The SkinTRUST^® is the first dermatologist developed American safety and efficacy standard for all consumer skin care products. This is the only certification program that utilizes a standardized application developed by dermatologists to evaluate the entire breadth of consumer skin care products.

Validate your products and align them with the real skin care experts by achieving the SkinTRUST Society’s^® Dermatologist Approved Seal. Since cosmetics are not required to undergo premarket approval in America, there is no way for consumers and prescribers to know which brands conduct relevant safety tests, which use quantified or standardized ingredients, which make efficacy claims based on scientifically valid studies, which have accurate consumer labels, and so forth. The SkinTRUST^® Seal ensures that consumers and prescribers know that your product meets these standards and more.

Please review product eligibility requirements shown below. 

Eligible Products

• Final product used for commercial production
• U.S. Based Companies
• External use only
• Cosmetic: “article intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body…for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance” [FD&C Act, sec. 201(i)].
• Drug (OTC or self-medication): “articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease” and “articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals” [FD&C Act, sec. 201(g)(1)]. Must be sold in the USA*
• Product with color additive: must be sold in the USA*
• Textile: limited to 100% cotton products

*Product must be sold directly to U.S. customers in one of these ways: i) directly by Amazon (not 3^rd party); ii) directly through company website; or iii) retail store located in the U.S.

Ineligible Products

• Product under development
• Soap
• Hand sanitizer
• Sunscreen
• Aerosol
• Personal lubricant or genitourinary product
• Oral care (e.g. toothpaste, mouthwash)
• Eye care (e.g. contact solution, eye drops)
• Hair dye
• Hair processing product
• Medical device
• Pharmaceutical
• Insect repellant
• Product with nanoparticles
• Product with human or bovine-derived ingredient
• Tattoo: temporary or permanent
• Artificial extension (e.g. hair, eyelash)
• Product primarily made of fragrances (e.g. perfumes, colognes, essential oils)
• Nail product
• Jewelry
• Home product (e.g. laundry detergent, dish soap, etc.)

Complete the company inquiry form or contact us at info@skintrustsociety.org for details.

Criteria are specific to a product’s characteristics and claims. Complete the company inquiry form or contact us at info@skintrustsociety.org for details.

Yes, the SkinTRUST Society^® offers product specific pre-application guidance. Complete the company inquiry form or contact us at info@skintrustsociety.org for details.

To ensure full disclosure, proprietary information shared with the SkinTRUST Society^® will remain confidential and will not be disclosed.

It takes approximately 6 to 8 weeks after receipt of a completed application to know if your product has been approved. The SkinTRUST Society^® offers expedited reviews if needed. Complete the company inquiry form or contact us at info@skintrustsociety.org for details.

The SkinTRUST Society’s^® physician board evaluates all submitted product information.

Certification is product-specific and may only be used to promote the approved product. The company may only use the SkinTRUST^® Seal after a signed licensing agreement is in effect, and the company has obtained instructions on appropriate placement.

The Seal is product-specific and may only be used for the approved product. The Seal may be used directly on product packaging, company websites, and advertisements. The use of the SkinTRUST^® Seal on promotional material must be approved by the SkinTRUST Society^® prior to publication.

Certification is product-specific and may only be used to promote the approved product in the USA. The use of the SkinTRUST^® Seal on promotional material must be approved by the SkinTRUST Society^® prior to publication. The Seal is issued based on the SkinTRUST Society’s^® criteria and does not replace regulatory requirements. The company is solely responsible for complying with all applicable regulations where the product is sold.

Yes, the SkinTRUST^® Seal may be used on promotional material. The use of the SkinTRUST^® Seal on promotional material must be approved by the SkinTRUST Society^® prior to publication.

The company must notify the SkinTRUST Society^® immediately if modifications are made that affect the original approved product application. Product changes will be re-evaluated to determine if they continue to comply with the SkinTRUST^® Standard.

The Seal must be renewed annually to account for changes in scientific and medical information, and product changes.

Certification is not guaranteed. The company is required to preview the entire application and provide all required data. Specific requirements are based on product characteristics and claims. The SkinTRUST Society^® offers product-specific pre-application guidance if needed. Companies are permitted to make revisions and resubmit the product for certification. Complete the company inquiry form or contact us at info@skintrustsociety.org for details.

The fee for certification depends on the number of products and claims submitted for evaluation. Complete the company inquiry form or contact us at info@skintrustsociety.org for details.

Fees are due with submission of the product application and are non-refundable.

Yes, a revised product application may be resubmitted to the SkinTRUST Society^® for certification.