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Shopping plan

A skincare shopping plan for a fixed budget

Set a spending amount before comparing package sizes. A low unit price is useful only if the purchase fits your budget and needs. Start with what you already own and record the replacement interval you actually expect; the website does not recommend an application amount.

Your shopping task

Plan a cleanser and a moisturizer purchase inside a spending amount you set, using your own prices and the replacement interval you actually expect.

Compare unit costsEstimate replacement spending
  1. Step 1: Set a spending amount before comparing package sizes.
  2. Step 2: Start with what you already own and record the replacement interval you actually expect.
  3. Step 3: Use the unit-price tool to compare a current purchase.
  4. Step 4: Use the replacement-cost tool to estimate annualized spending from your own replacement interval.
  5. Step 5: Keep the upfront cash total separate from the annualized total.

Two category slots

One cleanser and one moisturizer — the scope of this plan. Fill them in on screen (kept on this page only) or print them blank.

  • Cleanser

    As printed on the package or the official page.

    Exact product name and package: ______________________________

    Where you checked it: the official page or the package.

    Source: ______________________________

    Reason for considering it: ______________________________

    Keep open questions visible before purchasing.

    Details still unknown: ______________________________

  • Moisturizer

    As printed on the package or the official page.

    Exact product name and package: ______________________________

    Where you checked it: the official page or the package.

    Source: ______________________________

    Reason for considering it: ______________________________

    Keep open questions visible before purchasing.

    Details still unknown: ______________________________

Budget

A subscription discount is not assumed, and the plan does not recommend buying more items to reach a shipping threshold.

Your spending amount

Optional. Kept on this page only; refreshing clears it. Upfront and annual amounts stay separate.

Cash you plan to spend now, USD 0 to 10,000.

Upfront amount for this purchase: ______________________________

What you plan to spend in a year, USD 0 to 10,000.

Annual amount for replacements: ______________________________

No amount entered yet. Nothing is calculated here: compare packages with the unit-price calculator and estimate a year with the replacement-cost calculator.

Hypothetical example: fictional products A and B with made-up prices. No retailer is selected.

ProductHypothetical priceQuantityUnit costPer 100
Product A$12.00120 mL$0.1000/mL$10.00/100 mL
Product B$18.00200 mL$0.0900/mL$9.00/100 mL

Estimate replacement spending

Use the replacement-cost tool to estimate annualized spending from your own replacement interval.