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Needed Women’s Creatine (unflavored, 150 g, 30 servings)

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Needed Women’s Creatine (unflavored, 150 g, 30 servings)

Plain creatine monohydrate with nothing else in it, NSF Certified for Sport and a Clean Label Project Purity Award. Both are paid for and show no figures. About $0.83 a serving, the most of the creatines we list.

Best for People who want a one-ingredient creatine with two outside certifications and are willing to pay several times what plain powders cost.

Our rating
Good (4.0 of 5)
Price range
Premium
Verified marks
NSF Certified for Sport (listing 1811457, powder, 150 g, lots 26B2476 and 26B2435), Clean Label Project Purity Award and Pesticide-Free (certificate PNV0004-2023H-10 lists Creatine Monohydrate, UPC 850030586568, August 2026)
Size
Unflavored powder, 30 servings of one 5 g scoop (150 g by NSF’s listing); 3-month and 6-month subscriptions are also sold
Made in
Not stated.

approx. $25 for 150 g (30 servings)

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Also sold at Amazon ($25) .

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    How we evaluated it

    How it scores Our rating, metric by metric Good, 4.0 of 5
    1. Ingredients 25% of the rating 5 of 5

      One ingredient, creatine monohydrate, 5 g a scoop; NSF’s label says other ingredients: none.

    2. Independent testing 30% of the rating 3 of 5

      NSF lists two lots and Clean Label Project lists the product, but both are paid and show no results; no outside lab has published figures.

    3. Evidence 25% of the rating 5 of 5

      Creatine monohydrate at 3 to 5 g a day is among the best-studied supplements: the ISSN position stand, a 53-study strength meta-analysis and a 2026 kidney meta-analysis.

    4. Trust 10% of the rating 4 of 5

      No Prop 65 notice or recall found, and the label names its one ingredient; the women’s-health marketing outruns the evidence.

    5. Value 10% of the rating 2 of 5

      About $0.83 a serving, more than any other creatine we list and over three times BulkSupplements’ $0.23, for the same single ingredient.

    The rating, 4.0 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank performance & longevity and our standard.

    Where to buy Stores and the prices we saw 1 store
    • Amazon (opens in a new tab) approx. $25. The 30-scoop unflavored tub, $24.99, sold by Needed Nutrition (the brand’s own store) and shipped by Amazon. Its barcode, 850030586568, is the one on Clean Label Project’s certificate. In stock on 2026-11-03.

    Prices as we saw them on November 3, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.

    What’s in it Every ingredient, in label order 1 ingredient
    1. Creatine monohydrate
    Who tested it What each test found, and who paid for it 2 tests
    • Paid certification NSF (Certified for Sport; the maker pays)

      Lists “Creatine Powder” by Needed (listing 1811457): powder, 150 g, 1 scoop (5 g), two lots (26B2476 and 26B2435). NSF’s label shows creatine monohydrate 5 g and “Other ingredients: none”. NSF says it checks label content, contaminants and banned substances. It publishes lots, not results. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    • Paid certification Clean Label Project (the maker pays) September 2026

      Certificate PNV0004-2023H-10 and SPP0025-2023H-10, issued 30 September 2026 to Needed PBC, lists “Creatine Monohydrate” (UPC 850030586568, list date 13 August 2026) with the Purity Award and Pesticide-Free marks. CLP says brands choose to be tested and pay fees, and that its lab buys the product off the shelf. The certificate shows a pass, not figures. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Who paid, and why it matters
    • Independent The tester took no money from the maker for it: a consumer group, a journalist, a university or a regulator.
    • Paid certification An outside lab or certifier tested or listed it, and the maker paid for that.
    • Maker’s own test A lab report or certificate of analysis the maker commissioned and published.

    A certification is a floor, not a verdict: it checks what its program checks and nothing else. We weigh tests by someone with no stake in the result most.

    What people ask Worries raised online and elsewhere, and what we found 4 questions
    Is “women’s” creatine different from the creatine men take?
    No. It is creatine monohydrate, the same compound, at the same 5 g. The page says women make 70 to 80% as much creatine as men and need “just as much”, and that the product has “no bloating”. We found no trial of this product. Our creatine guide ties water-weight gain to the 20 g loading phase, which this label does not call for.
    Is creatine safe for kidneys, hair or pregnancy?
    A 2026 meta-analysis of 19 randomized trials (plus one crossover study) found creatine raised blood creatinine slightly, with no significant change in urea or eGFR, and called for trials longer than a year (PubMed 42035842 (opens in a new tab)). A 2025 trial that randomized 45 men (38 finished) found no difference in DHT or in hair measures after 12 weeks at 5 g a day (PubMed 40265319 (opens in a new tab)). The maker says research in pregnancy and breastfeeding is still emerging, so ask a clinician.
    Does it have a lead warning or a record of problems?
    We found none. California’s 60-day notice search (opens in a new tab) has no notice naming Needed, FDA’s food and drug enforcement databases list nothing for it, and FDA’s warning-letter search finds none (all searched 2026-11-03).
    Is a certified creatine worth about $0.83 a serving?
    The ingredient is the same plain monohydrate that costs far less. BulkSupplements’ creatine has an independent lab result and an NSF listing at $0.15 to $0.23, and Thorne’s has 69 NSF lots at about $0.49. What you pay extra for here is the brand and a second certificate.
    Why we chose it What put it on our list 4 points
    • The NSF label reads creatine monohydrate, 5 g a scoop, “Other ingredients: none”. Our creatine guide says plain monohydrate at 3 to 5 g a day is the form to choose.
    • NSF’s Certified for Sport database lists the 150 g powder, so the contents were checked against the label and for contaminants and banned substances.
    • Clean Label Project’s certificate (issued 30 September 2026) lists “Creatine Monohydrate”, UPC 850030586568, the barcode on the maker’s 1-month tub, with the Purity Award and Pesticide-Free marks. CLP says the Purity Award screens for heavy metals, pesticides, glyphosate, phthalates and bisphenols.
    • No Prop 65 notice or FDA recall names Needed.
    Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy 5 points
    • Both seals are paid for by the maker and neither shows figures, so there is no lead or cadmium number to read. NSF’s listing is thin: two lots.
    • About $0.83 a serving, or $0.67 at the 180-day subscription. BulkSupplements’ creatine is $0.15 to $0.23 and Thorne’s $0.49 for the same single ingredient.
    • The page is written for women, with claims such as “no bloating” and “women produce 70 to 80% of the creatine that men do”. The compound is the same one men take, and we found no trial of this product.
    • The page says research on creatine in pregnancy and breastfeeding is still emerging and to ask a clinician first.
    • No country of origin or lot-level lab report is published.
    What to know Details worth knowing first

    Needed sells creatine monohydrate, the form our creatine guide says to choose, in a 150 g tub of 30 servings. The NSF label reads creatine monohydrate, 5 g a scoop, and “Other ingredients: none”. That is as plain as a supplement gets.

    Two outside records back it. NSF’s Certified for Sport database lists the powder with two lots, and Clean Label Project’s certificate, issued in September 2026, lists it by barcode with the Purity Award. Both are paid for by the maker and neither shows a lead or cadmium figure, so they are a floor, not a verdict. See how to tell if a supplement is pure.

    You are paying for the brand and the paperwork. At about $0.83 a serving it costs several times a plain powder such as BulkSupplements or Thorne, and the “women’s” framing and “no bloating” claim have no trial of this product behind them. The ingredient is the same one men take.

