Frequently asked questions.

Legally, yes. Categorically, no. It’s classified as a dietary supplement under FDA rules — it has a Supplement Facts panel and ships in glass. But supplements are pills you swallow to fix something. This is a spoon you take in the morning because your grandmother did, and her grandmother did. Same shelf as your olive oil, not your multivitamin.

Peppery. A little oniony, a little smoky, a little bitter. The first three days taste like the seed. By week two it tastes like your morning. Pair with warm water and honey if you want a softer landing — that’s how grandmothers drank it.

Most people feel the morning ritual click in week one. The skin and energy stuff people talk about online tends to land somewhere between weeks four and eight, and varies by person. Long enough to see it — see the guarantee →

Ninety mornings if you subscribed. Thirty if you ordered one-time. Empty the bottle, keep the bottle, gift the bottle — no return required. Full refund, no restocking fee, no email gauntlet.

Two things. One: ours is tested. We publish HPLC-UV lab numbers on a card in every box. Most $14 bottles publish nothing. Two: ours is glass. Theirs is plastic. Plastic leaches into oil over time, especially in heat. Your cabinet gets warm. That’s the difference between $14 and $55. The $14 saves you $41. The question is what you saved it on. See the full comparison →

Roughly half goes to the seed — Ethiopian single-origin runs about six times the price of commodity Egyptian, because the volcanic soil and altitude produce a measurably stronger oil and the harvests are smaller. The rest is cold-pressing under 60°C (low-yield, slower, preserves the active compound), HPLC-UV testing on every batch by an independent lab, glass instead of plastic, the ceramic spoon, US bottling at an FDA-registered facility, and shipping. The math works backwards from doing it right, not down to a price point. Subscribers pay $48.

Two clicks in your account. Pause for a month, skip a shipment, switch the cadence to every two months, or cancel outright — no phone call, no email gauntlet, no save-attempt screen. You can do it any time before your next shipment processes.

Black seed oil hasn’t been studied enough in pregnancy or breastfeeding for us to say yes confidently, so we say wait. Pause your subscription for those windows and start back when you’re ready. If you want to take it anyway, talk to your OB or midwife first — it’s their call, not ours.

Possibly. Black seed oil can amplify blood-thinners (warfarin, etc.), blood-pressure medication, and blood-sugar medication. If you’re on any of those — or anything else regular — check with your doctor or pharmacist before you start. Bring the bottle to the appointment so they can read the panel.

The facility is Halal-certified and OU Kosher-certified. Product-level certification per SKU is in process — we’ll publish the certificates on the bottle and on the lab card in the box once they’re stamped. The oil is one ingredient: cold-pressed Nigella sativa. No additives, no animal-derived processing aids.

Ships from California within one business day of order, US-only at launch. Most addresses get it in 3–5 business days via USPS Ground Advantage; subscribers get free shipping. International is on the roadmap for late 2026.