Disclaimer: None of the information in this article constitutes medical advice, and is just the opinion of the writer(s). We recommend that patients follow their doctor’s guidance in regard to vaginal health.

Revaree is a vaginal suppository sold by a brand called Bonafide that makes natural products for women’s health. A vaginal suppository is a medication that’s inserted inside the vagina, and the manufacturer claims that Revaree “provides powerful, hormone-free relief from vaginal dryness.”

But does Revaree have research-backed ingredients for treating vaginal dryness? Does it contain any unhealthy ingredients? Are vaginal suppositories even safe? And is Revaree better or worse than popular vaginal dryness products like FemiClear?

In this article we’ll answer all of these questions and more, as we analyze the ingredients in Revaree to give our take on whether or not it's likely to be effective for vaginal dryness, and whether or not it's healthy.

We'll share our concerns about ingredient disclosures, highlight some questionable marketing claims on the Revaree website, and compare Revaree to other popular vaginal dryness products to pick our winners (and losers).

Key takeaways:

• Active ingredient is proven to relieve vaginal dryness
• No unhealthy additives
• Brand makes questionable clinical claims
• We do not currently recommend Revaree due to these claims

Can Hyaluronic Acid Treat Vaginal Dryness?

Hyaluronic acid has been studied for its effects on vaginal dryness.

A medical review published in the Climacteric journal reviewed data from 17 clinical trials on hyaluronic acid for the treatment of vaginal dryness.

The researchers concluded that topical hyaluronic acid was effective in improving a wide range of vaginal symptoms including dryness, itching and burning.

A 2013 clinical trial compared the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid to a leading drug ingredient called estriol that’s commonly used for the treatment of vaginal dryness, and found that 49% of women using hyaluronic acid experienced improvements to vaginal dryness.

We conclude based on the available research that hyaluronic acid can treat vaginal dryness.

Based on these studies, we consider Revaree likely to improve vaginal dryness, although we cannot say so for certain because we can't find studies proving sodium hyaluronate to be effective for vaginal dryness (and remember, it's this sodium salt, not hyaluronic acid, that's included in Revaree).

Questionable Marketing Claims

Bonafide’s website claims that Revaree is “Naturally powerful, scientifically validated” and features three data points shown above in bold which reference health claims.

One is that “women experienced an 86% reduction in vaginal itching and burning:”

We find these marketing claims to be highly questionable from an ethical and scientific standpoint, because these claims are not related to results from a clinical trial on Revaree, but rather related to results from clinical trials on hyaluronic acid.

The way this information is presented makes it seem to a reader (at least it did to us initially) that these are results from a clinical trial on Revaree.

These marketing claims are even more questionable when you keep in mind that Revaree contains sodium hyaluronate, which is similar, but not the exact same chemical compound, as hyaluronic acid.

We urge Bonafide to refrain from making marketing claims that their product is “scientifically validated” until their proprietary formulation is proven effective in a clincial trial published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Ingredient Disclosure Concerns

The ingredients in Revaree are shown below:

Hyaluronic acid sodium salt is the first-listed ingredient, and this is a different compound than hyaluronic acid.

Bonafide's marketing of this supplement describes hyaluronic acid, but the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid is sodium hyaluronate.

We urge the brand to clarify which compound is used, and be consistent between their marketing messages and ingredient disclosures.

Semi-synthetic glycerides is the second-listed ingredient, and there is no further explanation of what specific chemical compounds are used in this mixture.

This is a vague and unhelpful description. Why not just describe the specific ingredients used? What specific semi-synthetic glycerides are included?

Revaree appears to have an active ingredient (either hyaluronic acid or sodium hyaluronate) and several inactive ingredients (the semi-synthetic glycerides) but reading the ingredient description label leaves us without a clear understanding of one specific ingredient in this product.

We recommend that consumers avoid health products without a clear ingredient list containing full active and inactive ingredient disclosures.

Some consumers may be allergic or sensitive to specific ingredients, and without this critical information it’s impossible to make an informed purchase decision.

Update: the brand resolved these issues and updated their ingredient list after our article called out this information. It now shows hyaluronic acid as the sole active ingredient.

Revaree vs. Popular Vaginal Dryness Products

Here's how Revaree compares to other popular vaginal dryness products in terms of potential effectiveness and healthiness, in our opinion:

FemiClear

This is a homeopathic vaginal cream, and homeopathy is clinically shown to be ineffective for any functional outcome.

Its core tenets defy logic, and we consider Revaree much more likely to be effective.

Winner: Revaree

MENO Vaginal Moisture

This is an oral dietary supplement rather than a suppository.

Contains many research-backed active ingredients for increasing vaginal moisture, and is free from any unhealthy additives, as we documented in our MENO Vaginal Moisture reviews article.

Winner: MENO Vaginal Moisture

LactoMedi

This brand sells injectable vaginal probiotics; a novel concept which doesn't appear to be clinically tested.

We consider Revaree to be safer.

Winner: Revaree

What Causes Vaginal Dryness?

A YouTube video published by media outlet Cityline interviewed a doctor to discuss what causes vaginal dryness and how it can be naturally treated:

Our Clean Vaginal Health Picks

MBG Omega-3 Potency+ is our top vaginal moisture pick.

Oral supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids has been clinically shown to relieve vaginal dryness in some individuals.

MBG Vitamin D3 Potency+ is our top vaginal health pick.

A 2015 meta-analysis reported that treatment of vitamin D deficiency "is an effective method in the treatment of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis."

Both of the products recommended in this section are free of ingredients that we consider to be unhealthy.

Revaree Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Should relieve vaginal dryness
• No unhealthy additive ingredients
• High Amazon customer rating score
• High Google customer rating score

Cons:

• Ingredient disclosures missing critical info
• Expensive
• Doesn't appear clinically tested
• Questionable marketing claims
• May cause irritation in some users
• Low BBB customer rating score

Conclusion

Revaree should be effective for treating vaginal dryness, but we cannot say so definitively because we can only find clinical backing for hyaluronic acid, while Revaree contains sodium hyaluronate (which is a similar but distinct compound). 

The brand's ingredient disclosures are incomplete in our opinion, and Bonafide should specifically detail what the "semi-synthetic glycerides" they use are.

We disagree with the way Bonafide markets and makes claims of clinical efficacy about this product, given that this product does not appear to have been studied in any clinical trials.

The health claims on the Revaree product page made it seem to us (at first glance) that this product has been clinically tested, but the claims are based on existing clinical research that doesn't even use the same ingredient as Revaree (the research is on hyaluronic acid).

We consider Revaree to be a better option for treating vaginal dryness than FemiClear and LactoMedi, but a (slightly) inferior option to MENO Vaginal Moisture.