S1 Research review: is it legit?
Live Transparency score 50 Visit s1research.net
Our findings in brief
In short: S1 Research scores 50/100, higher than 51% of the 192 active vendors we track. It's #55 on our best peptide vendors list.
We haven't lab-tested anything from S1 Research, so this covers public evidence only, not product quality. As of Oct 15, 2026:
What checks out
- Accepts card payments, which carry buyer protection
What's missing or unverified
- Publishes only generic or sample COAs, not batch-specific ones
- Names its company (Step One Ventures LLC) but publishes no physical address
- No shipping or refund page found
Across 24 peptides that at least three vendors sell, its best prices are typically 49% below the median (23 of 24 below). Compare its prices.
At a glance
- Website
- s1research.net
- Status
- Live
- Domain registered
- May 12, 2025 (17 months ago)
- Registrar
- HOSTINGER operations, UAB
- Domain expires
- May 12, 2027
- First archived
- Jul 20, 2025
- Shop platform
- WooCommerce
- Ships to (stated)
- US
- Payment (stated)
- Card, Zelle
- COAs
- Generic COAs only
- Research-use disclaimer
- Yes
- Traffic rank (Tranco)
- Outside the top 1 million
Transparency checks
Six checks of public information, worth 100 points. The score measures openness, not product quality. How we score.
| Check | What we found | Points | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain age | Registered May 12, 2025 (17 months old) | 10/20 | Registry record |
| Public certificates of analysis | Only generic or sample COAs are public | 12/25 | COA page |
| Independent lab named on COAs | No independent lab named | 0/10 | |
| Business identity | Company name published (Step One Ventures LLC); no address found | 8/15 | Company name |
| Shipping, refund and terms pages | Found: terms only | 5/15 | Where we looked for a shipping page · Terms |
| Card or PayPal payment (buyer protection) | Site lists card and Zelle | 15/15 | Card, Zelle |
Total: 50/100. All six checks completed.
S1 Research prices compared
The lowest price per milligram at S1 Research for each peptide, against the median listing across all vendors we track. Rank 1 = cheapest vendor for that peptide.
| Peptide | S1 Research $/mg | Median $/mg | vs median | Price rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHK-Cu | $0.313/mg | $0.590/mg | −47% | 6th of 91 |
| BPC-157 | $1.98/mg | $5.28/mg | −63% | 4th of 82 |
| Tesamorelin | $2.35/mg | $6.62/mg | −65% | 1st of 78 |
| TB-500 | $3.60/mg | $6.17/mg | −42% | 10th of 80 |
| Ipamorelin | $2.60/mg | $5.42/mg | −52% | 5th of 77 |
| NAD+ | $0.050/mg | $0.100/mg | −50% | 6th of 70 |
| MOTS-c | $1.35/mg | $3.45/mg | −61% | 3rd of 81 |
| Cagrilintide | $4.40/mg | $8.90/mg | −51% | 6th of 61 |
| BPC-157 + TB-500 blend | $2.55/mg | $4.67/mg | −45% | 5th of 41 |
| PT-141 (bremelanotide) | $2.00/mg | $4.00/mg | −50% | 5th of 66 |
| KPV | $3.00/mg | $4.60/mg | −35% | 9th of 67 |
| KLOW blend (GHK-Cu + KPV + BPC-157 + TB-500) | $0.619/mg | $1.57/mg | −61% | 2nd of 16 |
| Epitalon | $2.50/mg | $3.00/mg | −17% | 37th of 75 |
| GLOW blend (GHK-Cu + BPC-157 + TB-500) | $0.600/mg | $1.34/mg | −55% | 3rd of 13 |
| Sermorelin | $3.70/mg | $7.50/mg | −51% | 7th of 62 |
| DSIP | $2.20/mg | $5.10/mg | −57% | 2nd of 64 |
| Glutathione | $0.025/mg | $0.047/mg | −46% | 6th of 57 |
| Thymosin Alpha-1 | $3.85/mg | $6.50/mg | −41% | 7th of 61 |
| IGF-1 LR3 | $48.00/mg | $70.80/mg | −32% | 7th of 51 |
| CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin blend | $2.70/mg | $5.20/mg | −48% | 4th of 47 |
| 5-Amino-1MQ | $0.940/mg | $2.90/mg | −68% | 4th of 57 |
| N-Acetyl Selank Amidate | $3.50/mg | $4.00/mg | −12% | 6th of 14 |
| N-Acetyl Semax Amidate | $3.50/mg | $3.50/mg | at the median | 9th of 15 |
| Tesamorelin + Ipamorelin blend | $5.00/mg | $7.09/mg | −29% | 9th of 37 |
Price index: 0.51 (1.00 = market median; lower is cheaper), across 24 peptides sold by 3+ vendors.
