Questions to ask a Placenta Encapsulation Provider

As encapsulation increases so do the amount of encapsulators.   It’s becoming apparent that not all encapsulators are practicing safely.    Please, take time to ask questions before hiring.   I personally love questions so ask away!!!   I encourage it.    

A colleague of mine (also the same person who designed my amazing website) made this great infograph.  These questions are a great starting point so I thought it would be great to answer them for you here.    You can also find these answers throughout my website.

1.   I encapsulated my first placenta, my own, in 2006!   I started encapsulating professionally in 2012.   I have encapsulated nearly 600 placentas at this point!    I have always carried my food handlers and OSHA standard safety and sanitation for certificates and in 2016 made the decision to certify with Association of Placenta Preparation Arts because you can never learn enough.  I am always obtaining continued education as well.   I recently attended the After Birth Confab.

2. I use disposable cutting boards and knives.   I line my dehydrating trays.  What can’t be disposed of gets sanitized with  Cavicide and a bleach solution that equals 5000 ppm.

3. I use a raw start dehydration method.    I do not use or add anything to the process other than the placenta.    I dehydrate at a higher temperature.  The time dehydration takes varies from placenta to placenta.

4. I recommend storing in the freezer within a week to keep them in a controlled environment and use dark glass containers to limit exposure to sunlight

5. I use a raw start dehydration method.   This is not the same as the tradition raw method.   It just means that I do not steam.    Recent research shows that this method contains the most progesterone which is so important in postpartum recovery and health.

6. I use a top fan dehydrator.  The reason this is important is for cleaning and sanitation.   You can not clean an enclosed fan dehydrator properly.   Everything that comes in contact with the placenta gets either disposed of or sanitized by OSHA standards.

7. I have testimonials available on my website and Facebook.  If you would like to contact past clients for a reference I’m more than happy to pass that information on to you.  https://www.placentaencapsulationservices.com/testimonials/          https://www.facebook.com/pg/phillyplacentapills/reviews/?ref=page_internal