Method desk
How we vet
Every recommendation is bought, used for a stated window, and disclosed. If the evidence is not recorded, the verdict does not publish.
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The method is intentionally plain: buy, use, log, verify, disclose, publish.
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Buy at retail
No gifted units, no brand-supplied samples, no paid placement route into a verdict.
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Use for a stated window
No first-impression verdicts. The test window and method publish beside the result.
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Log the useful and the unchanged
Dose, timing, fit, friction, repeat use, and the outcome we were actually watching.
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Separate claims from evidence
Labels, certificates, ingredient forms, and clinical claims are treated as separate checks.
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Disclose every affiliate link
Commission links are marked at the click and use sponsored nofollow attributes.
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Publish only what is earned
The content layer rejects unsupported badges and unknown categories before build output ships.
Never list
What we refuse to do
- Pass off gifted or sponsored units as independent.
- Run paid placements or best-of lists we have not tested.
- Publish a to-date count we cannot itemize.
- Make medical or cure claims about any product.
- Show a trust badge without recorded evidence.
- Hide affiliate disclosure below the action.
Honest signals
These are the only badges the site can render. Their definitions come from the content registry, not from ad copy.
Used daily by our team for the stated duration before any verdict.
Evidence required: At least four weeks of continuous documented use.
A third-party certificate of analysis backs the purity and potency claim.
Evidence required: Linked third-party certificate of analysis.
Top of its category after head-to-head comparative testing.
Evidence required: Comparative testing notes against named alternatives.
Lowest price-per-dose in its category at review time.
Evidence required: Price-per-dose comparison.
Who does the testing
Authorship stays visible so readers can see the track record behind each guide.
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The editorial team that tests every product before it earns a verdict. We buy what we review, use it for a stated duration, and publish the method alongside the result.
Independent hands-on testing methodology, documented at /how-we-vet.
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