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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/Image Skincare/the MAX™ serum
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Image Skincare

the MAX™ serum

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Your composite

89OUT OF 100Excellent

range 84–94

89
Safety
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Why this score

14-point split

84

Scan

98

Precautionary

94

Tolerance

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Flags

No ingredient flags.

Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

Raters agree
  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    84
  • Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependentunverified match
    94

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 Scan84 on 0–100→84
  • Greenlens Tolerance Screen94 on 0–100→94
Average of 84 · 94pillar89

Why the safety score

Greenlens Ingredient Scan

Independent · EU regulatory reference

84/100

Flagged 5 of 52 ingredients: 1 restricted, 2 regulated allergens.

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

Starts at 100; 49 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 14 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·52 of 52 characterized

Our sources have reference data on all 52 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
CARBOMER→emulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controllingemulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling4/10EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
GLYCERIN→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
POLYSORBATE 20→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
SUCROSE PALMITATE→emollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingemollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
GLYCERYL LINOLEATE→emollientsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioningemollientsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
TOCOPHERYL ACETATE→antioxidantskin conditioningantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
PHENOXYETHANOL→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
CITRUS GRANDIS PEEL OIL→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningExamined, no flagReferenced
LIMONENE→perfumingdeodorantsolventperfumingdeodorantsolvent7/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
GLYCERYL POLYMETHACRYLATE→viscosity controllingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE→film formingbindingemulsion stabilisingfilm formingbindingemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
POTASSIUM SORBATE→preservativefragrancepreservativefragranceNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
BUTYLENE GLYCOL→fragrancehumectantskin conditioningfragrancehumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
PULLULAN→film formingbindingfilm formingbindingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
MALUS DOMESTICA FRUIT CELL CULTURE EXTRACT→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE→antioxidantskin conditioningantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
ISOMALT→humectanthumectantNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
PROPYLENE GLYCOL→humectantskin conditioningsolventhumectantskin conditioningsolventNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT→cleansingsmoothingsoothingcleansingsmoothingsoothingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA EXTRACT→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
DISODIUM EDTA→chelatingviscosity controllingchelatingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
HYDROLYZED RICE PROTEIN→antistatichair conditioningskin conditioningantistatichair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
IMPERATA CYLINDRICA ROOT EXTRACT→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
PVP→film formingantistaticbindingfilm formingantistaticbindingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT→moisturisingtonicskin conditioningmoisturisingtonicskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
CITRIC ACID→fragrancechelatingbufferingfragrancechelatingbuffering4/10Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
XANTHAN GUM→bindingemulsion stabilisinggel formingbindingemulsion stabilisinggel formingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM MERISTEM CELL CULTURE→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA EXTRACT→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
SODIUM HYALURONATE→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN→antistatichair conditioningskin conditioningantistatichair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
SODIUM BENZOATE→preservativefragranceanticorrosivepreservativefragranceanticorrosiveNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
SODIUM LACTATE→humectantbufferingkeratolytichumectantbufferingkeratolyticNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
LECITHIN→emollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifyingemollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
GLYCINE SOJA PROTEIN→hair conditioningsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioninghair conditioningsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
SODIUM HYDROXIDE→bufferingdenaturantbufferingdenaturant4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE→antioxidantreducingskin conditioningantioxidantreducingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
PEG-8→humectantsolventhumectantsolventNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN→deodorantskin conditioningdeodorantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT→uv absorberfragranceantimicrobialuv absorberfragranceantimicrobialNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
HYDROXYPROPYL CYCLODEXTRIN→fragranceskin conditioningfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-38→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
SPIRAEA ULMARIA FLOWER EXTRACT→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
LEUCONOSTOC/RADISH ROOT FERMENT FILTRATE→antimicrobialanti-seborrheicantimicrobialanti-seborrheicNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
PHASEOLUS RADIATUS MERISTEM CELL CULTURE EXTRACT→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
CAPRYLYL GLYCOL→emollientdeodoranthair conditioningemollientdeodoranthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA EXTRACT→antioxidantantioxidantNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
ARGANIA SPINOSA CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
PLANKTON EXTRACT→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
CITRAL→perfumingflavouringperfumingflavouring7/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced