Peptide Guides was started with a fairly simple frustration: most of what's written online about research peptides is either a sales page dressed up as an article, or a dense academic paper that nobody outside a lab can actually parse. We wanted something in between — writing that respects the science and respects the reader.
Who We Are
We're a small, independent editorial team with backgrounds spanning biochemistry, science writing, and regulatory research. None of us are affiliated with a peptide manufacturer, distributor, or retailer, and we don't accept sponsored content from anyone who sells these compounds. That separation matters to us, because it's the only way this site can stay honest about what the research actually shows — including when it shows very little.
Why This Site Exists
Peptides have become one of the more talked-about categories in biochemical research over the past decade, and the volume of chatter has outpaced the volume of careful explanation. Search for almost any research peptide and you'll find pages telling you what to do with it. Very few pages explain what it actually is, how it was studied, what the data does and doesn't support, or what the regulatory situation actually looks like in different countries.
We built Peptide Guides to fill that specific gap — a resource focused on the chemistry, the published research, the quality-control science, and the regulatory landscape, written for people who want to actually understand the subject rather than just act on it.
What You Won't Find Here
This is not a storefront. We don't sell peptides, we don't link to vendors, and we don't publish dosing or administration protocols. Peptides discussed on this site are unapproved for human use in most jurisdictions and are typically sold and studied strictly as research chemicals. Our content is written for that context — research, education, and general scientific literacy — and nothing here should be read as instructions for personal use. Our full position on this is set out in our Disclaimer.
Our Editorial Standards
Every article on this site goes through the same basic checklist before it's published:
- **Is it sourced?** We draw on peer-reviewed literature, regulatory publications (FDA, TGA, EMA), and established biochemistry references — not other blogs.
- **Is it accurate?** We'd rather say "the research is limited" than overstate what a single mouse study found.
- **Is it understandable?** If a concept needs a chemistry degree to follow, we haven't done our job. We aim for language a curious non-specialist can actually use.
- **Is it current?** Regulatory positions shift. We revisit and update older articles when the underlying rules or evidence change.
More detail on how we research and fact-check is available on our Editorial Policy page.
Get in Touch
If you spot an error, have a correction, or want to suggest a topic we haven't covered, we'd genuinely like to hear from you. You can reach us through the Contact page.