We saw an industry built on shortcuts.
So we started Clarum.
An industry that stopped caring about the people it served.
We spent years on the other side of the counter, ordering peptides and hoping the label matched what was actually in the vial. For a while, a handful of vendors made that easy. Reliable. Consistent.
Then the cracks showed. Vendor after vendor cut the same corners: skip the harder panels, run one quick test, call it "third-party tested." Enough to look legitimate. Not enough to actually protect the research.
It was cheaper. It was faster. Most customers couldn't tell the difference, so the market raced to the bottom, competing on Instagram ads and influencer codes instead of purity. The COAs that did exist were vague, generic, or recycled across batches. We saw one COA used for three different lots.
So we sent every batch out for the full panel.
"Good enough" wasn't going to cut it, and a single purity number with a trust-me attitude felt insulting to anyone reading the report.
An independent panel on every batch: identity (UV/Vis λmax), percent purity (NLT 98%), quantitative label-claim assay, heavy metals (NMT 150 ppb), and microbial & yeast/mold (TAMC + TYMC). Same panel, every time. We do it on every run.
Then we publish the full results. No login. No paywall. Every Certificate of Analysis is public, batch-specific, and linked via a QR code on the vial. If you want to verify what you're buying before you buy it, you can.