Detox Duo

CACTOLEAN™ — 250 mg

A standardized dragon fruit extract from Vesta Nutra, and the only ingredient in Max Detox aimed at appetite rather than digestion. Two hundred fifty milligrams, disclosed on its own line rather than folded into the matrix.

MAGNESIUM — 250 mg

Magnesium oxide, at 60 percent of the daily value. In most supplements poor absorption is a flaw. Here it is the point: the magnesium that stays in the intestine draws water in with it, which is exactly why this form was chosen for this formula.

CASCARA SAGRADA — Bark

A bark used for centuries as a stimulant laxative, working on the nerve endings in the intestinal wall to prompt contraction. Effective and well understood, and one of the reasons this is a short-term product.

BUCKTHORN — Bark

A close botanical relative of cascara sagrada, working through the same anthraquinone pathway. Included alongside it rather than instead of it, which is a formulation choice worth knowing about before you take the first dose.

SENNA — Leaf

The most recognized stimulant laxative botanical in the world and the one most people have already met in a tea or an over-the-counter product. It works reliably, it works quickly, and it is not designed for continuous use.

ALOE — Leaf

Aloe ferox leaf, a traditional bitter botanical used in cleansing preparations. The fourth stimulant botanical in the formula and, with the other three, the reason this bottle is a defined reset rather than a daily habit.

MILK THISTLE — Seed

Standardized for silymarin, and the single ingredient in this bottle with a genuine body of research behind liver support. Your liver was already doing the detoxing long before you bought anything. This is the ingredient that actually helps it.

SLIPPERY ELM — Bark

A mucilaginous bark that forms a gel when it meets water, coating and soothing the gut lining. It is here for comfort rather than movement, and on a page full of stimulant botanicals that makes it one of the more important entries.

PSYLLIUM HUSK — Seed

Soluble fiber that absorbs water and adds bulk, which is what turns movement into something formed rather than urgent. Take it with a full glass of water every single time. Psyllium without adequate fluid is the one genuine hazard in this bottle.

PEPPERMINT — Leaf

Used traditionally to ease cramping and settle the stomach, which is exactly what four stimulant botanicals can stir up. Small, unglamorous, and the ingredient most responsible for whether this week feels manageable.

FLAX SEED — Seed

Fiber and lignans, working alongside psyllium to add bulk. It is also the gentlest thing on this ingredient list, which on a label like this one counts for something.

GRAPE SEED — Seed

A source of proanthocyanidins, among the more studied polyphenol groups. Included for antioxidant support rather than for anything happening in your intestine.

JAPANESE KNOTWEED — Root

Standardized to 20 percent resveratrol, the polyphenol most associated with red wine and the one with the largest research literature behind it. Like grape seed, it is here for support rather than movement.

GREENS MATRIX — 5,000 mg

Nine organic greens: kale, spinach, broccoli, parsley and alfalfa, plus spirulina and chlorella, two nutrient-dense algae, and wheat grass and barley grass. Five full grams, which is more than most greens powders put in the blend they named themselves after. Contains wheat.

REDS MATRIX — 3,000 mg

Ten reds built on polyphenols: beet root, grape seed standardized to 95 percent proanthocyanidins, resveratrol at 20 percent from Japanese knotweed, grape skin, and juice powders from strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, tart cherry, elderberry and cranberry. Three grams, and the pigments are the point.

PROBIOTIC BLEND — 8 Billion CFU

Fourteen strains across Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium and Streptococcus thermophilus, at 8 billion CFU measured at time of manufacture. Strain count matters because different species settle in different parts of the tract. The tub can be kept refrigerated to hold potency longer, which is worth doing.

DIGESEB® — 200 mg

A five-enzyme blend from Specialty Enzymes & Probiotics: amylases for starches, proteases for proteins, lipase for fats, lactase for dairy sugars and cellulase for plant fiber. That last one matters most here. Cellulase breaks down the plant cell walls that nineteen ground-up plants are made of, and human beings do not produce it on their own.

BROMELAIN — 250 mg

A protein-digesting enzyme complex from pineapple stem, used for digestive support long before it appeared in supplements. Two hundred fifty milligrams on its own line rather than buried inside the enzyme blend, which is unusual for this category.

MARSHMALLOW ROOT — 200 mg

A mucilaginous root that forms a soothing gel when it meets water, traditionally used to calm the gut lining. Nothing to do with the candy. It is here because a formula with nineteen plants and five enzymes moving through you should also be comfortable.

SLIPPERY ELM — 100 mg

Another mucilaginous bark, working alongside marshmallow root to coat and soothe. One hundred milligrams, printed with its own amount. Small ingredients like this are the difference between a greens powder that sits well and one that does not.