How To Verify Any Supplement Brand Before You Buy
Before ordering from any online supplement brand, a handful of quick, free checks can tell you a lot about who's actually behind the storefront.
We ran these exact checks on DermaCept before writing this site. Here's how, so you can do the same for anything you're considering.
Check 1: how old is the domain?
A domain registered days or weeks ago is a real yellow flag. Free WHOIS lookup tools (like who.is or ICANN's lookup) show a domain's registration date in seconds. DermaCept's domain shows registration dating back to April 2022 — over four years of history.
Check 2: is there a real registered business behind it?
Legitimate e-commerce operations are usually tied to a filed business entity with a real address, not an anonymous storefront. This information often surfaces in WHOIS records or the site's own terms and refund pages.
Check 3: is the checkout actually encrypted?
Look for the padlock icon and 'https://' in your browser's address bar on the checkout page specifically, not just the homepage. A valid SSL certificate encrypts your payment details in transit.
Check 4: does it appear on any blacklist?
Tools like Google Safe Browsing's transparency report and various blacklist-aggregator sites will flag domains associated with phishing or malware distribution.
Applying this to DermaCept
We ran all four checks on dermacepts.com and its parent brand before publishing this site. See what we found on our is DermaCept legit page — and then run the same checks yourself on anything else you're considering buying online.
