Neuro-Inclusive Cosmetics Design (NICD) is a technical standard governing the
design, testing, and communication of cosmetic and personal care products.
It applies across formulation, packaging, delivery systems, and user communication.
NICD is built on five non-negotiable axioms:
• Radical, functional honesty
• Completion over optimization
• Predictability as a safety parameter
• System-level user–product interface design
• Sensory attributes as functional inputs
Products are evaluated across five domains:
1. Sensory Predictability
2. Cognitive Friction Coefficient
3. Stimulation Band Fidelity
4. Task-Completion Architecture
5. Transparent Complexity & Safety
Each domain is defined, measurable, and auditable.
NICD certification excludes products that rely on:
• Sensory ambiguity without neurological purpose
• Precision-dependent efficacy
• Performative complexity
• Opaque innovation
• Neurodiversity language without substantiation
The NICD Standard is versioned, publicly issued, and revised on a scheduled basis.
Certification requires alignment with the current published version and annual re-audit.