The next frontier in natural relief has been hiding in plants all along.
We built something different.
For decades, scientists have studied a class of botanical molecules found in everything from hops to lavender to citrus peel. They're called terpenes — and they're responsible for the scent, flavor, and increasingly, the therapeutic activity of some of nature's most powerful plants.
Most pain relief products still rely on menthol, capsaicin, or synthetic compounds developed decades ago. We built something different.
What Are Terpenes?
Nature's most underutilized molecules.
Terpenes are organic compounds produced by plants as part of their natural defense and communication systems. They're found in virtually every botanical species on Earth — in the essential oils of herbs, the resin of trees, the peel of fruit.
What's less well known is that terpenes interact directly with the human body. Research shows they engage multiple biological pathways involved in how we experience discomfort and inflammation — including the endocannabinoid system, TRPV1 pain receptors, and prostaglandin pathways.
Yet almost no consumer wellness products have been built around them. Until now.
20+ Years
In botanical chemistry and natural formulation
Plant-Derived
100% cannabis-free terpene complex
GRAS Certified
Every ingredient FDA Generally Recognized as Safe
The Research Behind Botanical Synthesis
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Terpenes demonstrate broad therapeutic potential across multiple inflammatory conditions - a comprehensive review published in Frontiers in Pharmacology examined how plant-derived terpenes interact with the body's inflammatory pathways, finding evidence of anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and tissue-protective activity across a wide range of conditions. The research highlights terpenes as a clinically underexplored class of natural compounds with significant therapeutic promise. 📎 Del Prado-Audelo et al., Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
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Active human clinical investigation - terpenes are currently being studied in placebo-controlled trials for analgesic effects in humans. 📎 ClinicalTrials.gov - NCT04451863
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Cannabis-free. Non-opioid. Non-addictive. - Formula No. 1 delivers botanical terpene activity without any cannabis-derived compounds, psychoactive effects, or dependency risk.
The CH10™ Complex — Why Formulation Matters
Most botanical products fail not because of bad ingredients — but because of bad formulation.
Raw terpene compounds are highly volatile. Without stabilization, they degrade rapidly after extraction, losing biological activity before they ever reach your skin. This is why most "natural" products on the market don't deliver meaningful results - the active compounds aren't stable enough to work.
The D-alpha Isoprenoids CH10™ Complex is our proprietary approach to solving this. Developed by a team of professional bioscience chemists with over 20 years of experience in botanical compound stabilization, CH10™ is engineered to:
- Maintain the biological activity of terpene compounds after application
- Support efficient absorption through the skin barrier
- Deliver consistent, repeatable results - not just a one-time sensation
This is not a scented oil. This is a precision botanical formulation.
The Team
Built by scientists. Not marketers.
Formula No. 1 was developed by a specialized team of bioscience professionals with decades of combined experience in botanical chemistry, natural compound formulation, and pharmaceutical-grade manufacturing.
Our team has spent careers solving a single problem: how to harness the known biological activity of plant compounds and make them stable, absorbable, and effective in a consumer product. Formula No. 1 is the result of that work.
All ingredients carry FDA GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status. Our formulation is cannabis-free, non-opioid, and non-addictive.
What This Means For You
A new category. Not a better version of the same thing.
Formula No. 1 isn't a menthol product with a botanical label. It isn't CBD. It's a different approach — one grounded in emerging science that most consumer brands haven't caught up to yet.
If you've tried other natural options and been underwhelmed, that's not because natural ingredients don't work. It's because most products aren't formulated to actually deliver them.