{"id":32694,"date":"2026-05-27T08:23:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=32694"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:23:21","slug":"vitamin-patch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/05\/vitamin-patch\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin Patch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 \u2014 Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vitamin patches are wearable supplements that deliver vitamins through the skin. People usually place the patch on their arm, shoulder, or another area of the body for several hours. These vitamin patches are wearable supplements designed to deliver vitamins through the skin in a simple and convenient way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barri\u00e8re is a company seeking to innovate the supplement industry. Its slogan, \u201cWear your vitamins,\u201d reflects its focus on wearable vitamin patches as an alternative to traditional supplements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video about vitamin patches and how Barriere is trying to disrupt the US supplement market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why Barri\u00e8re Thinks You\u2019ll Want To Wear Your Vitamins\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3vi3IZTbODM?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is the meaning of <strong>\u201ccost prohibitive<\/strong>\u201d? \u201d<em>We\u2019ve done user trials. There\u2019s one trial available, but it\u2019s been <\/em><strong><em>cost prohibitive<\/em><\/strong><em> and it\u2019s unfortunately not required to sell in America.<\/em>\u201d Use the phrase in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the meaning of \u201c<strong>clinical efficacy<\/strong>\u201d? \u201c<em>From what I see, we are choosing convenience over <\/em><strong><em>clinical efficacy<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em>\u201d Use the term in a sentence. Give a synonym.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>bioavailability<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201c<em>The assumption is that because they&#8217;re so small, they&#8217;re going to penetrate the skin. Therefore, you will have <strong>bioavailability<\/strong> of these supplements and herbs.<\/em>\u201d Use the word in a sentence. Give a synonym.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the advantages and disadvantages of using vitamin patches? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are your thoughts on this supplement? Would you try a vitamin patch instead of taking supplements by mouth? Why or why not? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you trust new health trends easily, or do you prefer to do more research first? Explain your answer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The FDA has declared that it plans to end its war on vitamins. What are your thoughts on this? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How important is marketing for health products like vitamin patches? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Could wearable health products become more popular in the future? Why or why not? <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 \u2014 Upper Intermediate&nbsp; Vitamin patches are wearable supplements that deliver vitamins through the skin. 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