Fulvic acid
What is fulvic acid? The effects explained
What is fulvic acid, and how does it work in your body? What are its benefits?
What is fulvic acid, and how does it work in your body? What are its benefits?
Fulvic acid is a natural component of humus. It is formed during the decomposition of organic matter by microorganisms. Fulvic acid is sold as a dietary supplement and is also a component of shilajit. On this page, you can read about what fulvic acid is, how it is used, its potential effects, and what to look for regarding quality.
It is formed as follows: microorganisms in healthy soil digest plant remains. This digestive process produces humus, the dark, rich organic matter you smell when you pick up a handful of good soil. Three substances are derived from this humus: humin, humic acid, and fulvic acid. Fulvic acid is the smallest and most active of the three.
In the past, you consumed it naturally through vegetables, fruit, and groundwater. The soil was rich. Microorganisms were everywhere. Fulvic acid was in everything that came from the ground.
Today, that soil is depleted and impoverished.
Industrial agriculture uses pesticides that kill the very microorganisms that produce fulvic acid. For decades, the WHO has documented that agricultural land in Europe contains only a fraction of the minerals it did fifty years ago. Your vegetables look the same, but they aren't. They are empty shells—calories without a foundation.
Fulvic acid is missing from our diet because we have depleted the soil.
Fulvic acid has two functions that do not come together in any other substance. That makes it unique.
The courier: delivering nutrients into the cell
Fulvic acid is an exceptionally small molecule. Small enough to pass through the cell wall, something most substances cannot do. It binds to minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients and delivers them exactly where they need to be: inside the cell.
Not in the blood. In the cell.
Because in the blood, substances only circulate. The real work happens in the cell. That is where energy is produced, where enzymes are created, and where the body repairs itself. If nutrients don't reach the cell, everything just circulates—and the body doesn't feel the benefit.
The garbage collector: removing waste products
The same molecular structure that brings nutrients in also carries toxins back out. Fulvic acid binds to heavy metals like lead, mercury, cadmium, and barium, and removes them through urine and stool.
We live in an age where a healthy diet alone is no longer enough to detoxify. When you breathe, eat, shower, sit on the couch, or do laundry, you are exposed to one of the eighty thousand chemicals approved for use in the European Union. All declared safe. All an extra burden on your liver.
Fulvic acid is the body's most effective natural detoxification mechanism. And it is missing.
The soil of the average European field is becoming depleted. This is not an alternative theory; it is documented by the WHO, independent soil research, and dozens of scientific studies.
How did this happen?
Intensive monoculture exhausts the soil. Pesticides kill the microorganisms that produce fulvic acid. Artificial fertilizers feed plants artificially but do not restore soil biology. The result is a field that looks like farmland but functions like sand.
Regenerative farmers are showing what is possible when you actually take the soil seriously: their crops demonstrably contain more minerals than those of the industrial farms next door. Not because they use a miracle cure, but because they leave the soil alone and nourish it.
That is the exception. Not the rule.
Organic food helps, because pesticides are avoided. But even organic farmers do not replenish the soil with fulvic acid or the minerals required for it. A big step. Not enough.
The foundation of nutrient-rich vegetables is the soil they grow in. And that soil is, on a large scale, broken.
Perhaps you have been taking supplements for years. Magnesium. Vitamin D. Zinc. And you wonder: why do I notice so little effect?
The answer is not in the dosage. It is in the absorption.
Most mineral supplements are made from inorganic sources. Literally stone. Large, rigid molecules that the digestive system can barely process, if at all. You take them, and they largely pass right through you. What is absorbed rarely reaches the cell.
The human body is not built to process inorganic minerals. It is built to absorb plant-based minerals—the form that millions of years of evolution have optimized. The form that is created when fulvic acid binds minerals from the soil and converts them into something the body recognizes.
Without that step, a supplement is a promise without delivery.
Fulvic acid changes that. It binds the minerals you are already taking and makes them absorbable at the cellular level. Not as an extra supplement on top of everything you already take. As the foundation that ensures what you are already taking actually arrives.
Supplements are the appliances. Your body is the system. Fulvic acid is the power.
