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Shoppers Rank scores brands on community reviews, a category feature checklist, durability and total cost of ownership — then divides the benefit by what you actually pay. Highest index wins, whether it is the cheapest option or not.
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Facial cream
Shoppers Rank #4
Signals clean ingredients, real hydration, zero marketing fluff.
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Every contender's criterion score, weighted contribution, cost and resulting value index in one grid.
| Criterion | Basin Daily Moisture | Lumen Barrier Balm | Sable Glow Cream |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredient qualityweight 30% | 64/100+0.192 | 92/100+0.276 | 70/100+0.210 |
| Measured hydrationweight 30% | 61/100+0.183 | 88/100+0.264 | 79/100+0.237 |
| Usage economyweight 20% | 95/100+0.190 | 74/100+0.148 | 58/100+0.116 |
| Claim honestyweight 20% | 88/100+0.176 | 81/100+0.162 | 44/100+0.088 |
| Benefit score | 0.741 | 0.850 | 0.651 |
| Cost per month of daily use | $14 | $34 | $68 |
| Value index | 52.929#1 | 25.000#2 | 9.574#3 |
Basin Daily Moisture
Benefit score 0.741 ÷ cost per month of daily use ($14) × 1000 = 52.929
Basin Daily Moisture ranks #1 in this consumables set with a value index of 52.929 — benefit 0.741 against cost per month of daily use of $14. Its strongest contributor is ingredient quality (0.192), while claim honesty drags the index down (0.176). Shift the weights to match your priorities and the ranking updates instantly.
Ingredient quality
weight 30% · score 64/100 · contributes 0.192
Simple, safe formula with a short active list.
Measured hydration
weight 30% · score 61/100 · contributes 0.183
Adequate for normal skin, thin cover for dry skin.
Usage economy
weight 20% · score 95/100 · contributes 0.190
Largest tube at the lowest cost per month of use.
Claim honesty
weight 20% · score 88/100 · contributes 0.176
Claims stay strictly at basic moisturisation.
Lumen Barrier Balm
Benefit score 0.850 ÷ cost per month of daily use ($34) × 1000 = 25.000
Lumen Barrier Balm ranks #2 in this consumables set with a value index of 25.000 — benefit 0.850 against cost per month of daily use of $34. Its strongest contributor is ingredient quality (0.276), while usage economy drags the index down (0.148). Shift the weights to match your priorities and the ranking updates instantly.
Ingredient quality
weight 30% · score 92/100 · contributes 0.276
Full INCI disclosure, no drying alcohols in the first eight actives.
Measured hydration
weight 30% · score 88/100 · contributes 0.264
Corneometer gains held for eight hours in third-party panels.
Usage economy
weight 20% · score 74/100 · contributes 0.148
Pea-sized dose covers full face, so a jar lasts about nine weeks.
Claim honesty
weight 20% · score 81/100 · contributes 0.162
No anti-ageing claims beyond what the cited study supports.
Sable Glow Cream
Benefit score 0.651 ÷ cost per month of daily use ($68) × 1000 = 9.574
Sable Glow Cream ranks #3 in this consumables set with a value index of 9.574 — benefit 0.651 against cost per month of daily use of $68. Its strongest contributor is measured hydration (0.237), while claim honesty drags the index down (0.088). Shift the weights to match your priorities and the ranking updates instantly.
Ingredient quality
weight 30% · score 70/100 · contributes 0.210
Good humectants, but fragrance sits high in the list.
Measured hydration
weight 30% · score 79/100 · contributes 0.237
Strong short-term feel, weaker eight-hour retention.
Usage economy
weight 20% · score 58/100 · contributes 0.116
Thicker dose needed for the same coverage.
Claim honesty
weight 20% · score 44/100 · contributes 0.088
Heavy marketing language with no published panel data.
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