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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/Jack Black/Leave It In Hair & Beard Balm
Leave It In Hair & Beard Balm
Jack Black

Leave It In Hair & Beard Balm

hair5oz

Your composite

78OUT OF 100Good

range 73–92

71▲▼ split
Safety
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Eco
85
Labor
—
Pkg

Why this score

17-point split

81

Scan

98

Precautionary

94

Tolerance

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Flags

No ingredient flags.

Raters split

Ingredient safety

A 38-point gap between the two loudest voices.

60ANSES Endocrine DisruptorsGovernment
vs
98Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependent
050100
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Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

Split · 38 pts apart
  • Health Canada Ingredient HotlistGovernmentunverified match
    85
  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    81
  • Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependentunverified match
    94
  • IARC MonographsGovernmentunverified match
    82
  • Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependentunverified match
    98
  • ANSES Endocrine DisruptorsGovernmentunverified match
    60
  • EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)Governmentunverified match
    80

Lowest 60 · highest 98 · gap 38

Also screened — no listing found

  • California Proposition 65
  • ECHA SVHC Candidate List
  • US NTP Report on Carcinogens

Environmental

    Also screened — no listing found

    • EU Microplastics Restriction

    Labor

    • Cruelty-Free CertificationNonprofitunverified match
      85

    Coverage & match quality

    8 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.

    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

    • Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist85 on 0–100→85
    • Greenlens Ingredient Scan81 on 0–100→81
    • Greenlens Tolerance Screen94 on 0–100→94
    • IARC Monographs82 on 0–100→82
    • Greenlens Precautionary Screen98 on 0–100→98
    • ANSES Endocrine Disruptors60 on 0–100→60
    • EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)80 on 0–100→80
    Average of 85 · 81 · 94 · 82 · 98 · 60 · 80pillar71

    Raters split here, so this 71 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

    81/100

    Flagged 6 of 27 ingredients: 1 restricted, 3 regulated allergens.

    • CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE (1) / STRARTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE (1)EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
    • 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
    • LimoneneEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3

    Starts at 100; 23 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 17 points apart. See what each one flags, and what it costs.

    All three lenses →

    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.

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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·27 of 27 characterized

    Our sources have reference data on all 27 listed ingredients.

    Every listed ingredient: its function, where our safety lists land, and whether our sources have data on it.
    IngredientWhat it doesSafetyData
    Aqua/Water/Eau→—No flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    C15-19 Alkane→solventsolventExamined, no flagReferenced
    Cetyl Alcohol→fragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingfragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil→emollienthair conditioningskin conditioningemollienthair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Propanediol→solventviscosity controllingsolventviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Glyceryl Stearates→emollientemollientNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Squalane→emollienthair conditioningrefattingemollienthair conditioningrefattingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract→antioxidanthumectanthair conditioningantioxidanthumectanthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice→skin conditioningskin conditioning4/10IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Centella Asiatica Extract→cleansingsmoothingsoothingcleansingsmoothingsoothingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract→perfuminghair conditioningskin conditioningperfuminghair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Geranium Maculatum Oil→fragrancetonicfragrancetonicNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil→fragranceskin conditioningfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract→emollientskin conditioningemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Stearyl Alcohol→fragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingfragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Myristyl Alcohol→emollientemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - foam boostingemollientemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - foam boostingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Cetrimonium Chloride→preservativeantimicrobialantistaticpreservativeantimicrobialantistatic4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Citric Acid→fragrancechelatingbufferingfragrancechelatingbuffering4/10Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Phenoxyethanol→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Ethylhexylglycerin→deodorantskin conditioningdeodorantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Citronellol→perfumingperfuming6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Geraniol→perfumingtonicperfumingtonic6/10EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Limonene→perfumingdeodorantsolventperfumingdeodorantsolvent7/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced

    Where this came from

    Cruelty-free status recorded from crueltyfree.peta.org ↗

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