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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/Ahava North America/Smoothing Shaving Cream
Smoothing Shaving Cream
Ahava North America

Smoothing Shaving Cream

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Your composite

55OUT OF 100Poor

range 43–92

23▲▼ split
Safety
86
Eco
—
Labor
—
Pkg

Why this score

98-point split

0

Scan

98

Precautionary

25

Tolerance

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Flags

No ingredient flags.

Raters split

Ingredient safety

A 98-point gap between the two loudest voices.

0Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependent
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98Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependent
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Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

Split · 98 pts apart
  • Health Canada Ingredient HotlistGovernmentunverified match
    70
  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    0
  • Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependentunverified match
    25
  • California Proposition 65Governmentunverified match
    65
  • Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependentunverified match
    98
  • ANSES Endocrine DisruptorsGovernmentunverified match
    0
  • EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)Governmentunverified match
    70

Lowest 0 · highest 98 · gap 98

Also screened — no listing found

  • IARC Monographs
  • ECHA SVHC Candidate List
  • US NTP Report on Carcinogens

Environmental

  • EU Microplastics RestrictionGovernmentunverified match
    86

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 Hotlist70 on 0–100→70
  • Greenlens Ingredient Scan0 on 0–100→0
  • Greenlens Tolerance Screen25 on 0–100→25
  • California Proposition 6565 on 0–100→65
  • Greenlens Precautionary Screen98 on 0–100→98
  • ANSES Endocrine Disruptors0 on 0–100→0
  • EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)70 on 0–100→70
Average of 70 · 0 · 25 · 65 · 98 · 0 · 70pillar23

Raters split here, so this 23 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

0/100

Flagged 20 of 55 ingredients: 1 prohibited, 3 restricted, 2 of concern, 13 regulated allergens.

  • (2 -Isopropylpent-4-enoyl)urea (apronalide)EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited)−55
  • BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE (1)EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • Fragrance / Parfum (undisclosed)Common transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban)−12
  • Acetyl CedreneEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • Alpha-Isomethyl IononeEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • Benzyl SalicylateEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • Citrus Limon Peel OilEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • CoumarinEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−0
  • EugenolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−0
  • HexamethylindanopyranEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−0
  • LimoneneEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−0
  • LinaloolEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−0
  • Linalyl AcetateEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−0
  • PineneEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−0
  • Pogostemon Cablin OilEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−0
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenesEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−0
  • PolyacrylamidesEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • Sodium Lauryl SulfateCommon transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban)−12
  • Inorganic sulfites and bisulfites (12)EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10

Starts at 100; 36 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 98 points apart. See what each one flags, and what it costs.

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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·53 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.

Every listed ingredient: its function, where our safety lists land, and whether our sources have data on it.
IngredientWhat it doesSafetyData
Aqua→solventsolventNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
C9-12 Alkane→solventsolventNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Isodecyl Isononanoate→emollientantistaticskin conditioningemollientantistaticskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Stearyl Alcohol→fragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingfragranceemollientemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Urea→humectantantistaticbufferinghumectantantistaticbuffering8/10EU-prohibited· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeWell-characterized
Behentrimonium Chloride→preservativeantistatichair conditioningpreservativeantistatichair conditioning4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer→film formingopacifyingfilm formingopacifying4/10EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane→humectantemollienthair conditioninghumectantemollienthair conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
PVP→film formingantistaticbindingfilm formingantistaticbindingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Dimethicone→emollientantifoamingskin conditioningemollientantifoamingskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Sodium Lactate→humectantbufferingkeratolytichumectantbufferingkeratolyticNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Stearyl Dimethicone→emollientskin conditioningemollientskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Parfum→perfumingfragranceperfumingfragrance4/10Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Acetyl Cedrene→perfumingperfuming4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Alpha Isomethyl Ionone→perfumingskin conditioningperfumingskin conditioning4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Benzyl Salicylate→uv absorberperfuminguv absorberperfuming7/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Citrus Limon Peel Oil→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioning4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Coumarin→perfumingperfuming6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Eugenol→perfumingdenaturanttonicperfumingdenaturanttonic6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Hexamethylindanopyran→perfumingfragranceperfumingfragrance4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Lavandula Oil/Extract→—Not in our sourcesNo data
Limonene→perfumingdeodorantsolventperfumingdeodorantsolvent7/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Linalool→perfumingdeodorantperfumingdeodorant6/10EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Linalyl Acetate→fragrancefragrance6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Pinene→fragranceantifoamingfragranceantifoaming4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Pogostemon Cablin Oil→—4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioning4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Sodium Benzoate→preservativefragranceanticorrosivepreservativefragranceanticorrosiveNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Glyceryl Stearate→emollientsurfactant - emulsifyingemollientsurfactant - emulsifyingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
PEG-100 Stearate→surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - cleansingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Isopropyl Alcohol→perfumingantifoamingsolventperfumingantifoamingsolventNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Lactic Acid→humectantbufferingskin conditioninghumectantbufferingskin conditioning4/10Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Potassium Sorbate→preservativefragrancepreservativefragranceNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Polyquaternium-39→film formingantistaticfilm formingantistatic4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Menthyl Lactate→fragrancerefreshingfragrancerefreshingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride→film formingantistaticskin conditioningfilm formingantistaticskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate→cleansingdenaturantfoamingcleansingdenaturantfoaming4/10Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Butylene Glycol→fragrancehumectantskin conditioningfragrancehumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Citric Acid→fragrancechelatingbufferingfragrancechelatingbuffering4/10Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Blue 1→—Not in our sourcesNo data
Phenoxyethanol→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Sodium Metabisulfite→preservativeantioxidantreducingpreservativeantioxidantreducing4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Ethylhexylglycerin→deodorantskin conditioningdeodorantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Tocopherol→fragranceantioxidantskin conditioningfragranceantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioning8/10Prop 65-listed· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract→perfumingfragrancetonicperfumingfragrancetonicNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract→perfumingfragranceskin conditioningperfumingfragranceskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Panax Ginseng Root Extract→emollienthair conditioningtonicemollienthair conditioningtonicNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil→emollienthair conditioningskin conditioningemollienthair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Panthenol→antistatichair conditioningskin conditioningantistatichair conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Allantoin→soothingskin conditioningskin protectingsoothingskin conditioningskin protectingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
Phoenix Dactylifera Fruit Extract→emollientemollientNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Dunaliella Salina Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
Maris Aqua→humectantsolventhumectantsolventNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued