Counterfeits are everywhere
Fake SkinCeuticals on Amazon has caused documented chemical burns. Grey market product is often stored improperly or past expiration. You have no way to know — until now.
Verified sellers • Transparent sourcing
SourceDerm classifies every skincare seller from Brand Direct to counterfeit risk — so you always know exactly who you're buying from before you buy.
You're spending $100, $200, even $400 on skincare. But who are you actually buying from? The internet made it impossible to tell.
Fake SkinCeuticals on Amazon has caused documented chemical burns. Grey market product is often stored improperly or past expiration. You have no way to know — until now.
The first page of results for any premium skincare product mixes authorized retailers, grey market sellers, and counterfeit operations — all presented identically. You're on your own.
Authorized retailers run legitimate 15–20% off promotions constantly. Most shoppers never find them because they go straight to the brand site or Amazon and pay full price.
Every seller is classified into one of six trust tiers. Built from 15 years of firsthand authorized retailer knowledge — not an algorithm, not scraped data.
Three steps. No guesswork. No counterfeits.
Type a product name, ingredient, or brand. SourceDerm surfaces every seller across the authorized retail landscape — not whoever paid for Google placement.
Every seller is classified T1 through T6. Brand Direct in green at the top. High Risk in red at the bottom. The entire seller universe — authorized and unauthorized — in one view.
Active verified coupons applied automatically. Best net price from an authorized seller highlighted. Tap Shop — go directly to the retailer. No middleman, no markup.
Every retailer cross-referenced against brand authorized lists — including brands that publish no public list, classified through 15 years of direct industry relationships.
Verified coupon codes from authorized retailers applied automatically. Net prices shown side by side. The cheapest authorized option is always highlighted.
Any seller pricing more than 20% below MSRP is automatically flagged with a counterfeit risk warning inline. You always know when something looks wrong.
SkinCeuticals, EltaMD, SkinMedica, iS Clinical — the brands with the highest counterfeit risk and most opaque distribution. Finally mapped in one place.
Every brand below has been fully verified. Tap any brand in the app to see every authorized seller across T1 through T3.
"I spent 15 years as an authorized retailer watching consumers get burned by counterfeits and overpay for products I knew were available cheaper — through legitimate channels."
SourceDerm was built by the co-founder of EDCskincare.com, one of the first authorized online skincare retailers, launched in 2008. With direct brand relationships across 150+ brands and 15 years inside the authorized retail system, the Trust Matrix is built from firsthand knowledge — not scraped data or algorithmic guesswork.
Free to download. No ads. No paid placement. Just the truth about who you're buying skincare from.
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