All 30 S1 Research listings, with sizes and prices
| Peptide | Product | Size | Price | $/mg | Stock | Vendor's page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Amino-1MQ | 50 mg | $47 | $0.940/mg | View | ||
| BPC-157 | 10 mg | $20 | $1.98/mg | View | ||
| BPC-157 | 30 mg | $60 | $2.00/mg | View | ||
| BPC-157 + TB-500 blend | TB-500(TB4) 10mg / BPC-157 10mg | 20 mg | $51 | $2.55/mg | View | |
| Cagrilintide | 5 mg | $22 | $4.40/mg | View | ||
| Cagrilintide | 10 mg | $45 | $4.50/mg | View | ||
| CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin blend | CJC-ND 5mg +IPA 5mg | 10 mg | $27 | $2.70/mg | View | |
| DSIP | 10 mg | $22 | $2.20/mg | View | ||
| Epitalon | 10 mg | $25 | $2.50/mg | View | ||
| GHK-Cu | GHK-Cu (6ml Vial) | 80 mg | $25 | $0.313/mg | View | |
| GLOW blend (GHK-Cu + BPC-157 + TB-500) | GLOW – GHK-CU 50mg/BPC-157 10mg/TB-500 10mg -70mg | 70 mg | $42 | $0.600/mg | View | |
| Glutathione | 1500 mg | $38 | $0.025/mg | View | ||
| IGF-1 LR3 | 1 mg | $48 | $48.00/mg | Out of stock | View | |
| Ipamorelin | 10 mg | $26 | $2.60/mg | View | ||
| KLOW blend (GHK-Cu + KPV + BPC-157 + TB-500) | KLOW – GHK-CU 50mg /BPC-157 10mg /TB-500 10mg /KPV 10mg – 80mg | 80 mg | $50 | $0.619/mg | View | |
| KPV | 10 mg | $30 | $3.00/mg | View | ||
| MOTS-c | 40 mg | $54 | $1.35/mg | View | ||
| MOTS-c | 10 mg | $22 | $2.20/mg | View | ||
| N-Acetyl Selank Amidate | NA Selank Amidate 10mg | 10 mg | $35 | $3.50/mg | View | |
| N-Acetyl Semax Amidate | NA Semax Amidate 10mg | 10 mg | $35 | $3.50/mg | View | |
| NAD+ | NAD+ pH Balanced | 500 mg | $25 | $0.050/mg | View | |
| NAD+ | NAD+ pH Balanced | 1000 mg | $51 | $0.051/mg | View | |
| PT-141 (bremelanotide) | 10 mg | $20 | $2.00/mg | View | ||
| Sermorelin | 10 mg | $37 | $3.70/mg | View | ||
| Sermorelin | 5 mg | $25 | $5.00/mg | Out of stock | View | |
| TB-500 | 10 mg | $36 | $3.60/mg | View | ||
| Tesamorelin | 20 mg | $47 | $2.35/mg | View | ||
| Tesamorelin | 10 mg | $31 | $3.10/mg | View | ||
| Tesamorelin + Ipamorelin blend | Tesamorelin 9mg – Ipamorelin 4mg Blend | 13 mg | $65 | $5.00/mg | View | |
| Thymosin Alpha-1 | 10 mg | $39 | $3.85/mg | View |
Alternatives to S1 Research
Live vendors selling the same peptides as S1 Research, ranked by transparency score. Payments from vendors never affect this order.
| # | Vendor | Status | Transparency | Prices tracked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pure Peptide Labs | 90 | 44 | |
| 2 | Peptidology | 90 | 3 | |
| 3 | Eros Peptides | 87 | 14 | |
| 4 | Nationwide Peptides | 85 | 38 | |
| 5 | Mile High Compounds | 85 | 2 |
Is something wrong?
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Evidence we used (19)
- Domain: vialtalk.com/vendors/s1research (directory profile lists this website)
- Site status: s1research.net (HTTP 200)
- Shop platform: s1research.net (page source contains 'woocommerce')
- Shipping policy: s1research.net (no shipping policy page linked from the homepage)
- Refund policy: s1research.net (no refund policy page linked from the homepage)
- Terms page: s1research.net/terms-conditions (policy page found and readable)
- Research-use disclaimer: s1research.net ("Monday-Friday. 🇺🇸 Skip to main content Step One Ventures For Research Use Only – Not for Human Consumption For…")
- Shipping regions: s1research.net/faq ("Please file a claim directly with the shipping carrier listed in your tracking email (typically FedEx, UPS, or USPS).")
- Payment methods: s1research.net/faq (card: 'We accept various payment methods including Zelle, AHC, debit, and credit card.')
- Payment methods: s1research.net/faq (zelle: 'We accept various payment methods including Zelle, AHC, debit, and credit card.')
- Company name: s1research.net/about ("Step One Ventures…")
- Contact email: s1research.net (address shown, protected by Cloudflare email obfuscation)
- COAs: s1research.net/coas (1 COA documents found but no lot/batch IDs readable in page text)
- Domain registration: Domain registry record (RDAP) (rdap: created May 12, 2025, expires May 12, 2027, registrar HOSTINGER operations, UAB)
- First Internet Archive copy: Internet Archive capture list (first Wayback capture Jul 20, 2025)
- Listed by: peptidebenchmark.com/vendors/s1research (listed on peptidebenchmark.com)
- Listed by: peptidecritic.com/vendor/s1research (listed on peptidecritic.com)
- Listed by: vialtalk.com/vendors/s1research (listed on vialtalk.com)
- Traffic rank (Tranco): tranco-list.eu/download/daily/top-1m.csv.zip (not in Tranco's top-1M list of Oct 15, 2026)