Laveen
Discover Laveen supplements: vegan drops and capsules for babies, children, mothers and women. We explain why the drops use organic olive oil, which form fits which age and how to dose them day to day at home.Read more →
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Why we stock Laveen: clean label drops and capsules
Laveen is a Dutch brand with a deliberately small range: drops and capsules for babies, children, mothers and women in later life stages. Every formula holds the active vitamins, minerals or plant extracts plus one carrier, such as organic extra virgin olive oil, a capsule shell or a softgel. No sugar, no sweeteners, no flavourings, no fillers. The name is pronounced like "clean", and that is the whole idea behind it. You will find the range here, next to the other brands we work with.
The olive oil base is a technical choice, not a story. Vitamins D, K, A and E dissolve in fat, so they mix into oil and are taken up with it. It also explains a limit Laveen accepts openly: the multivitamin drops carry only those four fat-soluble vitamins. Minerals barely dissolve in a liquid, and water-soluble vitamins such as C need a different base. Putting everything in one bottle would mean adding excipients, so Laveen keeps them in separate products.
Which Laveen product fits which stage
- From birth: infant drops with vitamin K1 in olive oil, three drops a day.
- From about three months: multivitamin drops with vitamin D3, K2, A and E.
- Children and adults: single drops, such as vitamin D3 from lichen or B12 as methylcobalamin, the form the body uses directly.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding: capsules with DHA from algae, so there is no fish oil taste.
If you already give a separate vitamin D3 supplement, check the multivitamin drops first: they contain vitamin D already, so the extra bottle is usually not needed. For expecting and new mothers, our pregnancy and breastfeeding range shows what fits alongside.
Sugar-free drops taste of what they are. The olive oil drops are neutral rather than sweet, and most parents mix them into milk, yoghurt or porridge, or give them from a spoon. That is a fair trade. Gummies and flavoured syrups are easier to offer a toddler, but they need sugars, sweeteners or binders to hold their shape. Laveen chose the plainer route, which is why the ingredient list on a bottle of Olive Drops runs to three lines.
Why we stock Laveen
We judge a brand on three things: the form of the ingredient, the dose and whether the combinations make sense. Laveen holds up on all three. Vitamin D3 comes from lichen instead of lanolin, B12 is methylcobalamin, and the doses are kept low so one bottle can serve a baby, a child and an adult. We also value what is absent: no sweeteners added to make drops easier to swallow. Laveen is a certified B Corporation and tests each batch, and every product still passes our own compliance check before it goes live. Read how we select our brands.
Honest context on price and use: these bottles cost more than supermarket children's drops, because the formulas are made in small batches and packed in glass with paper refills. Once opened, the drops keep for six months, so they suit daily use rather than the occasional dose. A supplement fills a gap in your diet, and with vitamin D that gap is genuinely common in a British winter, but you should think in weeks of steady use, not days.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of supplements does Laveen make?
Laveen is a Dutch brand focused on women's health and family use. The range covers vitamin drops in organic olive oil for babies and children, single vitamins such as D3 and B12, and capsules for pregnancy, breastfeeding, energy and later life stages. Each formula contains only the active ingredients plus one carrier: an oil, a capsule shell or a softgel. Everything is vegan and made without sugar, sweeteners, flavourings or fillers.
Are Laveen supplements really free from additives?
The ingredient lists are short by design. The infant drops, for example, list organic extra virgin olive oil, vitamin K1 and vitamin E, and nothing further. The brand's rule is simple: if a formula cannot be made without fillers or sweeteners, it is not made. Laveen is a certified B Corporation and tests each batch, and we check every label ourselves before a product goes live, so you can read the composition and see the trade-offs.
Should I choose drops or capsules?
It mostly depends on age and on what you are supplementing. Drops are easier for babies, small children and anyone who dislikes swallowing, and they let you adjust the number of drops per age. Capsules and softgels hold larger amounts, which is why the DHA and probiotic products for adults come in that form.
| Form | How you take it | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Drops | Spoon, milk, yoghurt or porridge | Babies, children, flexible dosing |
| Capsules | Swallowed with water | Adults, higher amounts |
| Softgels | Swallowed with water | Oils such as DHA from algae |
You can compare all liquid drop formats we carry side by side.
How much vitamin D do babies and children need in the UK?
UK guidance sets clear amounts, which makes it easy to check a label. Vitamin D contributes to the normal growth and development of bone in children and to the normal function of the immune system. Note that formula-fed babies taking more than 500 ml of infant formula a day do not need extra vitamin D, as formula is already fortified.
| Group | Per day | In IU |
|---|---|---|
| Babies up to 1 year | 8.5 to 10 mcg | 340 to 400 IU |
| Children 1 to 4 years | 10 mcg | 400 IU |
| Adults and children over 4 | 10 mcg | 400 IU |
| Adult upper limit | 100 mcg | 4,000 IU |
Source: NHS
Can I use Laveen during pregnancy or while breastfeeding?
Laveen makes specific products for this stage, including capsules with DHA from algae. Maternal intake of DHA contributes to the normal development of the brain in the foetus and breastfed infants. One point deserves care: the NHS advises pregnant women to avoid supplements containing vitamin A, as too much can be harmful in pregnancy. The Laveen multivitamin drops do contain vitamin A, so they are meant for children and other adults, not as a pregnancy multivitamin. If you take prescribed medication, check with your midwife or GP first.
Can I give several Laveen drops on the same day?
Most of them combine without trouble. The immunity drops, the probiotic drops and the B12 drops can be given alongside another product, and they can go into water, yoghurt or porridge, or straight from a spoon. The probiotic drops are best given neat from a spoon. What you should not stack are products that both contain vitamin D, such as the multivitamin drops together with the separate D3 or D3-K2 drops. That only creates unnecessary overlap.
Why do the multivitamin drops contain only vitamins A, D, E and K?
Because that is the only way to keep a liquid formula clean. Those four vitamins are fat-soluble, so they dissolve in the olive oil base and stay stable there. Minerals such as magnesium or iron barely dissolve in a liquid, and water-soluble vitamins such as C and the B group need a different base entirely. Combining all of them in one bottle would require emulsifiers, stabilisers and usually a flavour to mask the result. Laveen chose four vitamins in oil instead, and sells the rest separately.
How long do the drops last once opened, and how should I store them?
Store the bottles cool and dark, roughly between 15 and 25 degrees, and use them within six months of opening. That window is shorter than many sweetened products, and the reason is straightforward: without preservatives, an oil or glycerine base has a limited life once air reaches it. In practice this suits daily use well, since a bottle of multivitamin drops covers about three months at five drops a day. Unopened, our products carry at least a year of shelf life at purchase.
