Rainbow LightMultivitamin for Teens, Vitamin C, Zinc, & B Complex, Supports Brain Health, Nerve Function, and a Strong Immune System, Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Fruit Punch, 90 Tablets

I've been buying these locally for my son for a number of years...but recently noticed that Amazon's price was MUCH better (at least it was at the time of this review). I prefer to use food-based vitamins for my family, primarily for the benefits derived from whole-food nutrients. These teenager-targeted vitamins are also entirely free of sugar, lactose, wheat, gluten, and yeast and are gentler on the stomach than other vitamins that I've bought. My son can take these on an empty stomach; while the big-name drugstore brands must be taken with food or he else he gets queasy. I have the same situation with stomach tolerance of vitamins so I take the "Women's One" version made by this same company. While 3 tablets is the recommended dosage of this teen vitamin, it does say that you can adjust the dosage to 1, 2, or 3 based upon your dietary/skin improvement needs. Although the tablets are rather large, he has no difficulties with them. I do wish they would switch to vegetable capsules which are easier to swallow, though.The herbal blend that helps to improve skin really does make a difference. My son headed off to college shortly before his 18th birthday. I sent a supply of his vitamins/supplements with him. At some point during his freshman year, he backed off of the vitamins...only taking 1 tablet a day instead of the 3 (and none at all on some days). By Christmas holiday, his normally clear skin was having fairly serious problems with breakouts. I guess he was trying to conserve the vitamins...but right at the time when his body probably needed them the most because of added stress. I sent several bottles back to school with him with the recommendation that he go back to 3 tablets. Huge improvement by the next time that I saw him. He's now 19 and I recently asked him if he wanted to switch to Rainbow Light's "Men's One." He's decided to stay with the teen version for awhile longer to help keep his skin clear.

I take the women's version and have for a long time;knowing how well they work I started my teen on them. If you do your research you'll find "not everybody needs a vitamin". Teens with their change in hormones, and less than adequate diet. It's a good idea now I take R.L's version because there a more soluble version than for example One a day. My system looses nutrients because of medical issues so for me it's wonderful. Teenagers are finicky and what one says settles fine the other will say the polar opposite. My boys take these, no complaint( except yes the size but it's certainly not a deal-breaker ) and have been for several months now. They use to take one a day for teens but the company decided to change the formula and make it a gummie for me that's a deal-breaker! I switched them over to these and both my boys have commented on the less acne,and easier on their systems.Not making the "repeat visit" and fairly frequently have been known to take them on an empty stomach. One of the niceties of R.L vitamins; they work with your system and are absorbed naturally not causing nausea feeling. I highly recommend them.

Five stars because of the list of vitamins, minerals and supplements on the back label. Spent considerable time comparing vitamin content. Reviews and comments took me to many different brands, however at the end of the day this vitamin supplement stood alone.For example, Magnesium. Rainbow offers 300 mg per serving (3 tablets) while magnesium was non-existent in some other brands.We bought these vitamins for our 14 year old son. He was taking *no* vitamins but a nutritionist suggested a light amount of a multivitamin supplement might be a good idea because our son is a picky (very selective) eater. We now give him just one tab a day with breakfast. So far so good. He does not find the pill hard to swallow.In addition, the front label also offers information that separates these vitamins from other brands. Such as: Food based. Promotes healthy skin. Energy, bone, immune & stress support. Easy to digest. Gluten free. Dairy free. And there is even more info on the front label.These are important considerations for a child in their teen years.