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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and the applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s consolidated financial statements reflect the operations of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, and all intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Emerging Growth Company Status

Emerging Growth Company Status

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared

effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company, which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period, difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. If the underlying estimates and assumptions upon which the consolidated financial statements are based change in the future, actual amounts may differ from those included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

The Elevai Acquisition is accounted for as an asset purchase as it did not meet the screening test under GAAP to be considered a business in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). As such, the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities are recognized at fair value, with the excess of the fair value of the purchase consideration allocated to the financial assets acquired.

The allocation of the purchase consideration requires management to make significant estimates in determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. These estimates are based on information obtained from management of the acquired companies and historical experience. These estimates can include, but are not limited to, the cash flows that an asset is expected to generate in the future and the cost savings expected to be derived from acquiring an asset. These estimates are inherently uncertain and unpredictable, and if different estimates were used, the purchase consideration for the acquisition could be allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities differently from the allocation that the Company has made.

 

The allocation of the purchase consideration requires management to make significant estimates in determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. These estimates are based on information obtained from management of the acquired companies and historical experience, and include, but are not limited to, the cash flows that an asset is expected to generate in the future and the cost savings expected to be derived from acquiring an asset. These estimates are inherently uncertain and unpredictable, and if different estimates were used, the purchase consideration for the acquisition could be allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities differently from the allocation that the Company has made.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

On March 26, 2024, the Company completed the AxoBio Disposition as described in Note 16. In accordance with ASC 205, Presentation of Financial Statements, Discontinued Operations, Other Presentation Matters (“ASC 205”), and the results of operations of AxoBio (as defined in Note 16) are reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

ASC Topic No. 280, Segment Reporting (“ASC 280”), establishes standards for the way that public business enterprises report information about operating segments in their annual consolidated financial statements and requires that those enterprises report selected information about operating segments in interim financial reports. ASC 280 also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. The Company’s business segments are based on the organizational structure used by the chief operating decision maker for making operating and investment decisions and for assessing performance. The Companys chief executive officer, who is its chief operating decision maker, views the Company’s operations and manages its business in one operating segment, which is principally the business of developing and commercializing bio-aesthetic products.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposit accounts, and cash equivalents include highly liquid instruments with maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents are held by financial institutions and are federally insured up to certain limits. At times, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance exceeds the federally insured limits, which potentially subjects the Company to concentrations of credit risk. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $291,926 of cash balances in excess of such limits. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had cash equivalents of $25,689 and $25,374, respectively.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are recorded at the original invoice amount. Receivables are considered past due based on the contractual payment terms. The Company reserves a percentage of its trade receivable balance based on collection history and current economic trends that it expects will impact the level of credit losses over the life of the Company’s receivables. These reserves are re-evaluated on a regular basis and adjusted as needed. Once a receivable is deemed to be uncollectible, such balance is charged against the reserve. The Company had no reserves for uncollectible receivables as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Inventory

Inventory

The Company’s inventory consists of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods and is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is calculated by applying the average cost method. The Company regularly reviews inventory on hand and writes down any inventory that it believes to be impaired to its net realizable value. Management considers forecast demand in relation to the inventory on hand, the competitiveness of product offerings, market conditions, and product life cycles when determining excess and obsolescence and net realizable value adjustments. During 2025, the Company recorded an inventory write‑down of $60,963 related to expired finished goods. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, management concluded that no additional reserve for excess or obsolete inventory was necessary based on the Company’s inventory aging, demand forecasts, and product expiration profiles.

Deferred Offering Costs

Deferred Offering Costs

The Company complies with the requirements of ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A, Expenses of Offering. ASC 340-10-S99-1 states that specific incremental costs directly attributable to a proposed or actual offering of equity securities incurred prior to the effective date of the offering may be deferred and charged against the gross proceeds of the offering when the offering occurs. As of December 31, 2024, the Company capitalized deferred offering costs of $86,314 related to the 2025 Private Placement (as defined in Note 13), which was recognized as a reduction of the gross proceeds received.

