1st Phorm is a sports-nutrition brand whose range runs from protein powders and bars to pre-workouts, and its creatine is the plainest product in its range: one powder, unflavoured, in two tub sizes. Searches for the brand's creatine run to about 4,400 US searches a month.
The sources for this profile are 1st Phorm's own store pages as they stood on 28 October 2026: its product feed, the Supplement Facts panels printed for both tub sizes, and the How To Use, warning and FAQ text, all set against NSF's Certified for Sport register. No tub was purchased, measured or sent to a lab. The page puts 1st Phorm in no order against other brands; the creatine label index carries it alongside the others.
The panel: one ingredient
| 1st Phorm tub (panel shown 2026-10-28) | Serving | Creatine monohydrate | Other ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micronized Creatine Monohydrate, about 100 servings | 1 scoop (5 g) | 5 g | none listed |
| Micronized Creatine Monohydrate, about 50 servings | 1 scoop (5 g) | 5 g | none listed |
Both panels carry the same allergen line: the powder is made in a facility that also processes milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. The store's FAQ calls the product gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan-friendly; that describes the ingredient, while the facility line describes the factory.
What the panel does not say: where the creatine was made, by whom, or its particle size. "Micronized" is in the product name and "ultra-fine" in the copy, but no figure backs either. Several brands on the index name their raw material; this one does not. Why that matters, and what micronized creatine does and does not change, has its own page.
The NSF listing
NSF's Certified for Sport register, read on 28 October 2026, lists Micronized Creatine Monohydrate under 1st Phorm twice — one entry named as a 500 g product — among dozens of 1st Phorm listings that include its Phormula-1 and Level-1 protein lines and Ignition. A register listing is the most checkable quality fact a creatine tub can carry: it can be looked up by anyone, by product name, without trusting the label. What NSF's programme tests for is set out on the NSF-certified creatine page.
What the store says next to the scoop
The listing pairs ordinary directions with two lines a reader may weigh differently.
Water. "While supplementing with Micronized Creatine Monohydrate, be sure to consume a minimum of 120 oz of water per day." 120 US fluid ounces is 3.55 litres (our conversion: 120 × 29.57 mL). The store gives no source for the figure. No creatine trial found for this page assigned a water target; what the trials did measure — total, intracellular and extracellular body water — is on the creatine, water and cramps page.
Warnings and the kidney answer. The warning text rules out use under 18, in pregnancy or while nursing, and by anyone "at risk or being treated for high blood pressure, heart, kidney, thyroid or psychiatric disease, anxiety, depression, seizure disorders or stroke", or taking prescription medicine. The FAQ on the same page answers "Is Creatine going to harm my kidneys?" with "No … if there is no pre-existing issue", and explains raised creatinine as a by-product of creatine. Both statements are the brand's. What the trials and blood tests show is covered on creatine and kidneys and what creatine does to a blood test; anyone in a group the warning names has a question for a clinician, not for a label.
Other copy. The description says the powder offers "no digestive stress" and that micronizing improves "bioavailability"; the store cites no study for either. Its FAQ says creatine is absorbed better with simple carbohydrate, which matches the older uptake studies discussed on what to mix creatine with. The directions — one scoop a day in water or juice, or in the brand's post-workout shake — include no loading phase.
What a gram costs
| 1st Phorm tub | List price, 2026-10-28 | Grams of creatine monohydrate | Dollars per gram |
|---|---|---|---|
| About 100 servings | $39.99 | 500 g | $0.080 |
| About 50 servings | $29.99 | 250 g | $0.120 |
The arithmetic is ours: servings × 5 g, then price ÷ grams. The small tub costs 75% of the large tub's price for 50% of the creatine. Both figures are list prices before shipping, tax or any subscription discount. How the per-gram cost compares across formats — tubs, sticks, capsules, gummies — is on how much creatine costs.
Gaps in 1st Phorm's disclosure
- No source or manufacturer for the creatine, and no particle size for a product sold on being micronized.
- No lot-level test results on the store; the NSF listing is the only third-party check visible.
- No source for the 120 oz water line or the "no digestive stress" claim.
- No label archive entry: the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database refused automated queries on 2026-10-28, so whether older 1st Phorm panels differed was not checked.
Limits of this analysis
What 1st Phorm prints is all this page can read. Whether a tub holds what its label says (identity, purity, creatine per scoop) was not tested, and any change the store made after 28 October 2026 is not reflected. An NSF listing confirms the product is on the register; it does not say which lots NSF checked. Because prices move, each figure carries the date it was read.
Sources and dates
- 1st Phorm store, product feed (
1stphorm.com/products/micronized-creatine-monohydrate.jsonand/products.json): one creatine product, two variants and prices, read 2026-10-28. Product page text (description, How To Use, warning, FAQ) and both Supplement Facts panel images (about 100 and about 50 servings), read on that date. - NSF Certified for Sport, certified products register, 1st Phorm listings including Micronized Creatine Monohydrate and Micronized Creatine Monohydrate 500g, read 2026-10-28.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database API: request refused (403) on 2026-10-28; not read.
- Unit conversion: 1 US fluid ounce = 29.5735 mL.