The Shilajit Sham - Don't Get Scammed!

September 4, 2024

Shilajit has quickly become a staple in the health and wellness world, but with its rise to popularity, there’s been a flood of subpar products hitting the market.

Everyone claims their shilajit is “the best,” but the reality is far less straightforward. The shilajit market is full of shady practices and unclear supply chains, making it more important than ever to know how to identify the real thing.

The Shilajit Dilemma

Did you know that only a small percentage of products labeled as "shilajit" in the USA are actually authentic?

Many products out there are either:

❎ Real but mixed with harmful or non-beneficial fillers

❎ Low quality

❎ Substances that look like shilajit but lack its medicinal properties, like ozokerite

❎ Completely fake, containing no shilajit at all

Counterfeit Shilajit is often sold in liquid, tincture, or powder forms, sometimes even in capsules. In recent years, even resin shilajit has been imitated. Some brands use deceptive methods, such as mixing coal, charcoal, or fertilizers to produce fulvic acid, a key active compound in shilajit. Others simply throw together inactive ingredients or add other herbs.

Why So Much Fake Shilajit?

Shilajit’s rarity and potency make it a prime target for counterfeiters. Here’s why:

💎 It’s rare, difficult and costly to obtain.
📖 In Ayurveda and traditional medicine, it has a long history as a powerful compound.
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Some suppliers even use ozokerite, a substance that closely resembles shilajit but has zero medicinal properties. It's cheap and easy to acquire, making it a popular choice for unscrupulous manufacturers.

How to Spot Authentic Shilajit?

We want to help you avoid falling victim to counterfeit shilajit. Here are a few tests you can perform to verify the authenticity of your shilajit:

🔎 TEMPERATURE TEST: Pure shilajit melts in your hands, becoming sticky and gooey. If cooled in the refrigerator, it hardens and shatters like glass when struck. Always encase it in a plastic bag to avoid a mess or losing valuable pieces. Pure shilajit will retain its form and won’t separate into clumps.

🔎 SOLUBILITY TEST When dissolved in warm water or milk, pure shilajit will produce a golden or reddish liquid.

🔎 FLAME TEST: Pure shilajit will not catch fire or burn like a candle. If you heat it with a blowtorch, it will bubble and produce an ash that spreads outward but will not ignite.

🔎 FORM: Be wary of shilajit in powder form. Most powders on the market contain only 2-30% shilajit and are often mixed with fillers. Remember, nothing truly natural can have a standardized percentage of anything!

✨Beware of Boutique Brands✨

Some brands use flashy marketing and claims of “spiritual” numbers or exotic elements in parts per million to justify high price points. But remember, nothing truly natural can be standardized. Don’t be swayed by these tactics. The benefits of shilajit lie in its natural form, just as it has been consumed for millennia.

The Mitolife Merit

At Mitolife, our mission is to offer high-quality, pure, and authentic shilajit at an affordable price, free of the marketplace gimmicks.

Our product, Panacea, is a raw, purified shilajit resin from the Siberian mountains that has been pressed into tablets to make it simple to consume and dose.