What is in the formula, in plain language

Showing 8 of 8 ingredients

• Vitamin C

  Also called ascorbic acid

  Vitamin

  Recorded per 6 capsules

  1000 mg

  Source form

  ascorbic acid

  Found in

  Stellar SurgeAfterglow Accelerator

  A vitamin you have to get from food or supplements, because the body cannot make it. Here it is the plain form, ascorbic acid, which is the same thing you would see on a supermarket label.

  It is one of the ingredients both formulas are built on, at the same amount in each.

  Vitamin C dissolves in water and is not stored well by the body, which is why nutrition guidance treats it as something you take in regularly. That is a general point about the nutrient rather than anything established about these formulas.

• Vitamin E

  Also called d-alpha tocopherol succinate, tocopherol

  Vitamin

  Recorded per 6 capsules

  100 mg

  Source form

  d-alpha tocopherol succinate

  Found in

  Stellar SurgeAfterglow Accelerator

  A vitamin that dissolves in fat rather than water. The form used here, d-alpha tocopherol succinate, is the natural type rather than the synthetic dl type. The manufacturer records the 100 mg as 149.26 IU, which is an older unit for the same quantity.

  One of the ingredients in both formulas, alongside vitamin C.

  Because vitamin E is fat soluble, nutrition guidance treats it differently to vitamin C and the usual intakes are much smaller. That is a general point about the nutrient, not a statement about these formulas.

• Magnesium

  Also called magnesium glycinate, magnesium bisglycinate

  Mineral

  Recorded per 6 capsules

  200 mg

  Source form

  magnesium glycinate

  Found in

  Stellar SurgeAfterglow Accelerator

  A mineral the body needs from food. It is supplied here as magnesium glycinate, which means the magnesium is attached to glycine, an amino acid.

  Magnesium comes in several forms and the form changes what you are actually buying, so we publish the form as well as the amount.

  Magnesium is a nutrient with recognised roles in normal muscle function and normal energy metabolism. That is established for the nutrient in general and is not a claim about what either formula does.

• N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC)

  Also called NAC, acetylcysteine, cysteine

  Amino acid

  Recorded per 6 capsules

  600 mg

  Source form

  N-acetyl-L-cysteine

  Found in

  Stellar SurgeAfterglow Accelerator

  A modified version of cysteine, one of the building blocks of protein. The N-acetyl part is a small chemical group added to it, which is why the name is such a mouthful. Most people see it written as NAC.

  One of the larger ingredients by weight in both formulas.

• Ginger root

  Also called Zingiber officinale, ginger

  Botanical

  Recorded per 6 capsules

  500 mg

  Source form

  Zingiber officinale root powder

  Found in

  Stellar SurgeAfterglow Accelerator

  Dried, ground ginger root from the same plant used in cooking. Zingiber officinale is its botanical name.

  The only plant ingredient in either formula. It is the whole dried root ground down, not a concentrated extract.

• Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR)

  Also called ALCAR, acetyl-L-carnitine HCl, carnitine

  Amino acid

  Recorded per 6 capsules

  500 mg

  Source form

  acetyl-L-carnitine HCl

  Found in

  Stellar SurgeAfterglow Accelerator

  A modified form of carnitine, a compound the body makes and also gets from food, mainly meat. It is supplied here as a hydrochloride salt, which is a common way of making an ingredient stable in a capsule.

  Present in both formulas at the same amount.

• Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA)

  Also called ALA, alpha lipoic acid, thioctic acid

  Other

  Recorded per 6 capsules

  200 mg

  Source form

  alpha-lipoic acid

  Found in

  Stellar SurgeAfterglow Accelerator

  A sulphur containing compound found in small amounts in food, which the body also makes itself. It is usually shortened to ALA.

  One of the ingredients shared by both formulas.

• 5-HTP

  Also called 5-hydroxytryptophan, Griffonia simplicifolia

  Other

  Recorded per 6 capsules

  100 mg

  Source form

  5-HTP from Griffonia simplicifolia seed extract

  Found in

  Afterglow Accelerator

  Short for 5-hydroxytryptophan. It comes from the seeds of Griffonia simplicifolia, a West African plant, and is sold as a standalone supplement in its own right.

  The single ingredient that separates the two formulas. It is in the After formula only. It is worth telling a healthcare professional about this one if you take medicines or other supplements.

Ingredient identities and amounts come from signed manufacturing records, which state each amount against 6 capsules. That basis is how the formula is measured rather than a serving instruction, so the printed pack is what tells you how to take the product.