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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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Catalog/Q+A/Squalane SPF 50 Hydrating Sunscreen Sample
Squalane SPF 50 Hydrating Sunscreen Sample
Q+A

Squalane SPF 50 Hydrating Sunscreen Sample

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Your composite

83OUT OF 100Good

range 78–92

75▲▼ split
Safety
90
Eco
—
Labor
—
Pkg

Why this score

4-point split

90

Scan

93

Precautionary

94

Tolerance

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Flags

No ingredient flags.

Raters split

Ingredient safety

A 29-point gap between the two loudest voices.

65ANSES Endocrine DisruptorsGovernment
vs
94Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependent
050100
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Cleaner options

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Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

Split · 29 pts apart
  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    90
  • IARC MonographsGovernmentunverified match
    82
  • Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependentunverified match
    93
  • Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependentunverified match
    94
  • Health Canada Ingredient HotlistGovernmentunverified match
    85
  • ANSES Endocrine DisruptorsGovernmentunverified match
    65

Lowest 65 · highest 94 · gap 29

Also screened — no listing found

  • California Proposition 65
  • ECHA SVHC Candidate List
  • US NTP Report on Carcinogens
  • EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)

Environmental

  • EU Microplastics RestrictionGovernmentunverified match
    90

Coverage & match quality

7 ratings · 2 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.

no black box

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 Scan90 on 0–100→90
  • IARC Monographs82 on 0–100→82
  • Greenlens Precautionary Screen93 on 0–100→93
  • Greenlens Tolerance Screen94 on 0–100→94
  • Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist85 on 0–100→85
  • ANSES Endocrine Disruptors65 on 0–100→65
Average of 90 · 82 · 93 · 94 · 85 · 65pillar75

Raters split here, so this 75 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

90/100

Flagged 5 of 37 ingredients: 1 restricted.

  • TITANIUM DIOXIDEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10

Starts at 100; 36 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 4 points apart. See what each one flags, and what it costs.

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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·37 of 37 characterized

Our sources have reference data on all 37 listed ingredients.

Every listed ingredient: its function, where our safety lists land, and whether our sources have data on it.
IngredientWhat it doesSafetyData
Aqua→solventsolventNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Propanediol→solventviscosity controllingsolventviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate→antimicrobialemollientskin conditioningantimicrobialemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Titanium Dioxide→uv filteruv absorbercolorantuv filteruv absorbercolorant8/10ANSES CMR-listed· flagged by 5 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Stearic Acid→fragrancecleansingemulsion stabilisingfragrancecleansingemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Xylitylglucoside→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate→uv filteruv absorberlight stabilizeruv filteruv absorberlight stabilizerExamined, no flagReferenced
Cetyl Alcohol→fragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingfragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil→fragranceemollienthair conditioningfragranceemollienthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Squalane→emollienthair conditioningrefattingemollienthair conditioningrefattingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Betaine→humectantantistatichair conditioninghumectantantistatichair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Allantoin→soothingskin conditioningskin protectingsoothingskin conditioningskin protectingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Arginine→fragranceantistatichair conditioningfragranceantistatichair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract→uv absorberfragranceantimicrobialuv absorberfragranceantimicrobialNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sesamum Indicum Seed Extract→hair conditioningsmoothingsoothinghair conditioningsmoothingsoothingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Tocopherol→fragranceantioxidantskin conditioningfragranceantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract→perfumingskin conditioningperfumingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil→fragranceemollientskin conditioningfragranceemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Ethylhexyl Triazone→uv filteruv absorberlight stabilizeruv filteruv absorberlight stabilizerExamined, no flagReferenced
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine→uv filteruv absorberhair conditioninguv filteruv absorberhair conditioningExamined, no flagReferenced
Glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Lecithin→emollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifyingemollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Glucose→humectanthumectantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Carbomer→emulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controllingemulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling4/10EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate→emollientskin conditioningemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Jojoba Esters→emollientmoisturisingsoothingemollientmoisturisingsoothingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Xylitol→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Caprylyl Glycol→emollientdeodoranthair conditioningemollientdeodoranthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Anhydroxylitol→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables→emollienthair conditioningskin conditioningemollienthair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Polyhydroxystearic Acid→surfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Hydroxyacetophenone→antioxidantantioxidantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Phenoxyethanol→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Citric Acid→fragrancechelatingbufferingfragrancechelatingbuffering4/10Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced