I actually really like Arctic Essentials. I have never had any problems with the count in the box. I originally purchased through a radio ad and did sign up for auto-refill, but cancelled after 2 refills - this did reduce the price but I actually found it on Amazon cheaper.

As for the benefits, it has dramatically helped to reduce my bad cholesterol levels and improve my good levels. As a side effect, it also helped with an eczema condition I had been suffering from for a while.

I was allergic to fish and have now been able to consume some fish in addition to the pills. As I see it, take what makes you happy. I noticed this site because I was following up on a Dr. Oz show my mom told me about suggesting some fish oil supplements were not as good as others. I googled fish oil comparisons, and NONE compared themselves to this product. That seems fishy to me - excuse the pun!

Think at least twice about ordering Arctic Essentials. To begin with, when you order on the phone, they try to sell you a zillion other things and, if you're not careful, you will have ordered something you didn't want (and they will have you on tape as having ordered it).

It was a major effort to order nothing but the trial sample. Second, my account got charged for something I know I didn't order; had to cancel some stupid membership in a group I never signed up for. Then, if you miss the deadline for cancelling, you get charged for the entire 3 month supply they sent you, even the stuff you haven't used, and they won't let you return it.

Finally, after using the product for about a month, I don't feel any benefit what so ever from taking it. It sounded like great stuff in the ad, but in actuality, I couldn't see or feel ANY difference. I felt better with the stuff I bought at Walgreen's. My advice: if you want Omega-3, buy it from a reputable store. These guys will hose you at every opportunity.

Arctic Essentials fish oil capsules are over-rated at best. Not only are they NOT the most concentrated available, they are WAY over-priced. The claims of 700 mg DHA & 700 mg EPA are for TWO capsules, and these claims are unsubstantiated.

I currently use capsules that have a combined EPA/DHA Omega-3 content of 900 mg per capsule, (they have been tested by an independent lab) and they cost less than $20 for 150 capsules. Arctic Essentials from Urban Nutrition would cost $150.00 for 180 capsules.

At my Dr.'s recommended dosage of combined EPA/DHA, I would need to take 8 per day of Arctic Essentials compared to 3 per day of my current brand. That's $6.67 a day compared to about $0.40 a day!

I am so glad I found this site to make my decision on fish oil regimen. Late night TV advertises the Omegaberry, is this a good source for fish oil? Seemed quite a bit pricier. My thing is any fish aftertaste/burping fish oil would be a deal breaker for me. I have a sensitive stomach and hate any form of fish and burping up any fish taste would be horrific for me. Thanks for a reply.

I recently found a site called vitalchoice.com. They sell a Sockeye Salmon fish oil that has been giving me good results. Even though the EPA and DHA amounts seem low for a 3 capsule serving, 240mg EPA and 220mg DHA for a total of 460 mg. I was previously using the NSI brand from Vitacost but never really saw any benefits. Maybe it's the other ingredients in the capsules that are helping with the results. The price is very good - a bottle of 90 softgels is $24.00. I would tell anyone to give them a try.

FYI, you can read in small print at the top of the "we know omegas.com" website which offers reviews of supplements that it is sponsored by "Urban Nutrition" which sells Arctic Essentials. As another person noted, Urban Nutrition also sells many products I would categorize as scams. Also, reviewers are compensated. I'm sure that is why all reviews point towards Arctic Essentials. I'm not sure the beneficial difference between having more EPA or DHA, but I have read that DHA is more of what you would get when eating fish in general. IFOS (International Fish Oil Standards) is an independent 3rd party organization that tests supplements and rates them. I did not see VitalOils1000 on their list, but maybe they just haven't tested them. VitalOils indicates a 3:1 ratio, which would put DHA at 750 mg and EPA at 250 mg. They claim this ratio is because of natural ratios of the two in fish - like salmon. I must say, after about 2 hrs of researching online, VitalOils looks like the one I'm going to try. It doesn't hurt that VitalOils is cheaper too. Ironically, "we know omegas.com" does not review VitalOils1000. Consumer Lab (I read elsewhere but did not purchase the actual report) tested a lot of fish oil supplements and VitalOils1000 passed all of their categories: content, purity, freshness, and enteric-coating. I do not know the rigors of their testing though. I've also read that Consumer Lab may not be quite independent. Anyway, I think it all leads to Buyer Beware. There may be something better than VitalOils1000 out there but I'm tired of looking.

Be careful when dealing with these guys. We have been taking the fish oil and no complaints with it, however, we haven't noticed any of the wild claims made on the website.

Their packing is not in a sealed bottle and the first two boxes we ordered we were short on the count. One box was 2 pills short the other was 36! They did send us new boxes once we contacted them, however, I wonder how often that happens and if most people bother to count.

They have a service called auto-refill that you can setup for where they will send you new boxes and charge your card. We didn't sign up for this, however, they billed my card anyways and sent us a refill. I am currently dealing with customer support to get my money back. Getting mixed signals from this as it sounds like they are only offering 'product credit' and not my cash! I am trying to clarify but have had no luck getting my money back in over two months.

I also started getting SPAM after my first purchase.

I think there are safer alternatives. BUYER BEWARE.

Be careful -- the product is good and has no fishy after-taste. But when you try to get a refund within the trial period it can be difficult and 1 day after the 30 day trial forget it -- a real headache to deal with.

Go to Vitacost.com for great quality products including no after-taste fish oils and the prices are very good. And the customer service is excellent.

