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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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RETINOL 0.5 RETEXTURIZING CREAM

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Your composite

73OUT OF 100Good

range 68–88

73▲▼ split
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Why this score

40-point split

68

Scan

48

Precautionary

88

Tolerance

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Flags

No ingredient flags.

Raters split

Ingredient safety

A 20-point gap between the two loudest voices.

68Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependent
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88Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependent
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See why, ingredient by ingredient→

Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

Split · 20 pts apart
  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    68
  • Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependentunverified match
    88

Lowest 68 · highest 88 · gap 20

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.

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 Scan68 on 0–100→68
  • Greenlens Tolerance Screen88 on 0–100→88
Average of 68 · 88pillar73

Raters split here, so this 73 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

68/100

Flagged 4 of 35 ingredients: 2 restricted, 1 of concern.

  • RetinolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • Trialkylamines, trialkanolamines and their saltsEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • BHT / BHACommon transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban)−12

Starts at 100; 32 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 40 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·35 of 35 characterized

Our sources have reference data on all 35 listed ingredients.

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
caprylic/capric triglyceride→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
glyceryl stearate→emollientsurfactant - emulsifyingemollientsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
cyclopentasiloxane→emollienthair conditioningskin conditioningemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning4/10Persistent / bioaccumulative· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
butylene glycol→fragrancehumectantskin conditioningfragrancehumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
stearic acid→fragrancecleansingemulsion stabilisingfragrancecleansingemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
polysorbate 60→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
butyrospermum parkii butter→skin conditioningviscosity controllingskin conditioningviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
stearyl alcohol→fragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingfragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
cyclohexasiloxane→emollienthair conditioningskin conditioningemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning4/10Persistent / bioaccumulative· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
dimethicone→emollientantifoamingskin conditioningemollientantifoamingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
retinol→skin conditioningskin conditioning8/10Prop 65-listed· flagged by 4 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
calendula officinalis flower extract→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
camellia sinensis leaf extract→uv absorberfragranceantimicrobialuv absorberfragranceantimicrobialNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
chamomilla recutita flower extract→fragranceskin conditioningfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
dipotassium glycyrrhizate→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
sodium hyaluronate→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
tocopheryl acetate→antioxidantskin conditioningantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
bisabolol→fragrancesoothingskin conditioningfragrancesoothingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
ascorbic acid→fragranceantioxidantbufferingfragranceantioxidantbuffering6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
carthamus tinctorius seed oil→fragranceskin conditioningfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
sorbitol→perfumingfragrancehumectantperfumingfragrancehumectantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer→humectantviscosity controllinghumectantviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer→skin conditioningviscosity controllingskin conditioningviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
allyl methacrylates crosspolymer→emulsion stabilisingopacifyingviscosity controllingemulsion stabilisingopacifyingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
caprylyl glycol→emollientdeodoranthair conditioningemollientdeodoranthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
ethylhexylglycerin→deodorantskin conditioningdeodorantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
hexylene glycol→perfumingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingperfumingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
polysorbate 20→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
carbomer→emulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controllingemulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling4/10EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
disodium EDTA→chelatingviscosity controllingchelatingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
triethanolamine→fragrancebufferingsurfactant - cleansingfragrancebufferingsurfactant - cleansing8/10ANSES CMR-listed· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
BHT→fragranceantioxidantfragranceantioxidant7/10Endocrine-active· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
phenoxyethanol→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced