About
About Peptide Skin Science
We're an independent, plain-English site about peptides: the ones in skincare, approved peptide medicines, drugs still in trials, and the unapproved research peptides people talk about online. We started it because the topic is confusing and full of hype, and because hardly anyone clearly separates those groups.
Last updated July 5, 2026
What we cover
- Cosmetic peptides in skincare, and what their evidence does and does not show.
- Approved peptide medicines, such as GLP-1 drugs, described by what regulators actually approved them for.
- Pipeline drugs in clinical trials, with approval status checked and dated by country.
- Research peptides sold without approval, including the legal, sport and safety picture.
We never give doses, protocols, or places to buy. New research explainers and updates are collected in the blog.
What we do
We write simple guides, honest summaries of the research, ingredient breakdowns, and plain explainers of the rules. Every article follows the same recipe: a quick answer up top, an honest look at what an ingredient can and can’t really do, our sources, and a “what this does not mean” part so nothing gets over-read.
What makes us different
- We keep skincare and medical peptides totally separate. A face serum and an injection are not the same thing, and we never let advertising blur that.
- We don’t sell hype. We’d rather say “the proof is a bit thin” than “clinically proven” when that’s the truth.
- We show our work. Sources, limits, and update dates are on every page.
Who is responsible for this site
Peptide Skin Science is written and edited by the Peptide Skin Science Editorial Team, which is responsible for every page and every correction. Pages are researched and written against the primary sources listed at the bottom of each page: PubMed papers, trial registry records, regulator documents and official ingredient information. You can reach the editorial team at [email protected] or through the contact form.
Each page shows when it was published, when it last changed and, where it matters, the date an approval or legal status was last checked. When a change affects what a page concludes, the page says what changed and we log it on the corrections page.
No page on this site has been reviewed by a doctor, pharmacist, or other licensed professional. We are looking for qualified reviewers and will name them here, and on each page they review, only once they have actually done so. Our content is general education, not a substitute for personal medical advice.
How we make money
Right now the site sells nothing and carries no ads or affiliate links. Our first goal is to be a guide you can trust. In future we may offer products, for example through our email list. If we ever do, we’ll tell you plainly, on the page, when we make money from something. What we won’t do is throw up fake “best product” lists just to game Google instead of helping you.
Read our standards
- Editorial policy: how we decide what to publish and how we write.
- How we review research: the way we read and summarise studies.
- Source policy: what counts as a source and how we cite.
- Corrections policy: how we fix mistakes.
- Medical & legal disclaimer.