Pranarōm

About Pranarōm

Pranarōm is a Belgian aromatherapy laboratory founded in 1991, which takes what it calls a scientific approach to aromatic plants. Its catalog includes more than 250 chemotyped essential oils and virgin vegetable oils, most of them certified organic.

Around this core, the brand has built ready-to-use products: sprays, roll-ons, syrups, gummies and several ranges of food supplements in drops or capsules.

Pranarōm is sold in more than 30 countries and over 13,000 points of sale. In France, you can find it in pharmacies as well as on its online store.

Origins and vision

The story starts with Dominique Baudoux, a Belgian pharmacist whose father and grandfather were also pharmacists. He was one of the first community pharmacists in his country to take an interest in essential oils, in the 1980s. He founded the laboratory in 1991, initially as a family business.

The parent company is based in Ghislenghien, Belgium, and is part of the Inula group alongside HerbalGem (gemmotherapy) and Biofloral (Bach flowers). The French website is run by Pranarōm France, based in Lille.

Its stated vision rests on evidence-based aromatherapy: a database of 50,000 publications and more than forty scientific and academic partnerships. In 2009, the brand also started growing organic ravintsara in Madagascar, a project that has created more than a hundred stable jobs.

Ranges and specialties

The French store lists more than 400 Pranarōm products, grouped into main families:

• Pure aromatherapy: essential oils, vegetable oils, hydrosols, pre-dosed pearls and diffusers
• Aromaboost: six needs (Energy, Sleep, Relax, Immunity, Detox, Focus) available as supplements, roll-ons and mists
• Aromaforce: drops, syrups, sprays and gummies focused on the respiratory tract
• Oleocaps+: capsules of essential oils diluted in a vegetable oil, numbered by need
• Targeted ranges: Digestarom for digestion, Aromalgic for muscles and joints, Aromapic for insect bites, PranaBB for babies

Food supplements are only a small part of the catalog, but they are among the most reviewed products on the site.

Pranarōm products

Aromaforce, natural defenses

Solution Défenses naturelles with Organic Essential Oils: drops, 30 ml

It is the most reviewed single product in the store: 163 reviews published on the site, with a rating of 4.8 out of 5. This food supplement in drops combines ten organic essential oils, including lavandin super, Eucalyptus radiata, niaouli, rosemary and peppermint.

According to the brand, the last two contribute to the body's natural defenses. The bottle is listed at €10.30 and is labeled organic and vegan.

Aromaboost, sleep

Sleep food supplement: 60 capsules

Designed to help you fall asleep, it has 107 reviews on the site, with a rating of 4.45 out of 5. It combines a standardized valerian extract, true lavender essential oil, mandarin essence and Roman chamomile.

Its vitamins B3 and B6 contribute to the normal functioning of the nervous system. A one-month jar costs €19.90. It is not vegan.

Quality and traceability

This is Pranarōm's strong point, and the laboratory documents it in detail on its official website:

• The in-house HECT label (chemotyped essential oil): botanically certified plant and identified biochemistry
• Organic certification by Certisys (BE-BIO-01) on most products, and Demeter-certified essential oils
• ISO 22716 certified production for cosmetics and FSSC 22000 for food products
• 1,500 analyses every year, checks by three independent laboratories and traceability for every batch

The essential oils are described as pure, natural and whole, with no synthetic molecules or added solvents. All the lavenders and lavandins used are French.

How to take Pranarōm food supplements

Drops, capsules, syrups or gummies: the format depends on the range. For the two flagship products, the brand gives these guidelines:

• Solution Défenses naturelles: 2 drops 3 times a day for adults, on a sugar cube, honey or a spoonful of vegetable oil, for 14 days maximum
• Sleep: 2 capsules with a large glass of water, 30 minutes before bedtime, from age 18, with a 2-day break after 14 days
• Neither during pregnancy or breastfeeding; the solution must not be used before age 7 or in case of epilepsy

Some customers point out that the solution has a strong taste. With essential oils, it is still best to ask a healthcare professional if you are taking medication.

In short

Pranarōm is a long-standing name in aromatherapy, backed by a Belgian laboratory that is demanding on traceability and keeps prices affordable. A brand worth discovering online or in pharmacies, with the Solution Défenses naturelles and the Sleep as entry points on the supplement side.