Forward Purchase Agreement

Forward Purchase Agreement

In July 2023, the Company entered into a forward purchase agreement (the “FPA”) with each of Meteora Special Opportunity Fund I, LP, Meteora Capital Partners, LP, and Meteora Select Trading Opportunities Master, LP (collectively, “Meteora”), providing for an over-the-counter prepaid equity forward transaction relating to 56,865 shares of Common Stock. The FPA was recorded at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. In August 2024, the Company and Meteora amended the settlement method provision of the FPA from physical settlement to cash settlement (the FPA as amended, the “2024 FPA”). At the end of the Valuation Period (as defined in the 2024 FPA), a cash amount payable to the Company would equal the number of unsold shares multiplied by the daily volume-weighted average price over the Valuation Period, less a settlement adjustment equal to the number of unsold recycled shares multiplied by $22.50. If the net settlement amount was negative, no amounts were due to or from the Company. No shares were sold pursuant to the 2024 FPA, and the Valuation Period terminated in October 2024 with no amounts due to or from the Company.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Maintenance and repair charges are expensed as incurred. Fixed assets are depreciated using the straight-line method utilizing the following estimated useful lives:

Equipment – 5-7 years
Leasehold improvements – The lesser of 10 years or the remaining life of the lease
Furniture and fixtures – 7 years
Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

Finite-lived intangible assets are related to patent costs directly associated with the submission of Company patent applications. These intangible assets are carried at cost and amortized based on an estimated economic benefit period of 16 years. The Company evaluates finite-lived intangible assets for impairment by assessing the recoverability of these assets whenever adverse events or changes in circumstances or business climate indicate that expected undiscounted future cash flows related to such intangible assets may not be sufficient to support the net book value of such assets. An impairment charge is recognized in the period of identification to the extent the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the fair value of such asset. Significant judgments required in assessing the impairment of intangible assets include the assumption that the Company only has a single reporting unit, identifying whether events or changes in circumstances require an impairment assessment, estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount and growth rates and other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and whether an impairment exists and, if so, the amount of that impairment. No asset impairment was recognized during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Leases

Leases

The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842, Leases (“ASC 842”). The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception as defined by ASC 842. To meet the definition of a lease under ASC 842, the contractual arrangement must convey to the Company the right to control the use of an identifiable asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Right of Use (“ROU”) assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Warrant and Option Valuation

Warrant and Option Valuation

The Company computes the fair value of warrants and options granted using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The expected term used for warrants and options issued to non-employees is the contractual life, and the expected term used for options issued to employees and directors is the estimated period that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The Company utilizes the “simplified” method to develop an estimate of the expected term of “plain vanilla” grants for stock options. The Company utilizes an expected volatility figure based on a review of the historical volatilities of the Companys Common Stock and similarly positioned public companies within its industry over a period equivalent to the expected life of the instrument. The risk-free interest rate was determined from the implied yields from U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds with a remaining term consistent with the expected term of the instrument being valued. The Company’s stock price was derived from 409A valuations prior to July 14, 2023 and market price for all options and warrants granted thereafter.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

The Company accounts for revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), using the modified retrospective adoption method. Under ASC 606, revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for transferring those goods or services. Revenue is recognized based on the following five-step model:

Identification of the contract with a customer
Identification of the performance obligations in the contract
Determination of the transaction price
Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation

The Company primarily sells its cosmetic products to customers within the United States. Revenues from these product sales are recognized when the customer obtains control of the product, which occurs at a point in time, typically upon shipment, at a standard transaction price for the specific product sold.

 

The Company has elected to apply the significant financing practical expedient, as allowed under ASC 606. As a result, the Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration in a customer contract for the effects of a significant financing component when the period of time between when the Company transfers a promised good or service to a customer and when the customer pays for the good or service will be one year or less. The Company has standard payment terms that generally require payment within 30 days. The Company had no material contract assets, contract liabilities, or deferred contract costs as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. The Company expenses the costs to obtain a contract as incurred when the amortization period is less than one year.

Cost of Sales

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales is comprised of all costs to manufacture and package our products, third-party logistics and distribution costs, including shipping and handling costs and inventory adjustments due to expiring products, if any. Cost of sales also includes the Royalties (as defined in Note 4) on the sale of Elevais products and the royalties related to the Yuva License as detailed in Note 11.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

Selling and Marketing Expenses

Selling and marketing expenses are recognized as incurred and consist primarily of advertising costs, commissions and distribution and marketing costs. Sales and marketing expenses totaled $1,423,045 and $189,323 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses are expensed as incurred and consist principally of personnel costs, laboratory facility expenses, laboratory supplies and consumables, and third-party testing services.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Under ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals, or material deviation from its position.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company applies the provisions of ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards in the consolidated statements of operations. For stock options issued, the Company estimates each option’s grant-date fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The use of the Black-Scholes option pricing model requires management to make assumptions with respect to the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the Common Stock consistent with the expected life of the option, risk-free interest rates, and expected dividend yields of the Common Stock. For awards subject to service-based vesting conditions, including those with a graded vesting schedule, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense equal to the grant date fair value of stock options on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, generally the vesting term. Forfeitures are recorded as incurred instead of estimated at the time of grant and revised.

Net Loss Per Share

Net Loss Per Share

The Company computes net loss per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share. The Company computes basic loss per share by dividing the loss attributable to holders of Common Stock for the period by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period. The Company’s options and warrants could potentially be exercised or converted into Common Stock and then share in the earnings of the Company. However, these instruments were excluded when calculating diluted loss per share because such inclusion would be anti-dilutive for the periods presented. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for the periods presented.

Potentially dilutive securities, which are not included in diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, consist of the following (in common stock equivalents):

December 31,

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Common Stock options

 

102,879

 

 

 

147,110

 

Common Stock warrants

 

447,673

 

 

 

154,744

 

Total Common Stock equivalents

 

550,552

 

 

 

301,854

 

Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company categorizes its assets and liabilities that are valued at fair value on a recurring basis into a three-level fair value hierarchy in accordance with GAAP as detailed below. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.
Level 2 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 - Inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s assumptions on the assumptions the market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, deferred consideration payable, and related party loans payable approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of such instruments. Under the fair value hierarchy, cash and cash equivalents are classified as Level 1. Other financial assets and liabilities are categorized based on a hierarchy of inputs as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Carrying Value

 

 

Estimated Fair Value

 

 

Carrying Value

 

 

Estimated Fair Value

 

 

Input Hierarchy

Money market accounts

 

$

25,689

 

 

$

25,689

 

 

$

25,374

 

 

$

25,374

 

 

Level 1

Earnout liabilities

 

 

152,049

 

 

 

152,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3

Changes in the fair value of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2025 are as follows:

 

Earnout Liabilities:

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of year

 

$

 

Initial recognition

 

 

301,633

 

Change in fair value

 

 

(149,584

)

Balance, end of period

 

$

152,049

 

 

In connection with the Elevai Acquisition, the Seller is entitled to a $56,525 cash earnout to be paid within 60 days following the sale of certain inventory as described in Note 4. In addition, the Buyer will pay the Seller a one-time payment of $500,000 if the Buyer achieves $500,000 in net revenue from sales of the Seller’s existing hair and scalp products as of the closing of the Elevai Acquisition, as described in Note 4.

The fair value of the earnout liability associated with the sale of inventory was estimated using the following assumptions:

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

January 16, 2025

Discount rate

 

21%

 

21%

Probability of milestone achievement

 

100%

 

100%

Expected term (in years)

 

1.00

 

1.00

The fair value of the earnout liability associated with the hair and scalp products was estimated using the following assumptions:

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

January 16, 2025

Discount rate

 

21%

 

21%

Probability of milestone achievement

 

25%

 

75%

Expected term (in years)

 

1.04

 

2.00

Concentration of Risk Concentration of Risk

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company had one key supplier that represented 40% of the cost incurred in the purchase and production of inventory. The loss of this supplier could result in a significant, temporary disruption in production and negatively impact financial results in the near term. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company had no such concentration of risk.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” For derivative financial instruments accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then revalued at each reporting date, with changes in fair value reported in the consolidated statement of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the consolidated balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

Warrant Instruments

Warrant Instruments

The Company accounts for warrants issued in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” Under ASC 815-40, the warrants meet the criteria for equity treatment and, as such, will be recorded in stockholders’ equity. If the warrants no longer meet the criteria for equity treatment, they will be recorded as a liability and remeasured each period, with changes recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.

Related Parties

Related Parties

Related parties, which may be an entity or individual, are considered to be related if either the Company or the other party has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or significant influence.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

The Company adopted ASU 2023‑09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, on January 1, 2025, using the retrospective transition method. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, but resulted in enhanced disclosures related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid.

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, (“ASU 2020-06”). ASU 2020-06 reduces the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock, resulting in fewer instruments with embedded conversion features being separately recognized from the host contract compared to prior standards. Those instruments that do not have a separately recognized embedded conversion feature will no longer recognize a debt issuance discount related to such a conversion feature and will recognize less interest expense on a periodic basis. Additionally, the ASU amends the calculation of the share dilution impact related to a conversion feature and eliminates the treasury method as an option. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 as of January 1, 2024, which had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures ("ASU 2023-07"), which requires an enhanced disclosure of segments on an annual and interim basis, including the title of the chief operating decision maker, significant segment expenses, and the composition of other segment items for each segments reported profit. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 as of January 1, 2024, which had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024‑03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220‑40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, as clarified by ASU 2025‑01 in January 2025, which requires public business entities to provide additional tabular disclosures that disaggregate specified natural expense categories (such as purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and intangible asset amortization) within relevant expense captions and to disclose total selling expenses and the Company’s definition of selling expenses. The guidance, which is effective for the Company for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with retrospective application to all periods presented and early adoption permitted, is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements but will result in expanded disclosures in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard, including which income statement expense captions will be considered relevant and the disaggregation approach it will apply.