    What we checked Each claim, and how sure we are of it 5 checks
    Third-party tested
    Yes
    Tested by
    NSF (Certified for Sport) and Clean Label Project, both paid by the maker
    How Needed Women’s Creatine (unflavored, 150 g, 30 servings) measures up against our performance & longevity criteria
    What we checked What we found
    Research behind the ingredient Verified Creatine monohydrate, 5 g a day: the ISSN position stand finds it raises muscle creatine and improves high-intensity exercise and is safe in healthy people (PubMed 28615996 (opens in a new tab)); a 53-study meta-analysis found a gain in upper-limb strength (PubMed 27328852 (opens in a new tab)).
    Third-party tested Verified NSF Certified for Sport lists the 150 g powder (opened 2026-11-03) and Clean Label Project’s certificate lists the product by UPC. The maker pays for both and neither shows results.
    A plain label Verified Creatine monohydrate 5 g, other ingredients none, read from the label image NSF holds for the listing. About 30 servings a tub.
    Claims that match the evidence Not verified The page’s creatine claims for muscle and energy are in line with the research, but “no bloating” and the women’s-specific framing have no trial of this product behind them.
    Honest cost Maker’s claim $24.99 for 30 servings ($0.83), $22.49 on a 4-week subscription, $63.72 every 12 weeks ($0.71) and $119.95 every 24 weeks ($0.67); shipping on a one-time order is extra.
    What the labels mean
    • Verified We opened an independent record that confirms it: a certifier’s listing, a regulator’s list or a lab report. It is linked under Sources.
    • Maker’s claim The maker says so on its own page or label. We read it but found no independent record.
    • Not verified We looked and could not confirm it, or the maker does not say. Treat it as unknown.
    Sources Where our facts come from 16 sources
    1. Needed Women’s Creatine product page. Maker’s page. Prices, claims, pregnancy and breastfeeding wording, and the NSF mention. Seen 2026-11-03. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    2. NSF Certified for Sport listing: Needed Creatine Powder. Certifier or regulator listing. Powder, 150 g, one scoop (5 g), lots 26B2476 and 26B2435. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    3. NSF label image for the listing (supplement facts). Certifier or regulator listing. Creatine monohydrate 5 g, serving size 1 scoop (5 g), about 30 servings, other ingredients none. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    4. NSF Certified for Sport: what the mark means. Certifier or regulator listing. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    5. Clean Label Project certificate for Needed PBC (issued 30 September 2026). Certifier or regulator listing. Lists Creatine Monohydrate, UPC 850030586568, with the Purity Award and Pesticide-Free marks. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    6. Clean Label Project: Needed PBC brand page. Certifier or regulator listing. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    7. Clean Label Project: types of certification. Independent source. What the Purity Award screens for. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    8. Clean Label Project FAQ. Independent source. Brands choose to be certified and pay fees; the lab buys products off the shelf. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    9. Amazon listing: Needed Creatine Monohydrate Powder for Women, 30 scoops. Independent source. $24.99, sold by Needed Nutrition, shipped by Amazon, in stock on 2026-11-03. UPC 850030586568. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    10. PubMed: ISSN position stand on creatine (PMID 28615996). Certifier or regulator listing. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    11. PubMed: Creatine and upper limb strength, meta-analysis (PMID 27328852). Certifier or regulator listing. Abstract: 53 studies. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    12. PubMed: Creatine and kidney function, meta-analysis of RCTs (PMID 42035842). Certifier or regulator listing. Abstract, 2026: 19 trials. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    13. PubMed: Does creatine cause hair loss? A 12-week randomized trial (PMID 40265319). Certifier or regulator listing. Abstract, 2025: 45 men randomized, 5 g a day. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    14. California Attorney General Prop 65 60-day notice search: Needed. Certifier or regulator listing. No notice naming Needed on 2026-11-03; a search for Needed PBC in quotation marks also finds none. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    15. openFDA food enforcement search for Needed. Certifier or regulator listing. No matches in the food or drug databases on 2026-11-03. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    16. FDA warning letters database. Certifier or regulator listing. Searched by company name on 2026-11-03: no letter for Needed PBC. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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