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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

80OUT OF 100Good

range 77–90

75▲▼ split
Safety
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Eco
85
Labor
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Pkg

Why this score

29-point split

69

Scan

98

Precautionary

94

Tolerance

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Alternatives

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Flags

No ingredient flags.

Raters split

Ingredient safety

A 25-point gap between the two loudest voices.

69Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependent
vs
94Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependent
050100
See why, ingredient by ingredient→

Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

Split · 25 pts apart
  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    69
  • Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependentunverified match
    94

Lowest 69 · highest 94 · gap 25

Labor

  • Cruelty-Free CertificationNonprofitunverified match
    85

Coverage & match quality

3 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 Scan69 on 0–100→69
  • Greenlens Tolerance Screen94 on 0–100→94
Average of 69 · 94pillar75

Raters split here, so this 75 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

69/100

Flagged 6 of 43 ingredients: 1 restricted, 1 of concern, 3 regulated allergens.

  • Fragrance / Parfum (undisclosed)Common transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban)−12
  • POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE / SODIUM HYDROXIDEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • CitralEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • LimoneneEU 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; 38 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 29 points apart. See what each one flags, and what it costs.

All three lenses →

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Environmentalno rating

No rater covers this axis for this product, so its weight can't move the score.

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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·39 of 43 characterized

Our sources have reference data on 39 of 43 listed ingredients; 4 are 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
Isoamyl Laurate→emollientskin conditioningemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Squalane→emollienthair conditioningrefattingemollienthair conditioningrefattingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Propanediol→solventviscosity controllingsolventviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Heptyl Glucoside→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - cleansingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylates Copolymer→film formingfilm formingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Phenoxyethanol→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Isohexadecane→emollientsolventemollientsolventNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Fragrance→—4/10Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
PVP→film formingantistaticbindingfilm formingantistaticbindingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Stearoxy Ether→viscosity controllingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Brassica Campestris/Aleurites Fordi Oil Copolymer→film formingskin conditioningfilm formingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Maltodextrin/VP Copolymer→film formingfilm formingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Caprylyl Glycol→emollientdeodoranthair conditioningemollientdeodoranthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Hydrogenated Castor Oil/Sebacic Acid Copolymer→emollienthair conditioningskin conditioningemollienthair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Maltodextrin→film formingabsorbentbindingfilm formingabsorbentbindingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Chlorphenesin→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobialNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Coceth-7→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract→skin conditioningskin protectingskin conditioningskin protectingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate→chelatingchelatingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sorbitan Isostearate→surfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Fruit Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Helianthus Annuus Extract→emollienthair conditioningskin conditioningemollienthair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Ethylhexylglycerin→deodorantskin conditioningdeodorantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Tocopherol→fragranceantioxidantskin conditioningfragranceantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract→fragranceantimicrobialskin conditioningfragranceantimicrobialskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Lactobacillus Ferment→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Actinidia Chinensis Seed Oil→emollientskin conditioningemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Salix Alba Bark Extract→astringenthair conditioningsoothingastringenthair conditioningsoothingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract→skin protectingskin protectingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Helianthus Annuus Sprout Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Citric Acid→fragrancechelatingbufferingfragrancechelatingbuffering4/10Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Sodium Hydroxide→bufferingdenaturantbufferingdenaturant4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Citral→perfumingflavouringperfumingflavouring7/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Limonene→perfumingdeodorantsolventperfumingdeodorantsolvent7/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Linalool→perfumingdeodorantperfumingdeodorant6/10EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Vegan→—Not in our sourcesNo data
Gluten Free→—Not in our sourcesNo data
Leaping Bunny-Certified→—Not in our sourcesNo data
No Parabens→—Not in our sourcesNo data

Where this came from

Cruelty-free status recorded from leapingbunny.org ↗

Researched facts on Greenlens always carry the page that stated them — nothing is inferred from a model's memory.