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Sourced research on the cosmetics industry. Similar products, different brands, side by side: the ingredients, the prices, and the claims — with every figure cited to a primary source.
Research in progress — first corpus underwayINCI ingredient lists compared across brands selling the same kind of product. What's shared, what actually differs, and where a formula is mostly the same thing in different packaging.
Source: INCI declarations · EU CosIng
Does a $60 foundation differ from a $12 one where it counts? Formula-by-formula comparison across price tiers, not marketing copy.
Source: ingredient corpus · published tests
Cost-to-make versus retail price: bottom-up ingredient cost estimates paired with gross margins from public filings. Estimates are always labeled as estimates.
Source: annual filings · supplier pricing
Sourcing claims and the standards behind them — which certifications actually bind, and what they do and don't cover.
Source: certification bodies · disclosures