What are USP Ingredients and Why Do We Use Them?
First off, what does USP mean?
USP-designated ingredients are 99.9% pure, a standard set by the United States Pharmacopeia making them the highest quality grade. Cosmetic-grade ingredients are only required to be 70% pure, which leaves a 30% chance of contaminants in the finished product.
Prescription products are the only products required by regulation to use USP-designated ingredients.
Why don’t all skin care manufacturers use USP ingredients?
Quality is expensive. Most manufacturers opt for cheaper alternatives. Or, they may use USP ingredients in smaller percentages, which makes the product less potent.
Since USP- designated ingredients are more costly and not required by regulation, why does Vivant use USP ingredients?
Dr. Fulton, Vivant's Formulator's first formulations used in his clinics used USP and we have maintained the same high standards set by our founder.
Vivant Manufacturing Process
All of our products are manufactured in small batch production in the United States under clinical conditions by people earning a fair wage. We’ve been doing it this way for over forty years. And we’re not planning to change.
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