compound.

I noticed when I take those I feel shitty, get contact dermatitis within 8 hours and gum inflammation almost immediately.

I thought it was the electrolytes but nope, it’s the god damn vegetable capsule. I have no reaction to gelatin capsules but the hypromellose gets me. Bizarre.

Sovereign Being 1y ago

I use pullulan capsules in manufacturing, they are a bit more rigid and seem to be better tolerated based on feedback. It’s weird, the HPMC can be hit and miss but generally well tolerated.

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BTC_P2P 1y ago

I’m just pouring the powder into my water and avoiding the HPMC altogether. The only thing I am allergic to is cannabis lol so guess it’s two things now.

What do you manufacture that’s encapsulated?

Sovereign Being 1y ago

Yeah, powder formats are always best to minimise additives and cost, just a bit of a hassle dealing with electronic scales to measure out dosages.

We mostly manufacture standardized plant and mushroom extracts, but other vitamins and nutraceuticals too.

BTC_P2P 1y ago

Nice, that’s interesting.