Method file
About this desk: how Breathizen is checked, who checks it and how we are paid
An independent showroom guide funded by commission. Below: the disclosure, the three roles that review each page, the order in which we trust sources, and the arithmetic behind our 4.3 out of 10.
Our disclosure, before anything else
breathizent.com earns a commission when you buy Breathizen through the order buttons on this site. The commission is paid by the seller's affiliate network and does not change the price you pay. We are not the maker, the distributor, the returns operator or the checkout. The brand did not review, approve or pay for any page here, and we did not receive free product. This disclosure follows the FTC's guides on endorsements [1], and it is repeated in the footer of every page.
Who works on this desk
The desk is small and works by role rather than by title. We do not attach invented credentials or a doctor's name to pages a doctor did not write. Three roles touch every page:
| Role | What it checks | What it signs off |
|---|---|---|
| Label reader | The Supplement Facts image, directions, cautions and distributor line, transcribed word for word | Every number that comes from the bottle |
| Price and policy checker | The order page, homepage grid, returns page, terms and contact page on the day of publication | Pack prices, shipping, refund wording and contact routes |
| Editor | Study records, regulatory sources, tone and claims | That no sentence promises more than its source supports |
All three passes were completed on November 8, 2026. When the seller changes a page, the re-check date at the top of the affected page changes with it.
Which sources we trust, and in what order
- The bottle label image published by the seller, read under the federal Supplement Facts rules [2]. When the label and the sales copy disagree, the label wins.
- The seller's written policies: returns, terms, contact and FAQ. Where they contradict each other we show every version instead of choosing the kindest one.
- Human randomized trials and systematic reviews, then human observational data, then animal studies, then cell studies, then traditional-use monographs. Each citation names its model so you can see which tier it sits in.
- Agency guidance from the FDA, NIH, NCCIH and the FTC for safety, labeling and consumer-protection questions.
We never cite a study as if it tested Breathizen. None of them did; they tested single ingredients at their own doses, usually in capsules, teas or lab dishes.
How the 4.3 out of 10 score is built
The home page carries an editorial scorecard, not a star rating. It is the plain average of six bars, each scored from 0 to 10 against a written test:
| Bar | Test applied | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Label disclosure | Are individual amounts, extract types and lot testing published? | 4 |
| Dose versus trials | Does the serving reach doses used in human studies of its ingredients? | 3 |
| Safety and tolerability | Known profile of the listed ingredients at label dose, plus clear cautions | 7 |
| Refund window and terms | Length of window, clarity, cost of returning, consistency across pages, and buyer reports of how refunds actually go | 4 |
| Cost per day on multi-packs | Price per labeled serving on the larger packs | 6 |
| Marketing accuracy | Do the sales pages match the label and avoid disease claims? | 2 |
Added together the bars make 26; divided by six they give 4.3. The refund bar sits at 4 rather than 5 because independent reviewers report slow or difficult refunds after returning bottles, which weighs more than a generous-sounding window on paper.
We publish no AggregateRating and no star widget of our own. The only independent buyer reviews we found are 21 on a third-party Trustpilot profile that belongs to an outside website, with a TrustScore of 2.2 when we read it on November 8, 2026. We quote those figures with a link and a date, but we do not turn another platform's reviews into rating markup on our pages, and a score we invented would be exactly the kind of claim the FTC's review rule prohibits [3].
How the money figures are calculated
Every price on this site starts from the order page our buttons open, where 2, 3 and 6 bottles cost $79, $69 and $49 each. Shipping is added before any per-unit figure is computed, so the two-bottle pack is treated as $167.99, not $158.
Per-serving costs divide what you actually pay by the servings printed on the label: 100 per bottle at 4 pumps a day. Savings are measured against buying the same number of bottles in two-bottle orders, never against the crossed-out list prices on the seller's pages, which we do not treat as real prices.
Where the seller's homepage shows a different grid, currently 1, 3 or 6 bottles at $89, $59 or $49, we report it next to the order page figures rather than hiding the gap. The three-bottle difference, $207 on the order page against $177 on the homepage, is the kind of detail a buyer deserves to see before paying.
Things this desk will not do
- Invent reviews, ratings, buyer counts or testimonials, or present the seller's quotes as independent.
- Name a reviewing physician or pharmacist who did not review the page.
- Publish laboratory figures, certificates or lot results we have not seen.
- Call this site the official Breathizen website or imply we can process orders or refunds.
- Promise an outcome. A refund window protects your money, not a result.
Corrections and updates
Mistakes are corrected openly. Send the sentence and the source to [email protected]; after we verify it, the page is fixed and its date updated. Material changes on the seller's side, such as a new price grid, a changed refund address or a revised label, trigger a full re-read of every page that mentions them. The contact page explains which questions we can and cannot help with.
Sources linked from this page
Regulatory and consumer-protection records that shape our method.
- 1Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. 16 CFR Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-255
- 2Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. 21 CFR 101.36: Nutrition labeling of dietary supplements (proprietary blend rule in paragraph (c)). www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-C/section-101.36
- 3Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. 16 CFR Part 465: Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials. www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-465