Overview
Independence-firewalled vendor profile · Trust Index computed from cited factsNootropic Source
nootropicsource.comActiveResearch use onlyUS-facing research-peptide supplier, research-grade, founded 2016. Publishes certificates of analysis. Third-party tested. Identity and claims are vendor-stated unless cited. Research use only.
Some cited facts on file, but not enough independently-verified evidence to compute a precise index. No adverse records on file.
A transparency readout of 32 cited facts — never sold, never sorts the directory; not a safety verdict (RUO). How it’s computed →
Catalog breadth
External rating
COA policy
Operating status
Trust Index breakdown
The Trust Index weighs five evidence pillars — purity claims-vs-reality, testing transparency, enforcement conduct, operational accountability and reputation integrity — into a single 0–100 factor. Nothing here can be bought.
Evidence at a glance
- Products listed
- 5
- Publishes COAs
- Yes
- Independent tests tracked
- 2
- Enforcement records
- 0
- Cited sources
- 32
Methodology & independence
No affiliate relationship with this vendor.
Legitimacy signals
- Official domain
- nootropicsource.com
- Payment
- Crypto · echeck · cod · Bank transfer · p2p
- Third-party testing
- Yes
- Published COAs
- Yes
- HQ disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Sponsored placement
- No
Vendor details
- Founded (claimed)
- 2016
- Domain registered
- 2015-12-28
- HQ
- US
- Contact
- info@nootropicsource.com
- Ships from
- US
- Ships to
- US, international
- Categories
- Peptides · SARMs · Nootropics · Powders · Capsules · Sprays · Kratom · Mushrooms
- Grade claimed
- research
- Website
- nootropicsource.com
WHOIS: The domain was created 2015-12-28, consistent with the widely-stated 2016 founding. Owner identity is hidden behind WHOIS privacy; no public legal entity, street address, or phone was found. Bank statements reportedly show as 'NS Research' or 'NS Fulfillment' (per vendor FAQ). who.is
Products & price
Vendor-listed prices, dated & cited — no ranking, no commissionProduct catalog & pricelist
5 representative listings captured on 2026-06-27. Prices are vendor-listed and dated; price-per-mg is a unit price, not a ranking. No commission is earned and no vendor is ranked. Research use only.
Prices captured 2026-06-27. BPC-157, Ipamorelin and Semaglutide prices verified via direct fetch of the live product pages; peptides ship as lyophilized vials (bacteriostatic water sold separately). The CJC-1295 price is from a third-party review (Peptide Protocol Wiki), not confirmed on the live page, and is marked unverified. Vendor advertises a 10% instant discount for paying in cryptocurrency.
Price-per-mg snapshot
First dated snapshot (2026-06-27) — price-per-mg across the catalog. A trend line builds as we re-capture; no time series exists yet.
Log scale — bars are spaced so values spanning orders of magnitude stay readable.
Deals & bulk pricing
Price snapshot
- Lowest $/mg
- $6.99
- Median $/mg
- $6.99
- Highest $/mg
- $30.00
Across 2 priced listings — cheapest BPC-157 ($6.99/mg), priciest Semaglutide ($30.00/mg). This vendor’s own catalog spread — not a cross-vendor ranking.
Shipping & fulfillment
- Ships from
- US
- Ships to
- US, international
- Domestic shipping
- Yes
- Ship speed
- ~3 days domestic
- Carriers
- USPS exclusively; orders placed by 3pm EST ship same business day, standard delivery ~3 business days
- Cost
- Under $100: $6.95; $100-$150: $4.95; over $150: free regular shipping; over $300: free Priority; Priority Mail Express $30 (1-2 days). International: two options, 'rates vary' by destination (full tracking only with Priority).
- Payment
- Crypto · echeck · cod · Bank transfer · p2p
Reship / seizure: Damaged/shorted items: report with order number and photos of packaging, insert and product within 14 business days to info@nootropicsource.com; claims 'documented and reviewed prior to resolution.' No free reship for buyer address errors.
Returns: Lost packages marked 'delivered' are the buyer's responsibility (must contact USPS); 'Nootropic Source cannot accept responsibility.'
Watch & alerts
Quality & COA verification
COA & testing practices
What this vendor proves about identity, purity & potency
Methods: HPLC (vendor-stated); in-house batch purity testing plus verification at unnamed 'independent labs' per the FAQ. No lab named; no MS/NMR or endotoxin confirmed; no per-product COA was found linked on the product pages checked..
COA repository · published lab results
Independent test results
2 independent tests tracked — labs and findings as reported. No pass/fail tally is computed.
Authenticity & anti-spoofing
Official domain: nootropicsource.com
Only order from the official domain. Research-chem vendors are frequently impersonated by typosquats — verify the URL before purchase.
Known domain variants
Reputation & sentiment
Online sentiment
Forum sentiment: mixed · unverified
A coarse community read, not a measured score. Platforms can be gamed — corroborate.
Reddit & community
3 community mentions — disclaimed UGC, each linked. Sentiment is reported, not measured.
Review sites
9 platforms on record — scores differ by scale; read the notes
~52% one-star, ~39% five-star (bimodal); unclaimed/no replies to negatives
Tiny sample; mixed feedback
Average 2.5/5 across 63 ratings
3.7 overall across 51 reviews
58 aggregated customer ratings
Algorithmic 'Very Likely Safe' verdict, BUT flags hidden WHOIS owner, low Tranco traffic rank, a registrar 'popular amongst scammers,' and 'mainly negative reviews' — lenient checker, not an endorsement
Algorithmic 88.6/100 'authentic/safe' — conflicts with the human-review non-delivery complaints
79/100 'mixed trust signals'; no malware/phishing blacklist hits but mixed third-party reputation
Live page, redirects 301 to smartcustomer.com/reviews/nootropicsource.com — 0 reviews, five empty stars, 'Be the first to write a review.' Same no-profile-yet pattern as swiss-chems's Sitejabber entry. Newly sourced; not in the existing profile's reviewSites list.
Trustpilot 1.8/5 across 107 reviews with a sharply bimodal distribution (~39% five-star, ~52% one-star, company does not reply to negatives). Five-star reviews come from loyal multi-year customers praising price, quality and fast shipping; one-star reviews — concentrated Oct/Nov 2025 through Apr 2026 — allege paid orders (including crypto) stuck on 'Processing' with no shipment and no customer-service response. Figures from search snippets; not opened directly.
User reviews
Press & media
Trust, risk & enforcement
Enforcement & legal history
Warning letters, raids, shutdowns, BBB actions — cited or omitted
We publish negative records only with a source, and offer vendors a right of reply.
Buyer safety checklist
6 of 6 checks clear · derived from vendor-stated data.
Operating status & continuity
- Status
- Active
- Last confirmed
- 2026-06-27
- US-facing
- Yes
- Domain history
- 2 variants on record
- Known rebrands / aliases
- Migrated to nootropicsource.com (2015-12-28)
The domain was created 2015-12-28, consistent with the widely-stated 2016 founding. Owner identity is hidden behind WHOIS privacy; no public legal entity, street address, or phone was found. Bank statements reportedly show as 'NS Research' or 'NS Fulfillment' (per vendor FAQ).
If they disappear: prepaid / crypto orders carry no recourse if any research-chem vendor changes domains or shuts down with little notice.
Scam & non-delivery reports
Community-reported & unverified by PeptideCompass — counts reflect what platforms display, not adjudicated findings.
Compare & discover
Compare vendors
See Nootropic Source side-by-side with every vendor on the directory — COA practices, testing, shipping, enforcement history.
Similar vendors
By category overlap — listed alphabetically, never ranked
Best value for
Cross-vendor price ranking is intentionally not computed
Compliance, meta & tools
Jurisdiction & legality
- Ships to
- US, international
- US-facing
- Yes
- Gating
- Commercial links suppress where a compound is restricted in your region
Commercial CTAs are jurisdiction-gated; reference content stays visible everywhere (RUO).
Independence & disclosure
- Affiliate
- No
- Sponsored placement
- None
- Effect on Trust Index
- None — sponsorship & affiliate are excluded by construction
No affiliate or sponsorship relationship on record.
Data confidence & provenance
- Reviewed by
- PeptideCompass editorial
- Sources
- 32 cited
- Captured
- 2026-06-27
- Provenance
- web_research + first_party_browse
View 32 sources
FAQ
Is Nootropic Source legit, and what is on record?
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What is the return / lost-package policy?
Citable summary (GEO)
Nootropic Source (nootropicsource.com) is a US-facing research-peptide vendor. Publishes COAs and is third-party tested. No enforcement actions on record. PeptideCompass Trust Index: Thinly Documented — Cited facts on file, but no allowlisted independent assay yet — a precise index is withheld.. Data is community and dated 2026-06-27. The Trust Index is an evidence-transparency readout of cited facts — not a safety verdict, never sold. Research use only.
JSON-LD: Organization · BreadcrumbList · FAQPage. Computed from cited facts, never sold.