What if the problem isn't what you're taking, but what your body isn't absorbing?
Shilajit has become popular in recent years, and rightly so, as it naturally contains fulvic acid. But shilajit and fulvic acid are not the same thing. Apples are in apple pie, but apples are not apple pie.
Shilajit is a resinous substance from the rocks of the Himalayas, formed from compressed organic material. It contains fulvic acid as a component, on average about ten percent. But it also contains heavy metals, contaminants, and other substances that can only be removed through chemical extraction.
According to standard tests, SMPL72 contains nearly thirty percent fulvic acid. That is three times as much as average shilajit. Furthermore, SMPL72 contains over 72 minerals and trace elements, compared to an average of 40 in shilajit, and up to 1900 times more amino acids.
The biggest difference lies in the extraction process. Shilajit is chemically extracted, using substances such as potassium chloride. SMPL72 is extracted exclusively with pure water in a process that takes two years, without heat, pressure, or chemical additives.
That doesn't make shilajit bad. But it does make the comparison relevant.
Fulvic acid is not for people looking for the next miracle cure or the latest hype. It is for those who have been consciously focused on nutrition and health for years. People who take supplements, eat mindfully, and prioritize sleep, yet still feel like something is missing.
Those who are done searching. Done comparing. Done doubting. Done with the feeling that they are missing something but don't know what.
These are not uninformed people. They are overwhelmed. By the sheer volume of products, information, and choices. By the pressure to do it right, which has itself become unhealthy.
Health has become more complex than necessary in recent years. More bottles. More optimization. More new insights that contradict the previous ones.
But rarely the question: what is the foundation?
SMPL72 is not intended to expand your routine. It is intended to simplify it. One product. Because a foundation is singular.
Fulvic acid is a category, not a product. And the differences in quality are enormous.
The origin of the humus layers determines what is inside. The purer and more nutrient-rich the plants that have been converted into humus, the more powerful the fulvic acid. The extraction process determines whether the fragile active substances remain intact; heat and pressure destroy them.
SMPL72 is extracted from humus layers over thirty million years old. A source that has remained untouched for decades, deep underground, away from pollution and pesticides. The extraction process takes two years using only pure water, without heat or chemicals.
The result has been independently tested by the Natural Products Association, active in the US since 1936 and the most renowned organization in the field of natural products. GMP-certified, FDA-approved, Halal, Kosher, and Vegan.
Not because we like putting that on the packaging. But because in the world of supplements, there is a lot of talk and very little proof.
We also consciously offer only one product. No wide range, no bundles, no bulk discounts. Because we believe that health starts with what is missing, not with what else you can add.
"Plant food for humans."
Seven to ten drops per day in a glass of water—preferably chlorine-free, though Dutch tap water already is. It turns the water a light orange or yellow. The taste is subtly mineral, almost neutral.
The best time is around a meal, but consistency is more important than the specific time of day. Fulvic acid works cumulatively, not acutely. Use it every day and give it at least ninety days.
You can increase the dose during illness or periods of intense physical exertion. The body loses minerals through sweat and stress.
Feel free to combine it with other supplements. That is exactly the point. Fulvic acid makes what you are already taking more effective.
A 50 ml bottle of SMPL72 lasts for one hundred days when used once a day.
Most people notice a difference within two to four weeks. Energy and sleep quality are usually the first to improve, followed by mental clarity, recovery, and skin health.
But fulvic acid is not an energy drink. It is not a hype product with a sharp, immediate effect. It is a foundation. You only really notice foundations when they are missing or when they are finally in order.
Quarterly box: €35 per month (€105 per quarter). One bottle every three months.
Annual box: €360 per year (€90 per bottle). Four bottles per year.
One-time purchase: €120 for one bottle, enough for three months.
The subscription isn't about buying more often; it's about not having to choose anymore. No experiments. No temporary fixes. No impulse purchase you'll reconsider in three months.
How much are you currently spending on supplements that never reach your cells?
Health has become more complex than necessary in recent years. More jars. More comparing. More doubting.
But rarely the question: what is the foundation?
