Buying Hoodia can be a great experience or a waste of money depending on the choices you make. When shopping for Hoodia diet pills you have to remember not all Hoodia is the same. There are certain factors you have to examine in order to be confident that your Hoodia purchase is a good one and gives you the appetite suppression you are looking for. With the Hoodia purchasing information on this page we will try and take the mystery out of the buying process and help you avoid some consumer pitfalls people fall into when shopping for Hoodia weight loss supplements. Let’s first look at steps and decisions you need to make before you make your purchase:

Top Ten Hoodia Tips to Help You
Find the Best Hoodia

1) Hoodia Basic Type – There are two basic types of processing that create the core hoodia ingredients that go into the hoodia product that is for sale, “pure hoodia” and “hoodia extract”. We recommend you choose pure hoodia because some reports indicate that hoodia extract loses it's effectiveness in the extraction process.

2) Hoodia Product Type – Hoodia products come in different varieties, Hoodia pills, Hoodia liquid, hoodia patches, Hoodia candy and Hoodia herb mix (fat burners). We recommend you start with pills or liquid because these two forms of Hoodia usually contain the most Hoodia and therefore would be the most effective.

3) Hoodia Amount – The amount of the actual hoodia gordonii in products can vary greatly; anywhere from 25 to 1000 milligrams can be found in different products. Most consumers agree you need at least 1200 mg. per day to reduce your hunger. The three Hoodia brands we found that had the most Hoodia were Optimum Hoodia, Hoodia XR and Vital Hoodia, they each contained 1000 mg. of Hoodia per pill.

4) Hoodia Certifications – Unfortunately there is a lot of fake hoodia for sale in the market place and you need to choose a brand with proper certification to know that you are buying real Hoodia. Any of the following certifications are good to look for: C.I.T.E.S., analysis tests, independent lab tests and licensed suppliers. The Hoodia product we found that leads the way with certifications is Desert Burn Hoodia.

5) Hoodia Price – When comparison shopping for Hoodia diet products you will find prices vary immensely between online and retail prices. We found that the cost per day of using a Hoodia supplement can range from $.59 to $7.98, watch out for brands with only a small amount of hoodia gordonii in them, this is going to cost you more. The Hoodia company we found that had the lowest cost for a single bottle was Optimum Hoodia at $.45 per day. Hoodia 750 had the best price for multiple bottles with a cost of $.40 per day.

6) Hoodia Source – Only South African Hoodia has been shown to provide appetite suppressing benefits. If it’s not stated in the brands documentation that it comes from South Africa it may have been grown in China, Mexico or Texas.

7) Check Customer Service - Last but not least call or email their customer service before you buy. Make sure they respond, you may need to return a product or remove a charge from you credit card. The Hoodia business that we feel has the best customer service is Lab 88 Hoodia 750 Brand, they have quick and knowledgeable answers. Hoodia Optimum has also been quick to answer questions of customers in our Hoodia Forum.

Tips 1 thru 7 can be compared further against many different
brands on our Hoodia Price Comparison chart.

8) Avoid Hoodia Spammers - Do not patronize companies that promote their products with email spam campaigns. These companies cannot be trusted and in most cases you will not get a quality product.

9) Free Hoodia - Be cautious of businesses promoting free Hoodia, you are usually signing yourself up for a auto-ship program that will cost you much more than buying Hoodia at regular price.

10) Hoodia Proprietary Blends - Watch out for brands that might be trying to avoid disclosing the amount of Hoodia in their products by displaying a proprietary blend on their label.

Tips 8 thru 10 are explained in more detail on our Avoid Worst Hoodia page.

The 10 steps above should help you in your decision making process
and give you confidence in you purchase.