Editorial standards

A product earns a spot the same way every time: it meets the methodology for its category. Nothing else gets a product in. Not a relationship, not a press send, not a higher commission rate.

We will work with brands. If a brand wants to sponsor a newsletter, fund a deeper investigation, or pay to feature a product we already endorse, we are open to that conversation, but only if the product clears the methodology on its own first, and only if the arrangement is disclosed clearly on the page where it appears. A sponsorship buys visibility for something we would have recommended anyway. It does not buy a recommendation.

If we ever accept a free product to test, we say so on the page. Receiving a sample does not change whether the product makes the cut.

The site is owned and operated by its two founders. We disclose any material financial relationship with a brand we cover (equity, paid advisory work, or family ownership) on the affected product page. If we have one of those relationships and write about a product anyway, that disclosure sits at the top of the page, not buried in a footer.

We try to source every health claim to a peer-reviewed paper, a government agency, or an independent lab. We use AI tools to draft and research, and we review the citations behind any specific claim before publishing. We are a two-person team, and we will sometimes be wrong. When you find a claim that doesn't hold up, tell us.

We try to be careful with single dramatic findings: we flag them as preliminary and wait for confirming work before changing a recommendation on the strength of one paper.

If we get something wrong, we correct it. Substantive corrections (anything that changes a recommendation) are noted at the top of the affected page with the original wording preserved below, and we mention them in the next newsletter.

We don't commit to a fixed turnaround. We're a two-person team, and that promise would be one we couldn't reliably keep. We aim to acknowledge corrections quickly and we read every email sent to corrections@homedetox.co.