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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/Skinstitut/Retinol Serum
Retinol Serum
Skinstitut

Retinol Serum

skincare

Your composite

44OUT OF 100Poor

range 27–80

44▲▼ split
Safety
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Labor
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Why this score

49-point split

27

Scan

55

Precautionary

76

Tolerance

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Flags

No ingredient flags.

Raters split

Ingredient safety

A 53-point gap between the two loudest voices.

27Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependent
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80EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)Government
050100
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Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

Split · 53 pts apart
  • California Proposition 65Governmentunverified match
    65
  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    27
  • ECHA SVHC Candidate ListGovernmentunverified match
    80
  • Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependentunverified match
    55
  • Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependentunverified match
    76
  • Health Canada Ingredient HotlistGovernmentunverified match
    70
  • ANSES Endocrine DisruptorsGovernmentunverified match
    40
  • EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)Governmentunverified match
    80

Lowest 27 · highest 80 · gap 53

Also screened — no listing found

  • IARC Monographs
  • US NTP Report on Carcinogens

Environmental

    Also screened — no listing found

    • EU Microplastics Restriction

    Coverage & match quality

    8 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.

    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

    • California Proposition 6565 on 0–100→65
    • Greenlens Ingredient Scan27 on 0–100→27
    • ECHA SVHC Candidate List80 on 0–100→80
    • Greenlens Precautionary Screen55 on 0–100→55
    • Greenlens Tolerance Screen76 on 0–100→76
    • Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist70 on 0–100→70
    • ANSES Endocrine Disruptors40 on 0–100→40
    • EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)80 on 0–100→80
    Average of 65 · 27 · 80 · 55 · 76 · 70 · 40 · 80pillar44

    Raters split here, so this 44 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

    27/100

    Flagged 10 of 50 ingredients: 4 restricted, 2 of concern, 3 regulated allergens.

    • ETHOXYDIGLYCOLEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
    • Fragrance / Parfum (undisclosed)Common transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban)−12
    • N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)- P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE SULFATEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
    • RetinolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
    • POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE / SODIUM HYDROXIDEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
    • BHT / BHACommon transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban)−12
    • CitronellolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
    • GeraniolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
    • LinaloolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3

    Starts at 100; 41 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 49 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·49 of 50 characterized

    Our sources have reference data on 49 of 50 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
    Aqua→solventsolventNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Cyclopentasiloxane→emollienthair conditioningskin conditioningemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning4/10Persistent / bioaccumulative· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Polysorbate 60→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Pistacia Vera Seed Oil→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Ethoxydiglycol→perfuminghumectantsolventperfuminghumectantsolvent4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate→emollientskin conditioningemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Sodium Hyaluronate→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Tocopherol→fragranceantioxidantskin conditioningfragranceantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein→—Not in our sourcesNo data
    Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer→emulsion stabilisingviscosity controllingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Squalane→emollienthair conditioningrefattingemollienthair conditioningrefattingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables→emollienthair conditioningskin conditioningemollienthair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Dimethicone Crosspolymer→emulsion stabilisinghair fixingviscosity controllingemulsion stabilisinghair fixingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Arginine→fragranceantistatichair conditioningfragranceantistatichair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Trehalose→humectantmoisturisinghumectantmoisturisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Phenoxyethanol→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Caprylyl Glycol→emollientdeodoranthair conditioningemollientdeodoranthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Disodium Adenosine Triphosphate→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Mannitol→fragrancehumectantbindingfragrancehumectantbindingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Pyridoxine Hcl→antistatichair conditioningskin conditioningantistatichair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Rna→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Moringa Oleifera Leaf Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Parfum→perfumingfragranceperfumingfragrance4/10Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Alcohol→fragranceantimicrobialantifoamingfragranceantimicrobialantifoaming6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Histidine Hcl→hair conditioningskin conditioninghair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Epilobium Angustifolium Leaf Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Tetrahydropiperine→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Retinol→skin conditioningskin conditioning8/10Prop 65-listed· flagged by 4 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Phenylalanine→fragrancehair conditioningskin conditioningfragrancehair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Panthenol→antistatichair conditioningskin conditioningantistatichair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Citric Acid→fragrancechelatingbufferingfragrancechelatingbuffering4/10Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Sorbic Acid→preservativefragrancepreservativefragranceNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Sodium Hydroxide→bufferingdenaturantbufferingdenaturant4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract→astringentlight stabilizerrefreshingastringentlight stabilizerrefreshingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Centella Asiatica Extract→cleansingsmoothingsoothingcleansingsmoothingsoothingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Aesculus Hippocastanum Extract→antioxidantemollientastringentantioxidantemollientastringentNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Leontopodium Alpinum Flower Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Tyrosine→fragranceantistatichair conditioningfragranceantistatichair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Sodium Benzoate→preservativefragranceanticorrosivepreservativefragranceanticorrosiveNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Heptane→solventsolventNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Bht→fragranceantioxidantfragranceantioxidant7/10Endocrine-active· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Potassium Sorbate→preservativefragrancepreservativefragranceNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Ammonium Glycyrrhizate→fragranceskin conditioningfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Allyl Methacrylates Crosspolymer→emulsion stabilisingopacifyingviscosity controllingemulsion stabilisingopacifyingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Citronellol→perfumingperfuming6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Geraniol→perfumingtonicperfumingtonic6/10EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Linalool→perfumingdeodorantperfumingdeodorant6/10EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced