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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/Jack Black/Protein Booster Skin Serum
Protein Booster Skin Serum
Jack Black

Protein Booster Skin Serum

skincare2oz

Your composite

81OUT OF 100Good
77
Safety
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Eco
85
Labor
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Pkg

Why this score

63-point split

77

Scan

25

Precautionary

88

Tolerance

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Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    77

Labor

  • Cruelty-Free CertificationNonprofitunverified match
    85

Coverage & match quality

2 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 Scan77 on 0–100→77
Single raterpillar77

Why the safety score

Greenlens Ingredient Scan

Independent · EU regulatory reference

77/100

Flagged 4 of 37 ingredients: 2 restricted, 1 regulated allergen.

  • RetinolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • Pelargonium Graveolens Flower OilEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)- P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE SULFATEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10

Starts at 100; 34 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 63 points apart. See what each one flags, and what it costs.

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0 means ignored. Higher = more weight in your composite.

Ingredients, decoded

Data availability

Robust·37 of 37 characterized

Our sources have reference data on all 37 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
Glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice→skin conditioningskin conditioning4/10IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Butylene Glycol→fragrancehumectantskin conditioningfragrancehumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate→film formingemulsion stabilisinggel formingfilm formingemulsion stabilisinggel formingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Phenoxyethanol→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil→emollienthair conditioningskin conditioningemollienthair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Caprylyl Glycol→emollientdeodoranthair conditioningemollientdeodoranthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sorghum Bicolor Stalk Juice→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Xanthan Gum→bindingemulsion stabilisinggel formingbindingemulsion stabilisinggel formingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Polysorbate 20→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Retinyl Palmitate→skin conditioningskin conditioning9/10Carcinogen-linked· flagged by 5 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Tocopherol→fragranceantioxidantskin conditioningfragranceantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Ormenis Multicaulis Oil→fragrancetonicfragrancetonicNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Glycine Soja Oil→perfumingemollientskin conditioningperfumingemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Zea Mays Oil→perfumingfragrancehair conditioningperfumingfragrancehair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Ascorbyl Palmitate→fragranceantioxidantfragranceantioxidantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil→perfumingskin conditioningperfumingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract→uv absorberfragranceantimicrobialuv absorberfragranceantimicrobialNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Taurine→bufferingbufferingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sodium Hyaluronate→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Hamamelis Virginiana Water→astringenthair conditioningsoothingastringenthair conditioningsoothingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Teprenone→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Citric Acid→fragrancechelatingbufferingfragrancechelatingbuffering4/10Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Potassium Sorbate→preservativefragrancepreservativefragranceNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract→perfumingskin conditioningperfumingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Carbomer→emulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controllingemulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling4/10EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Palmitoyl Oligopeptide→cleansingsurfactant - cleansingskin conditioningcleansingsurfactant - cleansingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil→fragrancefragrance4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Cocos Nucifera Oil→perfumingfragrancehair conditioningperfumingfragrancehair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil→fragranceskin conditioningfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Alcohol→fragranceantimicrobialantifoamingfragranceantimicrobialantifoaming6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract→antimicrobialantimicrobialNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued

Where this came from

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