Hi. I would like to say Thank You for sharing the vitaloils1000.com. Prior to coming across this blog, I have spent more than 6 hours tonight comparing the different brands of fish oil. The convenience of having to take only 1 capsule versus 2 or 3 is a big PLUS just on its own! Then to have a 3:1 DHA:EPA is almost too good to be true! I love everything I have read so far from this company. However, I'm just curious on the source (salmon, tuna, etc.) of the where the omega-3s are derived from? Did I miss it somewhere on the label? Thanks.

It appears as though weknowomegas.com may be owned or somehow involved with Arctic Essentials. Their web site does point to Arctic Essentials quite a bit and while they have something negative to say about everyone's website and what information is provided, the only negatives they have for their own product is that it can't be bought in stores and that the website doesn't offer any of the company's "other quality products". It's also interesting that they talk about other fish oils being available on multiple web sites but their product is only available on their official website. Convenient that the only fish oil ad on the right hand side is their own. The other four are probably clutter links to which they are affiliates.

Seriously...that has to be one of the cheesiest things I've seen.

While the rest of my evidence could just be a coincidence... it should also be pointed out:

They are both websites registered by proxies. While this is done by a lot of companies it would also keep anyone from seeing that the same company owns both sites. The websites are both hosted in Texas, less than 200 miles from each other.

My bet is that the entire site is one big LOW COST ad. The ad probably pays for itself with the affiliate links. Websites only cost a hundred or two a year.

Whole thing stinks. SHILL!!!

While lots of products boast about their being the highest, strongest, best-purity or most DHA/EPA fish oil, there is only one omega-3 fish oil product that actually has 1000 mg of DHA/EPA in a single soft gel. That product is VitalOils1000. I found them at www.vitaloils1000.com. It is a typical 1200 mg size soft gel just like most commercially available fish oils. The best part is you only need to take one per day to meet the American Heart Association recommendation of 1000 mg of DHA/EPA per day. They have been third party tested and have passed all tests using the same USP standards used for testing parmaceuticals. The company only produces their products in labs licensed to produce and package pharmcueticals and only uses pharmaceutical grade ingredients. They are enteric coated so you do not get that fishy repeat. They are priced well and a much better value than others. I am tired of taking two, three or four soft gels a day just to get 1000 mg of DHA/EPA. I am glad I found VitalOils1000.

Thank you for your previous comments. I came very close to ordering the Arctic Essentials fish oil. I have been looking at the "We Know Omegas" website, and the Arctic Essential brand is listed as the best. It seems strange to me that almost every review on "We Know Omegas" points toward the Essential brand.
Anyway, I ended up purchasing the Life Extension Super Omega 3 with sesame and Olive fruit for my husband. He has a sensitive stomach, so I hope it is ok. He tried and liked Fisol, but the EPA and DHA were very low.
Any other recommendations?
Thank you very much.

My experience with Arctic Essentials was that it was over priced compared to similar products and did not perform as advertised. But what really upset me was that Arctic Essentials sold my customer information, my name, address, phone number and MY VISA CARD NUMBER, to another company that hit my account 3 times for small amounts of money. Proceed with caution before doing business with them. Your personal information is not safe once you place an order.

Thanks for the quick reply! That is some good information and food for thought as well. I will have to look into this closely before making any decisions. You're right about the per cap potency....I think I had it in my mind as per daily dose rather than per cap. I'll also do some research on the company. The idea of getting such a potent product with no residual taste/odor is great, but it may be too good to be true.

Also, since I notice that many of these fish oil supplements are higher on EPA content than DHA, is there a reason for this? Is one specifically more important or beneficial than the other?

Thanks again for your insight!

Hi Brian,
Thanks for your post about Arctic Essential Fish Oils. This is the first time I've heard about Arctic Essential fish oils.

Looking at their website, they appear to offer a good, high-quality fish oil supplement. However you should look closer at their products and who actually makes it....

Be careful when looking at the amount of EPA and DHA per capsule. You mention that Arctic Essential offers 700 mg of EPA and DHA per capsule....But if you look closely at the ingredient label on their website, this amount is what you get for every 2 capsules.

This means you would actually really get 350 mg. of EPA and DHA per capsule.

Compare this to Zone Labs OmegaRX fish oils and you'll find they are actually quite similar:

Zone Labs OmegaRX has a month supply of 120 capsules and you take 4 capsules a day.

4 capsules of Zone Labs OmegaRX provide 1600 mg of EPA and 800 mg. DHA.

This means 1 capsule of Zone Labs OmegaRX provides 400 mg. of EPA and 200 mg. DHA.

Arctic Essentials website charges $49.99 for a one month supply and Zone Labs OmegaRX are $50.95 for a month supply.

If you want high EPA and DHA, you may want to look at using a liquid fish oil supplement. Liquid fish oils provide more EPA and DHA per tablespoon and are more cost effective than capsules.

However, that being said, some people do prefer the convenience of capsules and can avoid tasting the liquid fish oil.

Another thing to point out is Arctic Essentials has not been tested by any third party for verification of their omega 3 content and purity...although they make unproven claims about their product.

Arctic Essentials is marketed by Urban Nutrition - a company that sells male 'enhancement' products, as well as dubious fat-burning creams, hangover pills and female sexual enhancement creams.

If you do a web search for "Urban Nutrition + Scam" you may find some interesting results.

As usual, it comes down to "buyer-beware" of hype and marketing claims made by some companies.

I try to provide as much information as I can to help visitors to my site. Unfortunately, this is a one-man operation and I don't have the resources to review every single fish oil supplement available in North America. Thanks again for your post and please come back and visit again.