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carbontheory.com

Carbon Theory is a UK-based skincare brand specializing in acne-prone skin solutions. The store offers anti-breakout skincare products including their signature Charcoal Soap Cleansing Bar, Spot Paste acne cream, and a full range of targeted skincare treatments designed to prevent breakouts and support skin confidence.

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Products

60

Collections

40

Pages

24

Blog Posts

57

CommerceRank Score

Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors

C

57/100

performance12/25 (Needs work)
catalog10/25 (Small)
tech Stack10/20 (Partial)
theme10/15 (Established theme)
content15/15 (Rich)

Top Recommendations

  • Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
  • Consider BNPL options to increase average order value

PageSpeed Performance Analysis

Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 24 Feb 2026

Overall Ranking

#2 / 16375

Faster than 100% of stores

Beauty & Skincare Ranking

#6 / 859

Top 1% in category

Category Avg Performance

54

-2 below avg

Category Avg LCP

2.1s

Faster than avg

52

Performance

100

Accessibility

100

SEO

Core Web Vitals

LCPgood

1.1s

Largest Contentful Paint

CLSgood

0.000

Cumulative Layout Shift

INPgood

94ms

Interaction to Next Paint

Additional Metrics

Store Audit

Actionable insights compared to 1155 Beauty & Skincare stores

#16 in Beauty & Skincare

Top 1% of stores

87% below average

60 products vs 445 avg

Faster than 99% of Beauty & Skincare stores

PageSpeed score: 52/100

No BNPL options

60% of Beauty & Skincare stores offer PayPal

Category Benchmarks

Compared to 1155 stores in Beauty & Skincare

Products60 / avg 445

87% below average

avg

Collections40 / avg 62

35% below average

avg

Pages24 / avg 33

27% below average

avg

Blog Posts57 / avg 52

10% above average

avg

Category Intelligence

How Carbontheory compares to other beauty & skincare stores

Review Platform Adoption

11%

of Beauty & Skincare stores use Yotpo

Theme Adoption

0%

of Beauty & Skincare stores use this theme

Insights

  • 60% of Beauty & Skincare stores offer PayPal

Theme & Design

Theme Name

Concept

Type

Theme Store

Theme Store ID

2412

Tech Stack

Platform

shopify

Reviews Platform

Yotpo

Business Profile

Store maturity and operational indicators

Growth Trajectory

Stable

Tracking History

NaN+ year

Since Invalid Date

Market Position

Top 10% largest catalog

Top 1% by catalog size

Content Investment

medium

Above-average content investment

Tech Stack Maturity

Developing stack

No BNPL detected (67% of category offers BNPL)

Business Sophistication

Emerging

Modern Theme

Store Timeline & History

Feb 2026

60 products40 collections24 pages57 blogs

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About Carbontheory

Carbontheory is a beauty & skincare ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 60 products organized across 40 collections, making it comparable in size for the beauty & skincare category.

Theme and Design

Carbontheory uses the Concept theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.

Performance Analysis

Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Carbontheory achieves a performance score of 52/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 100/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.

Tech Stack

Beyond the core Shopify platform, Carbontheory uses Yotpo for customer reviews. Compared to other beauty & skincare stores, 60% of beauty & skincare stores offer paypal

Competitive Positioning

Within the Beauty & Skincare category, Carbontheory ranks #16 out of 1155 stores we track. This places them in the top 1% of beauty & skincare stores by product catalog size.

Last scanned

Feb 23, 2026

Carbontheory | Beauty & Skincare Store Analysis | CommerceRank