Founded in 1965 by Susan Carlson in her small Chicago apartment, Carlson Labs grew from a single vitamin E product to carrying over 200 products of vitamins, minerals, fish oil and other nutritional supplements. Carlson Labs is notable for carrying the most complete line of all-natural vitamin E supplements and omega-3 supplements.

In the 1980's, Carlson Labs launched their omega-3 supplements in the North American market, bringing only high-quality and sustainable fish oils from Norway. Carlson Labs also launched a new marine oil sourced supplement from calamaris in 2009.

Since 1965, Carlson Labs remains a family operated business and continues their founder's legacy of creating and designing products with their consumers nutritional needs as a source of inspiration.