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Liposomal delivery: how liposomal technology works

A supplement only has value if your body can absorb the active substances well. That is why we use liposomal delivery in several Purovitalis products. This technology helps protect ingredients during digestion and can support absorption.

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What is liposomal delivery?

Liposomal delivery means that an active ingredient is packed inside a liposome on its way through the digestive tract. Liposomes are microscopically small spheres of fat-like substances that also occur in our own body cells. The liposome forms a protective layer around the nutrient, which is why it is also called a liposomal delivery system.

That is especially interesting for ingredients that are less stable, or that are naturally harder to absorb.

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How does liposomal delivery work?

After intake, a regular supplement meets stomach acid and digestive enzymes. Part of the ingredient can be lost before it reaches the small intestine. With liposomal delivery, the protective layer helps keep the ingredient intact along this route.

A liposome carries the active ingredient past stomach acid to the intestinal wall STOMACH ACID INTESTINAL WALL Unprotected active
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    Encapsulate

    The active ingredient is enclosed in a liposome: a sphere of fat-like substances of the same kind that build our own cell membranes.

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    Protect

    The protective layer helps keep the ingredient intact through stomach acid and digestive enzymes, where part of a regular supplement can be lost.

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    Absorb

    In the small intestine the fat-like structure lets the nutrient spread well, so it is better available for absorption.

What does that give you?

Bioavailability

How much of an ingredient your body can actually absorb and use.

The amount on the label does not tell the whole story. In the end, what counts is how much of an ingredient your body can absorb and use. We call this bioavailability.

Research shows that certain liposomal formulations can be absorbed better than regular variants. How big the difference is depends on the ingredient and on the quality of the product.

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Why do we use liposomal delivery technology?

We choose liposomal delivery technology when it adds value for the protection and absorption of an ingredient. That way you choose a supplement where not only the dose, but also the way the ingredient is delivered, has been decided with care. Liposomal technology is one part of quality. Pure ingredients, an appropriate dose, European production and independent checks matter at least as much. So you know better what you are choosing.

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Products with liposomal delivery

These formulas use a liposomal layer because it adds value for the ingredient inside.

Energy Renewal Bestseller Liposomal NMN Capsules Capsules Liposomal NMN For those who put energy and vitality first. From $48.50 View product Renewal Resilience Bestseller Resveratrol Supplement, The best choose for absorption is to go for Liposomal Trans-Resveratrol capsules. Capsules Liposomal Resveratrol Give resilience and vitality extra attention. From $25.95 View product Renewal Foundation Bestseller Liposomal Spermidine Capsules Liposomal Spermidine Spermidine with vitamins and zinc as a daily base. From $42.95 View product Resilience Renewal Liposomal Quercetin Complex, buy quercetin supplement from purovitalis Capsules Liposomal Quercetin With vitamin C and zinc for your resilience. From $26.95 View product Foundation Recovery Liposomal Vitamin D3 & K2 Capsules Liposomal Vitamin D3 & K2 For resilience, muscles and bone maintenance. From $28.95 View product
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Frequently asked questions

A liposomal delivery system packs active ingredients into microscopically small fat spheres called liposomes. These resemble the membranes of our own body cells.

“Liposomal” (sometimes spelled “lyposomal”) means that something is packed in liposomes. Liposomal delivery therefore means that an ingredient travels through the digestive tract inside a protective layer of fat-like substances, rather than on its own.

The liposome helps protect the ingredient during digestion and makes it better available for absorption.

We use this technology when it adds value for the stability, protection and absorption of an ingredient.

No. How big the difference is depends on the ingredient and on the quality of the product. The word alone is no guarantee, which is why every batch is tested independently.

For medicines, yes. Liposomal delivery systems have been used in approved medicines since 1995, and a 2024 review describes liposomes as one of the leading carriers for getting active substances to the right place in the body. An extensive 2015 review in Chemical Reviews describes how the technology has developed. Those medicines are usually given by injection, though. For liposomal supplements taken by mouth, the research is smaller. In a 2016 study with 11 adults, liposomal vitamin C led to higher vitamin C levels in the blood than the same dose in regular form. Results depend on the ingredient and the formulation, and larger studies are still needed. That is why we only use liposomal delivery where it adds value.