nivea Men
Shaving Foam
shaving foam200mlGTIN 8412300817028
Raters split
Ingredient safety
A 85-point gap between the two loudest voices.
0Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependent
vs85Health Canada Ingredient HotlistGovernment
050100
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Every rater, every axis
Ingredient safety
Split · 85 pts apart- 0
- 55
- 82
- 30
- 0
- 85
- 45
Lowest 0 · highest 85 · gap 85
Also screened — no listing found
Recognized on a safer-ingredients list
Environmental
Also screened — no listing found
Labor
- 30
Packaging
- 88
Coverage & match quality
9 ratings · 3 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
- Greenlens Ingredient Scan0 on 0–1000
- Greenlens Precautionary Screen55 on 0–10055
- IARC Monographs82 on 0–10082
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)30 on 0–10030
- Greenlens Tolerance Screen0 on 0–1000
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist85 on 0–10085
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors45 on 0–10045
Average of 0 · 55 · 82 · 30 · 0 · 85 · 45pillar21
Raters split here, so this 21 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 7 of 26 ingredients: 2 prohibited, 3 restricted, 2 of concern.
- Isobutane, if it contains = >0,1% w/w ButadieneEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited)−55
- Trialkylamines, trialkanolamines and their saltsEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
- LAURETH-9EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
- POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE / SODIUM HYDROXIDEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
- Butane, if it contains = >0,1 % w/w ButadieneEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited)−55
- BHT / BHACommon transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban)−12
- Fragrance / Parfum (undisclosed)Common transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban)−12
Starts at 100; 19 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 55 points apart. See what each one flags, and what it costs.
Weighted by what you care about
Tune your weights
composite recomputes live
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1.0×
Environmentalno rating
No rater covers this axis for this product, so its weight can't move the score.
1.0×
1.0×
0 means ignored. Higher = more weight in your composite.
Flagged ingredients
- Isobutane, if it contains = >0,1% w/w Butadiene4 positions →
- