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Start with what is inside.
Formulation
Understand ingredients, product composition and the available supporting information before turning product characteristics into marketing promises.
Solutions · Beauty & cosmetics
Say only what the evidence carries.
Beauty moves on claims, and a claim is a regulatory position as much as a marketing one. The work is knowing what the evidence supports, what each market lets you print, and what your competitors are getting away with.
- DescribesLeaves her face clean. A gesture, not a result.
- Acts onClears spots. Needs its own evidence.
- Free fromAllowed in one market, not in the next.
- Per marketThe list sits beside the claim at brief stage.
A sentence travels from the bench to the box, and the words decide what the product is. An illustration of the ladder, not legal advice.
The philosophy
Beauty communicates through detail. A formulation, an ingredient, a texture, a result and the words chosen to describe them.
Beyond the packaging
Every product has a story.Every claim needs a foundation.
A beauty brand must communicate clearly, create desire and establish trust. But the language on a product cannot be separated from the evidence behind it.
L'ODET brings claims, substantiation and market considerations into one review journey, helping teams understand what supports a statement before it reaches the consumer.
A connected approach
From product knowledge to market confidence.
Four connected questions help teams move from an initial marketing idea to a more informed claim decision.
01
The promise
What you want to communicate
02
The evidence
What supports the statement
03
The claim
What you can substantiate
04
The market
Where the statement applies
The foundations
Three dimensions.One informed decision.
A claim is never just a sentence. It sits at the intersection of product knowledge, supporting evidence and the context in which it will be communicated.
02S
Connect every statement to evidence.
Substantiation
Bring the claim and its supporting material together. Make the reasoning behind a marketing statement visible and reviewable.
03M
Consider where the product will be sold.
Market readiness
Review the wording in the context of the intended market, product category and applicable requirements before packaging approval.
Chapter 02 · Evidence
What does your evidence actually allow you to say?
Explore the relationship between the level of supporting evidence and the language that can responsibly be used in a product claim.
Permission / Evidence
The evidence decidesthe sentence.
Substantiate the claim before it is printed on the pack. Marketing treats these five as one category called proof. A regulator does not, and neither does the retailer who asks for the file.
One product statement can have very different levels of support. Understand the evidence before deciding what belongs on the pack.
Five levels · Increasing evidentiary reach
- 01Evidence level01 / 05
The evidence
Consumer perception
A panel reported how it felt. Self-assessment, not measurement.
What it carries
“Testers said skin felt smoother after four weeks.”
The boundary
Attributed to the panel. It is never stated as an effect.
- 02Evidence level02 / 05
The evidence
In vitro
A measured effect in a dish, on cells or a model membrane.
What it carries
“Shown in laboratory testing to support the skin barrier.”
The boundary
Mechanism only. It is not yet a claim about skin.
- 03Evidence level03 / 05
The evidence
Instrumental
An instrument measured a change on real skin, under a named protocol.
What it carries
“Hydration measured on skin for 24 hours, protocol and panel stated.”
The boundary
The first tier that can carry a duration.
- 04Evidence level04 / 05
The evidence
Clinical
Controlled, on a defined population, with the endpoint agreed in advance.
What it carries
“Clinically shown to reduce the appearance of fine lines.”
The boundary
The first tier that can carry an efficacy claim.
- 05Evidence levelEND
The evidence
Published
Peer-reviewed and citable by anyone who wants to check it.
What it carries
“Published, peer-reviewed evidence, and it holds against a rival.”
The boundary
The only tier that survives a comparative challenge.
The principle
Evidence first.Language follows.
The objective is not to make every claim sound stronger. It is to make the wording correspond to what the supporting material actually establishes, and to make the boundary visible before the claim reaches packaging.
Why the gate matters
Substantiation is not a final check.It is part of the decision.
How often it comes round
Every launch, every reformulation, every new market.
Skip it once
The claim ships and is pulled by a regulator or a retailer with the print run already paid for.
Chapter 03 · Application
A claim is a promise.Test what stands behind it.
See how individual claims can be evaluated against their supporting material.
Claims
What you want to say, and what has to carry it.
The claim decides the evidence, the category and sometimes the market. Getting that order right at brief stage is cheaper than finding it at artwork.
| The claim | What has to carry it | As written |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrates for 24 hours | Instrumental corneometry on a panel, with the protocol and the n stated | Carried |
| Reduces the appearance of fine lines | Expert grading or image analysis - cosmetic appearance, not structural change | Needs substantiation |
| Repairs the skin barrier | Reads as a physiological action, which moves the product across a category line | Restricted wording |
| Dermatologist tested | A named study under supervision - tested is not the same as approved | Needs substantiation |
| Clean / non-toxic | No agreed definition, and several markets treat the implied slur on other ingredients as denigration | Restricted wording |
| 97% natural origin | A calculation under a named standard, with the method printed beside the figure | Carried |
Claim types and the evidence class each needs. What a market allows this season is read live against the current rules, with sources - a table printed here would be stale before you used it.
Chapter 04 · Market
A product travels.Its obligations travel differently.
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Where you may say it
The same sentence can mean something different in another market.
A line that reads as cosmetic in one market may imply a physiological action in another. That distinction can affect the product category and the regulatory assessment. Evidence that supports a claim in one market should not automatically be assumed to support it everywhere.
Negative claims require particular attention. A 'free from' statement may be treated differently depending on the market and the ingredient concerned, including restrictions relating to denigration of legally permitted ingredients. The intended market therefore belongs in the review from the beginning, not after artwork approval.
Product · Evidence · Market
The business impact
Uncertainty is expensive.Especially at production.
When a claim is challenged late, the consequences can extend beyond a wording change. Teams may need to revisit approvals, packaging, production decisions and market plans.
Where the friction appears
Find the uncertainty before it becomes a production problem.
The claim on the pack is written before anyone checks it.
What an active may say differs by market, and you find out at artwork stage.
What we do
Written against the evidence and the market rules, with the source under each line.
- Multi-angle research sweep
- Peer-reviewed and academic sources
- Live web search
Competitors are moving on actives you have not tracked.
A category repositions around one ingredient in a quarter, and you hear it at launch.
What we do
Assortment and price tracked across retailers, with search and social on the actives.
- Competitor price and assortment tracking
- Multi-retailer price check
- Cross-platform social listening
Every SKU needs its own imagery and nobody has that studio time.
Dozens of SKUs across shades and sizes, all wanting frames on one launch date.
What we do
Campaign imagery per SKU from one direction, so the range ships looking like a range.
- Channel-ready content pack
- Licensed photography and video
- Print-quality PDF
From question to deliverable
Not another opinion.A substantiated output.
The objective is to make the reasoning, evidence and supporting material behind a claim easier to inspect and review.
In, out
Ask about the claim. Get the substantiation.
Explore the available outputs and the supporting material associated with each request.
01 · Category asks
Read the category before the range is fixed.
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02 · Consumer asks
Find out what the buyer is actually choosing on.
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03 · Launch asks
Plan the launch across market, channel and calendar.
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04 · Campaign asks
Brief the campaign to what the claim allows.
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From formulation to market
Create with ambition. Communicate with confidence.
A claim is both a marketing decision and a regulatory decision. The evidence must connect the two.
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