1. how are sofi plant formulations made?
Each of our plant capsules are 100% natural, vegan and cruelty-free - and they all start off their lives in a traditional way!
We work with a lab who take the raw material and they extract the active ingredients using a mixture of ethanol, water and glycerine. Once the extra plant matter is discarded, the remaining liquid is reduced down to a paste. This also means that there is no trace of ethanol left in the end result.
This high-concentrate paste is then shipped off to our partner flavour house based in Switzerland and the production team get together to discuss the best flavours for each plant we are working with. After some trial and error - and a whole lot of tasting - we choose the three best flavours to trial in our Pioneer Studies. At the end of each Study, only one flavour will make it forward!
After the flavour has been added at the sofi labs, we also have to add a natural preservative, we remix this with water to make a spray fine enough to get through our sofi pods - and there you have it!
Tried and trusted traditional methods, mixed with modern technology. Just the way we like it at sofi!