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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/Skin Rocks/The Hyperpigmentation Serum
The Hyperpigmentation Serum
Skin Rocks

The Hyperpigmentation Serum

skincare30ml

Your composite

87OUT OF 100Excellent
87
Safety
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Why this score

11-point split

87

Scan

98

Precautionary

94

Tolerance

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Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    87

Coverage & match quality

1 rating · 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 Scan87 on 0–100→87
Single raterpillar87

Why the safety score

Greenlens Ingredient Scan

Independent · EU regulatory reference

87/100

Flagged 3 of 39 ingredients: 1 restricted, 1 regulated allergen.

  • Benzyl AlcoholEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE / SODIUM HYDROXIDEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10

Starts at 100; 37 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 11 points apart. See what each one flags, and what it costs.

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Laborno rating

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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·39 of 39 characterized

Our sources have reference data on all 39 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
Niacinamide→smoothingsmoothingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Propanediol→solventviscosity controllingsolventviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Dimethicone→emollientantifoamingskin conditioningemollientantifoamingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Acetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil→fragranceemollientskin conditioningfragranceemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Ethyl Linoleate→perfumingemollientperfumingemollientNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Hexylresorcinol→antimicrobialantimicrobialNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer→emulsion stabilisingviscosity controllingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Polysilicone-11→film formingfilm formingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Cetyl Alcohol→fragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingfragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Benzyl Alcohol→preservativeperfumingsolventpreservativeperfumingsolvent6/10EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil→fragranceskin conditioningfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Morus Alba Leaf Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter→skin conditioningviscosity controllingskin conditioningviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Polyisobutene→film formingbindingviscosity controllingfilm formingbindingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Squalane→emollienthair conditioningrefattingemollienthair conditioningrefattingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Tocopheryl Acetate→antioxidantskin conditioningantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane→antioxidantantioxidantNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Betula Alba Bark Extract→perfumingfragranceflavouringperfumingfragranceflavouringNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Boswellia Serrata Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Centella Asiatica Extract→cleansingsmoothingsoothingcleansingsmoothingsoothingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract→antioxidantantioxidantNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Tetrapeptide-30→skin conditioningskin protectingskin conditioningskin protectingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Glyceryl Stearate→emollientsurfactant - emulsifyingemollientsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Coco-Glucoside→cleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansingcleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sodium Hydroxide→bufferingdenaturantbufferingdenaturant4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate→chelatingchelatingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Caprylhydroxamic Acid→chelatingchelatingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Xanthan Gum→bindingemulsion stabilisinggel formingbindingemulsion stabilisinggel formingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
PEG-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Sorbitan Isostearate→surfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Phenoxyethanol→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Sodium Benzoate→preservativefragranceanticorrosivepreservativefragranceanticorrosiveNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized