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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/MDSolarSciences™/MD Advanced Hydration Crème
MD Advanced Hydration Crème
MDSolarSciences™

MD Advanced Hydration Crème

skincare

Your composite

87OUT OF 100Excellent

range 84–94

84▲▼ split
Safety
90
Eco
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Labor
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Pkg

Why this score

20-point split

78

Scan

98

Precautionary

94

Tolerance

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Flags

No ingredient flags.

Raters split

Ingredient safety

A 20-point gap between the two loudest voices.

78Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependent
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98Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependent
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Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

Split · 20 pts apart
  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    78
  • Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependentunverified match
    94
  • Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependentunverified match
    98

Lowest 78 · highest 98 · gap 20

Also screened — no listing found

  • Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
  • California Proposition 65
  • IARC Monographs
  • ECHA SVHC Candidate List
  • US NTP Report on Carcinogens
  • ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
  • EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)

Environmental

  • EU Microplastics RestrictionGovernmentunverified match
    90

Coverage & match quality

4 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.

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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 Scan78 on 0–100→78
  • Greenlens Tolerance Screen94 on 0–100→94
  • Greenlens Precautionary Screen98 on 0–100→98
Average of 78 · 94 · 98pillar84

Raters split here, so this 84 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

78/100

Flagged 7 of 43 ingredients: 1 restricted, 5 regulated allergens.

  • POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE / SODIUM HYDROXIDEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • Jasminum Grandiflorum Flower ExtractEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • Cananga Odorata Flower ExtractEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • Santalum Album OilEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • Rosa Damascena Flower OilEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • Lavandula Hybrida OilEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−0

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 20 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·42 of 43 characterized

Our sources have reference data on 42 of 43 listed ingredients; 1 is uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.

Every listed ingredient: its function, where our safety lists land, and whether our sources have data on it.
IngredientWhat it doesSafetyData
Water→antiplaqueskin conditioningsolventantiplaqueskin conditioningsolventNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Cetyl Alcohol→fragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingfragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Diisostearyl Dimer Dilinoleate→emollientskin conditioningemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil→emollientskin conditioningemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Ethylhexyl Palmitate→perfumingemollientperfumingemollientNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Dimethicone→emollientantifoamingskin conditioningemollientantifoamingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Squalane→emollienthair conditioningrefattingemollienthair conditioningrefattingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sorbitol→perfumingfragrancehumectantperfumingfragrancehumectantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sucrose Polystearate→emollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingemollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Glyceryl Dilaurate→emollientsurfactant - emulsifyingemollientsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate→cleansinghair conditioningsurfactant - emulsifyingcleansinghair conditioningsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
PPG-12/SMDI Copolymer→film formingemollienthair fixingfilm formingemollienthair fixingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Phenoxyethanol→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Caprylyl Glycol→emollientdeodoranthair conditioningemollientdeodoranthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Glyceryl Stearate→emollientsurfactant - emulsifyingemollientsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Cetearyl Alcohol→emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifyingemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene→emollientskin conditioningviscosity controllingemollientskin conditioningviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Cetyl Palmitate→fragranceemollientskin conditioningfragranceemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Hydroxystearic Acid→cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingcleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Hydrolyzed Ganoderma Lucidum Extract→—Not in our sourcesNo data
Carbomer→emulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controllingemulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling4/10EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
PVP→film formingantistaticbindingfilm formingantistaticbindingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Niacinamide→smoothingsmoothingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate→antioxidantskin conditioningantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Disodium EDTA→chelatingviscosity controllingchelatingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Xanthan Gum→bindingemulsion stabilisinggel formingbindingemulsion stabilisinggel formingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sodium Hydroxide→bufferingdenaturantbufferingdenaturant4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil→fragranceskin conditioningfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract→perfumingfragranceflavouringperfumingfragranceflavouringNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Jasminum Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract→perfumingfragrancemoisturisingperfumingfragrancemoisturising4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil→perfumingfragranceperfumingfragrance4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Santalum Album Oil→fragrancefragrance4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil→fragranceskin conditioningfragranceskin conditioning4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Salvia Triloba Leaf Extract→antimicrobialastringentoral careantimicrobialastringentoral careNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Oil→fragranceastringenttonicfragranceastringenttonicNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Lavandula Hybrida Oil→emollientemollient4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract→fragranceantimicrobialskin conditioningfragranceantimicrobialskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Salvia Officinalis Oil→fragrancetonicfragrancetonicNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract→smoothingskin conditioningskin protectingsmoothingskin conditioningskin protectingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Sodium Hyaluronate→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized