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The one rule

We never blend a score that hides who disagrees. Funding model travels with every rating. Weights are computed at read time and never stored.

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Essential-C Cleanser
Murad Skincare

Essential-C Cleanser

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Your composite

69OUT OF 100Fair

range 62–88

69▲▼ split
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Why this score

63-point split

62

Scan

25

Precautionary

88

Tolerance

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Flags

No ingredient flags.

Raters split

Ingredient safety

A 26-point gap between the two loudest voices.

62Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependent
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88Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependent
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Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

Split · 26 pts apart
  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    62
  • Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependentunverified match
    88

Lowest 62 · highest 88 · gap 26

Coverage & match quality

2 ratings · 1 of 4 axes

  • Some ratings rest on an automatic match that has not been human-reviewed.
  • Fewer raters reach smaller-brand products, so a missing rating is not a clean bill of health, only a gap.

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How this score is built

We don't rate products ourselves. We collect what each public rater already says, put every scale on common ground, and keep the disagreements visible instead of averaging them away.

  1. 1

    Collect each rater's own score

    Every source keeps its native verdict for this product. We never invent a score for an axis a source didn't measure.

  2. 2

    Normalize to 0–100, higher = better

    Raters can use different scales and directions: some where a low number means safe, some where a high one does. We map them all onto one 0–100 axis and flip the ones that run backwards so the numbers are finally comparable.

  3. 3

    Average per axis, but keep the spread

    Scores on the same axis become one representative number (their mean). When raters split by 20+ points we flag it and keep every rater's number. A disagreement is never blended into silence.

  4. 4

    Your weights make the overall

    The ring is the weighted average of the four pillars using your weights. It's computed fresh every time and never stored, so there's no hidden “objective” default.

worked example · Ingredient safety

  • Greenlens Ingredient Scan62 on 0–100→62
  • Greenlens Tolerance Screen88 on 0–100→88
Average of 62 · 88pillar69

Raters split here, so this 69 is a midpoint, not a consensus. The spread stays on the “every rater” list above.

Why the safety score

Greenlens Ingredient Scan

Independent · EU regulatory reference

62/100

Flagged 8 of 36 ingredients: 2 restricted, 1 of concern, 2 regulated allergens.

  • RetinolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • ZINC ACETATE / ZINC CHLORIDE / ZINC GLUCONATE / ZINC GLUTAMATEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • LimoneneEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • LinaloolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • Fragrance / Parfum (undisclosed)Common transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban)−12

Starts at 100; 31 other ingredients carried no recognized regulated hazard. Absence of a flag means no regulated hazard was recognized — not proof of safety. This is one lens; see where raters disagree above.

Why this score

Every ingredient, under all three lenses

The Scan is one opinion. The strict and lenient lenses read the same list and land 63 points apart. See what each one flags, and what it costs.

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Weighted by what you care about

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Environmentalno rating

No rater covers this axis for this product, so its weight can't move the score.

Laborno rating

No rater covers this axis for this product, so its weight can't move the score.

Packagingno rating

No rater covers this axis for this product, so its weight can't move the score.

0 means ignored. Higher = more weight in your composite.

Ingredients, decoded

Data availability

Robust·36 of 36 characterized

Our sources have reference data on all 36 listed ingredients.

Every listed ingredient: its function, where our safety lists land, and whether our sources have data on it.
IngredientWhat it doesSafetyData
Water/Aqua/Eau→solventsolventNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Cocamidopropyl Betaine→antistaticcleansinghair conditioningantistaticcleansinghair conditioning6/10Strong contact sensitizer· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate→cleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansingcleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Butylene Glycol→fragrancehumectantskin conditioningfragrancehumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Aminomethyl Propanol→bufferingbufferingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Polysorbate 20→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer→film formingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controllingfilm formingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Panthenol→antistatichair conditioningskin conditioningantistatichair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Phospholipids→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Tocopheryl Acetate→antioxidantskin conditioningantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Retinyl Palmitate→skin conditioningskin conditioning9/10Carcinogen-linked· flagged by 5 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Ascorbyl Palmitate→fragranceantioxidantfragranceantioxidantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Ascorbic Acid→fragranceantioxidantbufferingfragranceantioxidantbuffering6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Chitosan→film forminghair fixingfilm forminghair fixingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Rice Amino Acids→hair conditioningskin conditioninghair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Zinc Aspartate→skin conditioningskin conditioning4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Allantoin→soothingskin conditioningskin protectingsoothingskin conditioningskin protectingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sodium PCA→humectantantistatichair conditioninghumectantantistatichair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Lactose→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Cellulose→absorbentopacifyingbulkingabsorbentopacifyingbulkingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose→film formingantistaticbindingfilm formingantistaticbindingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Propyl Gallate→perfumingantioxidantperfumingantioxidant6/10EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Disodium EDTA→chelatingviscosity controllingchelatingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Phenoxyethanol→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Caprylyl Glycol→emollientdeodoranthair conditioningemollientdeodoranthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Chlorphenesin→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobialNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Limonene→perfumingdeodorantsolventperfumingdeodorantsolvent7/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Linalool→perfumingdeodorantperfumingdeodorant6/10EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil→fragrancefragranceNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil→fragrancetonicskin conditioningfragrancetonicskin conditioningExamined, no flagCosIng-catalogued
Ocimum Basilicum Oil→fragrancetonicfragrancetonicNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Citrus Grandis Peel Oil→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningExamined, no flagReferenced
Ferula Galbaniflua Resin Oil→perfumingantimicrobialtonicperfumingantimicrobialtonicNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Fragrance→—4/10Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Iron Oxides→—No flags in our sourcesWell-characterized