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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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Your composite

75OUT OF 100Good

range 67–82

75
Safety
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Why this score

62-point split

67

Scan

20

Precautionary

82

Tolerance

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Flags

No ingredient flags.

Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

Raters agree
  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    67
  • Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependentunverified match
    82

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 Scan67 on 0–100→67
  • Greenlens Tolerance Screen82 on 0–100→82
Average of 67 · 82pillar75

Why the safety score

Greenlens Ingredient Scan

Independent · EU regulatory reference

67/100

Flagged 7 of 53 ingredients: 3 restricted, 1 regulated allergen.

  • RetinolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • RetinolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • RetinolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • Cedrus Atlantica Bark ExtractEU 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 62 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·52 of 53 characterized

Our sources have reference data on 52 of 53 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
Close Aqua→—Not in our sourcesNo data
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter→skin conditioningviscosity controllingskin conditioningviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Glycine Soja Protein→hair conditioningsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioninghair conditioningsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Glycosaminoglycans→film formingemollientskin conditioningfilm formingemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Stearic Acid→fragrancecleansingemulsion stabilisingfragrancecleansingemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Cholesteryl Oleyl Carbonate→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Squalane→emollienthair conditioningrefattingemollienthair conditioningrefattingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Glyceryl Stearate→emollientsurfactant - emulsifyingemollientsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Cholesteryl Nonanoate→emollientemollientNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Cholesteryl Stearate→emollientsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioningemollientsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil→emollienthair conditioningskin conditioningemollienthair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Mica→colorantanticakingopacifyingcolorantanticakingopacifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Phenyl T-Butylnitrone→antioxidantantioxidantNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Zea Mays Silk Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil→emollientskin conditioningemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Retinol→skin conditioningskin conditioning8/10Prop 65-listed· flagged by 4 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Retinyl Acetate→skin conditioningskin conditioning9/10Carcinogen-linked· flagged by 5 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Retinyl Palmitate→skin conditioningskin conditioning9/10Carcinogen-linked· flagged by 5 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Carnosine→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Galactoarabinan→film formingfilm formingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Hydroxyproline→antistatichair conditioningsurfactant - cleansingantistatichair conditioningsurfactant - cleansingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Rhodiola Rosea Root Extract→emollientskin protectingemollientskin protectingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Pueraria Mirifica Root Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract→fragranceastringentfragranceastringentNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Cedrus Atlantica Bark Extract→perfumingskin conditioningperfumingskin conditioning4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Citrus Sinensis Fruit Extract→antioxidantskin conditioningantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Citrus Nobilis Oil→fragrancetonicfragrancetonicExamined, no flagCosIng-catalogued
Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil→perfumingfragranceperfumingfragranceExamined, no flagReferenced
Citrus Grandis Peel Oil→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningExamined, no flagReferenced
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil→fragranceemollientskin conditioningfragranceemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Tocopheryl Acetate→antioxidantskin conditioningantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Tocopherol→fragranceantioxidantskin conditioningfragranceantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Tocotrienols→uv absorberoral careskin conditioninguv absorberoral careskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Glycine Soja Oil→perfumingemollientskin conditioningperfumingemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Elaeis Guineensis Oil→emollientemollientNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sodium Hyaluronate→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder→skin conditioningskin conditioning4/10IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Trehalose→humectantmoisturisinghumectantmoisturisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Pentylene Glycol→skin conditioningsolventskin conditioningsolventNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Caprylyl Glycol→emollientdeodoranthair conditioningemollientdeodoranthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Polysorbate 20→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Polysorbate 60→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Cetearyl Alcohol→emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifyingemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Xanthan Gum→bindingemulsion stabilisinggel formingbindingemulsion stabilisinggel formingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Cetyl Alcohol→fragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingfragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Citric Acid→fragrancechelatingbufferingfragrancechelatingbuffering4/10Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Phytic Acid→chelatingchelatingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Phenethyl Alcohol→fragrancefragrance6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced