DHC Care
Queen of Serum
skincare
Raters split
Ingredient safety
A 58-point gap between the two loudest voices.
40ANSES Endocrine DisruptorsGovernment
vs98Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependent
050100
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Every rater, every axis
Ingredient safety
Split · 58 pts apart- 65
- 55
- 98
- 82
- 70
- 40
Lowest 40 · highest 98 · gap 58
Also screened — no listing found
Environmental
Also screened — no listing found
Coverage & match quality
6 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
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
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
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
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.
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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 0–10065
- Greenlens Ingredient Scan55 on 0–10055
- Greenlens Precautionary Screen98 on 0–10098
- Greenlens Tolerance Screen82 on 0–10082
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist70 on 0–10070
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors40 on 0–10040
Average of 65 · 55 · 98 · 82 · 70 · 40pillar54
Raters split here, so this 54 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
55/100
Flagged 6 of 55 ingredients: 3 restricted, 1 of concern, 1 regulated allergen.
- N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)- P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE SULFATEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
- Fragrance / Parfum (undisclosed)Common transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban)−12
- RetinolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
- BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE (1)EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
- CitronellolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
Starts at 100; 50 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 43 points apart. See what each one flags, and what it costs.
Weighted by what you care about
Tune your weights
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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
Robust53 of 55 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 53 of 55 listed ingredients; 2 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| water/aqua/eausolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| isononyl isononanoateemollientantistaticskin conditioning | emollientantistaticskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| alcoholfragranceantimicrobialantifoaming | fragranceantimicrobialantifoaming | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| butylene glycolfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| diglycerinhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PCA dimethiconehair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ectoinskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| hydroxyethyl ureahumectanthair conditioningskin conditioning | humectanthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| polyurethane-59emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| behenyl alcoholemollientbindingemulsion stabilising | emollientbindingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| hydrogenated lecithinsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | surfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| sorbitan stearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| polyacrylate crosspolymer-11emulsion stabilisingskin conditioningviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisingskin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| butyrospermum parkii butterskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sodium polyacrylatefilm formingemollientabsorbent | film formingemollientabsorbent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sodium citratefragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| citric acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| glycine soja sterolsemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| polyquaternium-51film formingskin conditioning | film formingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| sucrose cocoateantistaticsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | antistaticsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| fragrance/parfum | Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced | |
| phenethyl alcoholfragrance | fragrance | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| caprylic/capric triglycerideperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sodium PCAhumectantantistatichair conditioning | humectantantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sodium lactatehumectantbufferingkeratolytic | humectantbufferingkeratolytic | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| t-butyl alcoholperfumingdenaturantsolvent | perfumingdenaturantsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| glycyrrhiza glabra root extractperfumingemollientbleaching | perfumingemollientbleaching | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| argininefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| polysorbate 20surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| retinolskin conditioning | skin conditioning | Prop 65-listed· flagged by 4 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| aspartic acidfragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PCAhumectantmoisturising | humectantmoisturising | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| inulin lauryl carbamateemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - cleansing | emulsion stabilisingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| glycineantistaticbufferinghair conditioning | antistaticbufferinghair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| alaninefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| hydrolyzed conchiolin proteinhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| serinefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| valinefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| maltodextrinfilm formingabsorbentbinding | film formingabsorbentbinding | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| behentrimonium chloridepreservativeantistatichair conditioning | preservativeantistatichair conditioning | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| sucrose laurateemollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| royal jelly extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| isoleucineantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| prolinehair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| threonineantistatichair conditioninghair waving or straightening | antistatichair conditioninghair waving or straightening | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| pentapeptide-48skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| histidinehumectantantistaticskin conditioning | humectantantistaticskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| phenylalaninefragrancehair conditioningskin conditioning | fragrancehair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| citronellolperfuming | perfuming | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Full Ingredient List | Not in our sources | No data | |
| shopify-section.product-ingredients | Not in our sources | No data |