Placenta encapsulation

Placenta encapsulation

A personal experience after birth

After birth, everything shifts. Your body is recovering, your world feels different, and so much of the focus naturally goes to your baby. At the same time, many mothers feel a quiet pull to also care for themselves during this transition.

The placenta is an organ your body created solely for this pregnancy, supporting your baby for months. It provided oxygen, nourishment, and protection, and played an important role throughout pregnancy. After birth, this unique combination of hormones, nutrients, and minerals remains within the placenta.

While there is no large-scale scientific research confirming the effects of placenta capsules, many mothers share similar experiences. These are stories I hear again and again in my work, having now encapsulated over 100 placentas.

These are experiences many mothers commonly share:

 

  • a smoother physical recovery, including internal healing
  • more day-to-day energy during the postpartum weeks
  • a gentler start to breastfeeding
  • the feeling that iron levels stay more balanced
  • feeling more emotionally steady, with fewer mood swings


Are placenta remedies safe?

After birth, the placenta needs to be handled with care and proper hygiene. Placenta encapsulation is therefore carried out following food-safe guidelines and with close attention to cleanliness.
Kim van Galen is trained to do this by APPA (Association of Placenta Preparation Arts) and meets gold standard safety requirements for placenta preparation.

Placenta remedies

The placenta can be processed in different ways. Within my services, this always starts with placenta capsules. The placenta is carefully dried and prepared into capsules for use during the postpartum period.

In addition to capsules, there are optional ways to further process a small part of the placenta. These include a placenta smoothie, a tincture, or a nourishing balm. These options are offered only as additions and always in combination with capsules.

Curious about what suits you best? Feel free to reach out via phone or email, I’d be happy to tell you more!

Placenta artwork

(only available in combination with capsules) 


A unique print of your placenta. Made with watercolor paint on high quality A3 paper in the colors of your choice.

This one of a kind piece is a great addition to hang in the baby's room!


€175,-
excl VAT

Placenta capsules

(approx. 80 - 220 depending on the size of your placenta and preparation method)


Placenta capsules are the best known placenta remedy. In this method, the placenta is dried, ground into powder and encapsulated. This ensures a long shelf life, allowing the placenta to be ingested over a longer period of time.


The following is included with every placenta order:

  • Phone consultation
  • Placenta capsules
  • A cool bag with a closeable bucket, instructions for use and storage, gloves and an instant ice pack.
  • Dried umbilical cord as a valuable keepsake
  • Placenta print on high-quality paper
  • Pictures of the placenta
  • How to use & aftercare


€350,-

incl VAT


Placenta smoothie

(2-4 portions, only available in combination with capsules)


Placenta smoothies are made with coconut water or almond milk as the base, with fruit and spices for flavor, and a piece of raw placenta. Smoothies are perfect to bridge the time until the placenta capsules are ready.


The benefits other moms have noticed are:

  • An immediate, much-needed nutrient boost 
  • Reduced postpartum bleeding
  • Faster return of strength and balance
  • Hormone rebalancing, and reduction in 'baby blues'
  • Stimulation of milk production

The smoothies are made shortly after birth, and you’ll have two more pieces of placenta to keep in the fridge to make smoothies for the following days.


€75,-

incl VAT

Placenta balm 50 ml

(50 ml, only available in combination with capsules)


Placenta balm uses a placenta extract combined with shea butter, sesame oil, beezwax, camomile essential oil.


The balm can be used on the skin from three days after the birth to repair wounds and reduce scarring. It is also safe to use for babies (as long as there are no skin allergies).

 

It’s known to help with:

  • Wound healing after cesarean section
  • Nipple fissures
  • Perineal wounds or cuts
  • Stretch marks
  • Skin rashes such as eczema or psoriasis
  • Baby eczema, diaper rash and baby acne


€60

incl VAT

Placenta tincture 100ml

(100 ml, only available in combination with capsules)


The tincture is prepared with a piece of raw placenta in 100 ml of liquid (refined and natural grain alcohol 80%). It has an almost unlimited shelf life and can help: 

  • Rebalance hormones
  • Strengthen the immune system
  • Supporting those with low mood or sadness
  • Reduce fatigue
  • Treat symptoms associated with menstruation or menopause


The tincture can also be beneficial for your child from six months onwards, helping with stress, teething and fatigue. 


For girls, it can also be beneficial for rebalancing hormones during puberty.



€50,-

incl VAT

Placenta artwork

(only available in combination with capsules) 


A unique print of your placenta. Made with watercolor paint on high quality A3 paper in the colors of your choice.

This one of a kind piece is a great addition to hang in the baby's room!


€125,-
incl VAT

Pick up and delivery service 

within Amsterdam - €65

outside Amsterdam - €65 + €0,48 p/km

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