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$60 -- customer acquisition cost for DTC beauty brands (2026)
Average DTC beauty CAC is $60.45.
- Ranges from $35 to $120 across sub-categories
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$60
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2026
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Eightx
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https://foundrycro.com/blog/dtc-beauty-marketing-benchmarks-2026/ ↗
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DTC Beauty Marketing Benchmarks 2026 + Free Calculator | Foundry CRO
The short version:
- DTC beauty CAC averages $60.45 with a range of $35 to $120 across sub-categories (Eightx 2026)
- Repeat purchase rates run 25 to 30% within 90 days and 30 to 45% annually, the highest among non-pet DTC categories (Mage Loyalty 2026, Metrilo 2025)
- Average skincare reorder inter…
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Eightx
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Methodology
Range $35-$120 across sub-categories; cited from Eightx 2026
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DTC beauty brands: $60 customer acquisition cost. Source: Eightx (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/dtc-beauty-cac-2026
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