How It Works

The Science

How liposomal delivery actually works

From phospholipid bilayer to your bloodstream — a short tour through what makes dry liposomal delivery different from anything else you can swallow.

Cross-section diagram of a liposome showing the phospholipid bilayer, hydrophilic head groups, hydrophobic tails, and the encapsulated active compound at the core.

A liposome is a microscopic sphere built from the same kind of phospholipid molecules that make up the membranes of your own cells. Each one carries an active compound — like curcumin — protected inside a bilayer shell, shielded from stomach acid and digestive enzymes until it reaches the bloodstream.

This is what makes liposomal delivery the most bioavailable form of supplementation: the payload arrives intact, ready to be absorbed where it can act.

Diagram showing how liposomes encapsulate nutrients, protect them through digestion, and merge with cell membranes for absorption
Fig. 01 · Liposomal encapsulation, simplified.

Liposomal delivery isn't a new idea. Pharmacologists have used lipid carriers for decades — first to deliver chemotherapy drugs without poisoning the liver, more recently to ferry mRNA vaccines into cells. The chemistry is well-understood; what's been hard is engineering one stable enough to live on a store shelf.

A finished liposome measures roughly 50 to 500 nanometers across — about a hundred times smaller than a single red blood cell. That size lets it pass through the intestinal wall via the lymphatic system rather than the bloodstream, bypassing the liver's first-pass metabolism that breaks down most oral supplements before they ever reach circulation.

The harder problem is keeping the structure intact along the way. Most liposomal supplements are oily liquids — fragile, refrigerated, short shelf life. Our process locks the bilayer into a stable powder, capsuled and shelf-stable for two years, with no taste and no refrigeration.

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