Subscriptions for cosmetics and household goods
In cosmetics, subscriptions work on routine rather than discovery: shampoo, shower gel, moisturiser and laundry detergent get rebought when the last one runs out. That part of the range is where repeat sales actually come from.
Why subscriptions work for consumables
Not a surprise box — a refill of what already suited them
Routine is not reconsidered
Once a product suits someone, they buy it again without thinking. A subscription simply removes the moment in which they might have compared you with a marketplace.
The cycle is longer than it looks
A bottle of shampoo is one to two months, a moisturiser two to three. Set the frequency with a margin: better that the customer skips a delivery than runs out.
A set of several items
One subscription can carry several products from different categories — skincare, household, small consumables. The average order here is noticeably higher than a one-off purchase.
Seasonality flattens out
Subscription orders arrive at an even rate in January and in July alike, so the troughs between seasonal peaks hurt less.
What the customer sees
Cosmetics is the category where customers most often want to adjust rather than cancel:
- swap one product in the set without touching the rest;
- stretch the interval if a surplus has built up;
- skip a delivery before a holiday;
- move to a larger size;
- pause the subscription without losing their terms.
How to launch it in your store
Three steps, from the request to the first subscription
Request and access
You fill in the form, we get in touch within one business day and open access to the platform and a test account.
The widget in your store
A ready-made integration or the widget through the API — about 10 minutes on a finished module, a few developer hours on a custom site.
Switch subscriptions on
You pick which products are available on subscription. The customer chooses their own frequency from the ready-made options — from weekly to once in a few months.
Questions about cosmetics subscriptions
Launch a skincare subscription
Send us a request — we will point out which items in your range are the best candidates to start with.