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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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Catalog/Curlsmith USA/Invincible Volume Mousse
Invincible Volume Mousse
Curlsmith USA

Invincible Volume Mousse

uncategorized6.8oz

Your composite

12OUT OF 100Horrible
12
Safety
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Why this score

48-point split

12

Scan

60

Precautionary

25

Tolerance

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Flags

No ingredient flags.

Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    12

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.

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 Scan12 on 0–100→12
Single raterpillar12

Why the safety score

Greenlens Ingredient Scan

Independent · EU regulatory reference

12/100

Flagged 6 of 51 ingredients: 1 prohibited, 3 restricted, 1 regulated allergen.

  • Isobutane, if it contains = >0,1% w/w ButadieneEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited)−55
  • Pinus sylvestris oil and extractEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • Benzyl AlcoholEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE / SODIUM HYDROXIDEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • HYDROGEN PEROXIDEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10

Starts at 100; 46 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 48 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·50 of 51 characterized

Our sources have reference data on 50 of 51 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
Isobutane→propellantpropellant9/10EU-prohibited· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Polyimide-1→film formingfilm formingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Heptyl Glucoside→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - cleansingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
C14-22 Alcohols→emulsion stabilisingemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Stearic Acid→fragrancecleansingemulsion stabilisingfragrancecleansingemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Extract→perfumingskin conditioningperfumingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract→emollientskin conditioningemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract→perfumingskin conditioningperfumingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Tilia Tomentosa Bud Extract→hair conditioningplasticiserskin conditioninghair conditioningplasticiserskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract→fragranceantimicrobialskin conditioningfragranceantimicrobialskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract→fragranceskin conditioningfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Arnica Montana Flower Extract→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Lamium Album Extract→fragranceastringentfragranceastringentNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract→anti-seborrheiccleansingoral careanti-seborrheiccleansingoral careNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Pinus Sylvestris Bud Extract→perfumingtonicperfumingtonic4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Nasturtium Officinale Extract→perfumingskin conditioningperfumingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Arctium Majus Root Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Citrus Limon Peel Extract→emollienttonicskin conditioningemollienttonicskin conditioningExamined, no flagReferenced
Hedera Helix Leaf Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Tropaeolum Majus Flower Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Cyclodextrin→chelatingabsorbentchelatingabsorbentNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum→fragrancefilm formingbindingfragrancefilm formingbindingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Xanthan Gum→bindingemulsion stabilisinggel formingbindingemulsion stabilisinggel formingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Tocopherol→fragranceantioxidantskin conditioningfragranceantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Phytic Acid→chelatingchelatingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate→cleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansingcleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Citric Acid→fragrancechelatingbufferingfragrancechelatingbuffering4/10Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Benzyl Alcohol→preservativeperfumingsolventpreservativeperfumingsolvent6/10EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Xylitol→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Caprylic Acid→perfumingfragrancecleansingperfumingfragrancecleansingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Castor Oil Propanediol Esters→emollienthair conditioningsurfactant - emulsifyingemollienthair conditioningsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Cocamidopropyl Betaine→antistaticcleansinghair conditioningantistaticcleansinghair conditioning6/10Strong contact sensitizer· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Polyquaternium-28→film formingantistaticfilm formingantistaticNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Propanediol→solventviscosity controllingsolventviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Caprylyl Glycol→emollientdeodoranthair conditioningemollientdeodoranthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Ethylhexylglycerin→deodorantskin conditioningdeodorantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Pentylene Glycol→skin conditioningsolventskin conditioningsolventNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sodium Hydroxide→bufferingdenaturantbufferingdenaturant4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Hydroxyethylcellulose→film formingbindingemulsion stabilisingfilm formingbindingemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Disodium Phosphate→fragranceanticorrosivebufferingfragranceanticorrosivebufferingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Sodium Phosphate→bufferingbufferingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Polysorbate 60→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sodium Chloride→fragranceoral carebulkingfragranceoral carebulkingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Hydrogen Peroxide→antimicrobialoral careoxidisingantimicrobialoral careoxidising4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose→film formingantistaticbindingfilm formingantistaticbindingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Phenoxyet→—Not in our sourcesNo data