We didn’t stop there. Being avid backpackers we found transporting and consuming shilajit resin was very difficult. No other capsules we tried were up to our standard of potency. All of them used shilajit powder, and included unhealthy fillers. We decided to take matters into our own hands.
After much trial and error we figured out how to put maximum potency resin into a capsule, and today, we continue to provide top quality shilajit.
We know and understand that shilajit is portrayed as extremely difficult to obtain and exceedingly rare. This is true in one sense, geographically in India.
Indian shilajit is definitely rare and hard to obtain. In fact, in 2013 the Indian Goverment BANNED the export of Shilajit. Demand for genuine shilajit has far outstripped the country’s ability to harvest it and their natural reserves are largely depleted.
In contrast, the Nepalese Himalayas are largely untapped and shilajit is still sustainably abundant there. Not only is Shilajit abundant in Nepal, the Nepalese Himalayas are not as impacted by pollution as their neighbor’s to the south.
We continue to keep a critical eye on the sustainable and responsible harvest of Himalayan shilajit.