Cortisol Control [01] - Apaise

Cortisol Control [01] description

Cortisol Control [01] is the entry reference of the Apaise range, overhauled in 2026. This product was previously sold as Ashwagandha, or Fond under the brand's former naming. The content is still built around the same active, but the product page and the positioning have changed.

It is an adaptogenic supplement in vegetable capsules, built around the Shoden® extract. This extract is standardised to 35 % withanolides, the active molecules in ashwagandha. Most extracts sold on the market sit between 2 and 5 %, which makes Shoden® one of the most concentrated available today.

Why that figure matters: with ashwagandha, the name of the plant tells you nothing about the strength of the product. Two supplements can state the same powder weight and bear no relation in actual active content. Withanolide content is the only criterion that allows an objective comparison between two references.

Cortisol Control [01] composition

The composition is deliberately minimal, with no additives or bulking agents.

• Shoden® ashwagandha: 480 mg per daily dose of 2 capsules, an extract of Withania somnifera standardised to 35 % withanolides.
• Vegetable capsule: hypromellose (HPMC), for a 100 % vegan product.

The product is gluten free, GMO free, sugar free, free of artificial flavourings and free of fillers. The brand states European manufacturing to GMP standards. The bottle contains 60 capsules, one month's course.

Origin of the raw materials

Ashwagandha is a root from Ayurveda, traditional Indian medicine. For this product, Apaise selected the Shoden® extract, a patented active whose standardisation is guaranteed by the supplier.

That is the main advantage of a patented extract over a generic raw material: the concentration is contractually defined and verified upstream, where an unnamed extract can vary from batch to batch without the end buyer being informed.

How to take Cortisol Control [01]

• Dosage: 2 capsules a day.
• Time of day: in the evening, with a meal.
• Course length: 2 to 3 months minimum, per the brand's recommendation.

Taking it in the evening is consistent with the product's positioning on cortisol and sleep. As the bottle covers one month, a full course as recommended therefore requires two to three bottles.

The product is not recommended during pregnancy and breastfeeding. If you are on any treatment, ask your doctor before starting a course.

Price and where to buy Cortisol Control [01]

The product is listed at 34,90 € for the 60-capsule bottle, one month's course. It is the most affordable price in the Apaise range, level with Deep Sleep [02] and Digest Flow.

Sales are made exclusively on the brand's official site. The product is available neither in pharmacies, nor in drugstores, nor through any third-party reseller. This direct distribution guarantees the product is genuine but rules out any price competition.

Code LMC gives 10 % off, bringing the bottle down to 31,41 €.

Our verdict on Cortisol Control [01]

This is the best documented reference in the range, and the easiest to recommend as a first purchase. The 35 % withanolide standardisation is a verifiable, comparable figure, which is rare in a category where many brands simply state a powder weight without specifying the concentration.

Our reservations are not about the formula. They are about the real budget for a full course, two to three bottles per the brand's recommendation, and about the lack of customer track record, the range having been relaunched in 2026.