Count to Zen: Your Pocket-Sized Path to Calm

Feeling overwhelmed by the chaos of everyday life? Whether it’s work stress, relentless notifications, or the general weight of modern living, finding calm can feel like a luxury. Count to Zen vitamin patches offer a simple, natural way to support your body’s relaxation response, without the need for pills, potions, or expensive retreats.

These patches deliver a blend of carefully selected botanical extracts and nutrients directly through the skin, helping you unwind, balance your mood, and promote calm throughout the day. Just peel, stick, and vibe your way to a more grounded you.

What’s Inside the Patch?

Each Count to Zen patch is packed with five key ingredients known for their calming or adaptogenic properties:

Valerian Extract

Passion Flower Extract

Ashwagandha Extract

Rhodiola Rosea Extract

Vitamin B6

This unique formula works synergistically, combining botanicals to soothe and adaptogens to help the body manage stress. Vitamin B6 is also included to support mood and nervous system health.

How These Ingredients May Support Calm & Stress Resilience

Valerian : Nature’s Traditional Relaxant

Valerian root, a traditional herbal medicine used for centuries, has been shown to promote relaxation. Some research suggests that compounds in valerian may interact with GABA neurotransmitters in the brain, helping to reduce nervous tension and support a calmer mental state. [1]

While more research is needed, existing trials point to potential anxiety-reducing effects, particularly in mild cases.

Passion Flower : Gentle Calm Without Drowsiness

Passion flower has been studied for its calming properties and traditional use in managing restlessness and anxiety. Some clinical research has found that passionflower extract can help alleviate anxiety symptoms, sometimes performing similarly to mild anxiolytic medications in controlled trials - but typically and without heavy sedation.[2]

This makes it a popular choice in natural stress support formulas.

Ashwagandha - A Science-Backed Adaptogen

Ashwagandha, an herb from Ayurvedic medicine, is one of the most-studied adaptogens for stress and anxiety. Multiple clinical trials and meta-analyses have shown that ashwagandha supplementation can:

Lower self-reported stress and anxiety levels

Reduce cortisol (the stress hormone)

Support mood and emotional balance

Adaptogens like ashwagandha help the body adapt to physical and emotional stressors, potentially making calm more sustainable in daily life. [3]

Rhodiola Rosea - Stress Balance and Adaptability

Rhodiola is another adaptogenic herb traditionally used in cold climates to support resilience under stress. Research suggests it may help the body maintain balance during physical and mental stress by supporting neurotransmitter activity and stress hormone regulation. [4]

While not a sedative, rhodiola helps improve stress handling and can boost mental clarity and endurance - balanced calm over fatigue.

Vitamin B6 - Mood and Nervous System Support

Vitamin B6 plays a role in synthesising neurotransmitters like serotonin and GABA, which regulate mood and nervous system function. While it’s not a direct anxiolytic, adequate B6 supports the biochemical pathways that keep your brain chemistry balanced and a helpful foundation for a calmer experience.

Some clinical recommendations even include B6 as part of broader supplement strategies for anxiety support. [5]

Why a Patch? Faster, Easier and more Consistent

Transdermal patches don’t just feel convenient, science shows they offer real advantages compared to traditional oral supplements:

Bypass the digestive system: Transdermal delivery moves active ingredients directly through the skin and into the bloodstream, avoiding the digestive tract and the liver’s first-pass metabolism that can break down or reduce the potency of oral nutrients. This helps more of the active compounds stay available to your body. [6] [7]

Steady, controlled delivery: Patches provide a more consistent and prolonged release of ingredients over time, rather than the spikes and dips that can occur with pills or capsules. This helps maintain more stable systemic levels throughout the day. [8]

Non-invasive and user-friendly: Because patches are gentle and painless to apply, many people find them easier to use than swallowing tablets - especially during busy or stressful days. [9]

Enhanced compliance: With once-a-day use and no need to remember multiple pills, patches can improve consistency of use, which is a key factor in real-world effectiveness. [10]

In short: patches are a scientifically recognized method for delivering active ingredients into the bloodstream in a way that avoids digestive breakdown, offers controlled absorption, and enhances overall ease of use - all of which supports better uptake of the calming compounds in Count to Zen. [11]