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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.

Cosmetics only · lead with safetyOpen data via Open Beauty Facts · no EWG/Yuka scraping
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Your composite

46OUT OF 100Poor

range 36–76

46▲▼ split
Safety
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Eco
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Labor
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Why this score

62-point split

36

Scan

98

Precautionary

76

Tolerance

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In your home

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Alternatives

No category on file, so no fair comparison.

Flags

No ingredient flags.

Raters split

Ingredient safety

A 40-point gap between the two loudest voices.

36Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependent
vs
76Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependent
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See why, ingredient by ingredient→

Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

Split · 40 pts apart
  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    36
  • Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependentunverified match
    76

Lowest 36 · highest 76 · gap 40

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 Scan36 on 0–100→36
  • Greenlens Tolerance Screen76 on 0–100→76
Average of 36 · 76pillar46

Raters split here, so this 46 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

36/100

Flagged 11 of 19 ingredients: 4 restricted, 1 of concern, 4 regulated allergens.

  • N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)- P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE SULFATEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • ETHOXYDIGLYCOLEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • Fragrance / Parfum (undisclosed)Common transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban)−12
  • CALCIUM HYDROXIDEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • ZINC ACETATE / ZINC CHLORIDE / ZINC GLUCONATE / ZINC GLUTAMATEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
  • Benzyl BenzoateEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3
  • Amyl CinnamalEU 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
  • Hexyl CinnamalEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3

Starts at 100; 10 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 62 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.

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·19 of 19 characterized

Our sources have reference data on all 19 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
ascorbic acid→fragranceantioxidantbufferingfragranceantioxidantbuffering6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
alcohol denat→fragranceantimicrobialantifoamingfragranceantimicrobialantifoaming6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
ascorbyl glucoside→antioxidantantioxidantNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
ethoxydiglycol→perfuminghumectantsolventperfuminghumectantsolvent4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
phenoxyethanol→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
sodium hyaluronate→humectantskin conditioninghumectantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
sorbitol→perfumingfragrancehumectantperfumingfragrancehumectantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
citrus aurantium dulcis peel extract→perfumingbindingemulsion stabilisingperfumingbindingemulsion stabilisingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
citrus paradisi fruit extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningExamined, no flagReferenced
fragrance→—4/10Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
caprylyl/capryl glucoside→cleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansingcleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
calcium hydroxide→bufferingbuffering4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
zinc chloride→oral caresoothingoral caresoothing4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
citric acid→fragrancechelatingbufferingfragrancechelatingbuffering4/10Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
benzyl benzoate→perfumingantimicrobialsolventperfumingantimicrobialsolvent6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
amyl cinnamal→perfumingperfuming4/10EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
limonene→perfumingdeodorantsolventperfumingdeodorantsolvent7/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
hexyl cinnamal→perfumingperfuming6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced