Unauthorized Dealer Alert

Every industry, online or off, has its share of unscrupulous players. The attraction to profit from selling high end products motivates fraudulent, unauthorized merchants to compete for your business in Google/Bing/Yahoo search ads or even on major e-commerce sites like Amazon.com, eBay.com, Walmart.com, Target.com and other platforms.

What does this mean to you? When you buy from one of these merchants, you run the risk of buying non-warranted, inferior, outdated or even fake products! These fraudsters are supplied by well funded, gray market goods wholesalers that deceptively bring products into the U.S. from countries where product piracy and infringement laws are lax. It’s technically called Product Diversion. Skincare products are applied to your face and absorbed through your skin. Use of diverted products can be, at a minimum, ineffective and at maximum, harmful. 

You wouldn’t buy food from a pirate, would you?... so, don’t take a chance on your skin!

See: FBI Fake Cosmetics Warning

See: FBI Fraud Cosmetics Warning

Skin Trends is an authorized retailer/store for every product line it carries. That means we have a legal contract and relationship with each brand/manufacturer. When you buy from an Authorized Store, you get a guarantee of product authenticity and freshness.

See our Authorized Store profile here: Authorized Store

Don’t just trust a nice online .Com name, fancy pictures and maybe even the picture of a fictitious doctor! It’s easy to create a website and list products in it! It’s also possible to offer “guidance” without licensed, manufacturer supported knowledge. Some companies even create fake reviews for their sites! Reviews are great when they're authentic, but reviews of an unauthorized merchant just means that trusting customers were duped!

Check out the websites “About Us” section and look for more than just a phone number, an address and maybe a short paragraph telling you what pros they are. Who’s selling the product to you?? Are they authorized to do so? Take the time to e-mail or call the manufacturer of the product you’re interested in and verify that the merchant is an authorized retailer/store. Search for that merchant listed on Amazon... do they exist? Likely not! Check us out or check out the merchant/store of your choice. You might be surprised to find out how many are actually legitimate!

Don’t be lured by a cheap price and some FREE samples that have a bogus value applied to them! Skin Trends gives you authentic, fresh products, Expert advice, real service and value ... along with free full size gifts, free samples, 3% rewards and free shipping to boot!

Note: Using professional skin care products can be an effective way to improve your skin, but improper application of these products can be ineffective or even damaging, without knowledge based guidance. We believe products should be selected and used once a thorough review of your skin condition/s has been performed by a skincare professional. At Skin Trends, your inquiries are responded to by trained, licensed, experienced Estheticians who answer your questions via our Get Expert Help contact widget, email or by phone. Providing you with safe, effective, condition focused product use is our everyday goal!

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