Fulvic acid is not just another supplement. It is the raw material missing in a world where food no longer nourishes. The missing link between what you consume and what your body can actually do with it.
The soil in a bottle.
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→ What is the difference between fulvic acid and shilajit?
→ What used to be in the soil and has now disappeared
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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humic_acid
WHO Soil Depletion Reports
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This varies from person to person and depends primarily on your starting point. Fulvic acid supports the absorption and bioavailability of the minerals you already get through your diet or supplements. The faster your body responds to that improved availability, the sooner you will notice a difference. People with low mineral levels or higher requirements often experience changes sooner than those who are already well-nourished. Some users notice more clarity or a calmer energy level within a few days, while for others, it happens more gradually over a period of weeks. In SMPL72, the fulvic acid is naturally bound to 72 different minerals and trace elements. The most important thing is consistency: fulvic acid doesn't act as a quick stimulant, but as a daily absorption mechanism that builds its effect step by step.
People often get some minerals from various sources, but usually not enough. Furthermore, they are often poorly absorbed by the digestive system. It is important to realize that most supplements are synthetic, and in the case of minerals, they are essentially just rock. These contain large molecules that your body can barely absorb, if at all. We have previously written a blog post about the ins and outs of supplementation; feel free to check out our blog section. You might already be taking magnesium or zinc, but keep in mind that you are only taking one or two of the 60 minerals your body needs every day. When you think in terms of a complementary approach, you cannot simply pick one mineral out of the entire spectrum.
Fulvic acid is not an energy booster, nor is it a substance that provides an immediate effect on fatigue or concentration. What it does is something more fundamental: it supports the way your body absorbs and utilizes minerals. And that very point—the utilization of minerals—plays a bigger role for many people than they realize. Fatigue, "brain fog," and concentration issues often have multiple causes, but in orthomolecular practice, it is frequently observed that mineral metabolism and electrolyte balance are significant factors. Minerals are necessary for processes such as: - signal transmission in the nervous system - energy production in the mitochondria - oxygen transport - fluid balance in and around the cell - enzyme activity involved in focus, alertness, and metabolism If those minerals are insufficiently available at the cellular level, the body cannot perform these processes efficiently. Fulvic acid cannot solve that on its own, but it makes minerals chemically smaller, more soluble, and more accessible to the body. As a result, the minerals you ingest through food or supplements can be better utilized where they are needed. Many users experience a more stable energy level, greater clarity, or fewer fluctuations throughout the day. Not because fulvic acid provides a direct stimulant, but because minerals are able to do their job better. This is a fundamentally different mechanism than that of caffeine, stimulants, or "energy boosters." It remains important to emphasize: fulvic acid is not a treatment for fatigue or concentration issues. It merely supports the biological foundation upon which energy, clarity, and nerve function operate. What an individual notices from it naturally also depends on diet, hydration, lifestyle, and individual needs.
Fulvic acid has a very mild, almost neutral taste. Most people barely notice it when they add a few drops to a glass of water. Some describe it as having a very light mineral flavor, but you usually only notice it if you are really paying attention. SMPL72 is pure fulvic acid with no additives, which keeps the taste soft, clean, and subtle. You don't need to worry about a bitter, sharp, or "muddy" taste, which is common in impure or thick humic products.Most users find that it simply tastes like water with a very faint hint of minerality. This makes it easy to use every day, even for children or people who are sensitive to strong flavors. It is best to take SMPL fulvic acid in a glass of chlorine-free water. Fruit juice is also an option, but avoid hot drinks. It is very easy to use.
Add 7-10 drops daily to a glass of (chlorine-free) water (fruit juice is also an option, but avoid hot drinks). For children: 1 drop per 10 kg of body weight. Feel free to increase the dose during illness or intense physical exertion. For maximum absorption: take 30 minutes before a meal. For an energetic start to the day: take in the morning on an empty stomach. For recovery: take immediately after sports or physical exertion. SMPL72 is a powerful detox, so be sure to drink plenty of water. If you are pregnant or taking medication, build up the dose gradually and monitor how your body reacts. When in doubt, consult your doctor or midwife.
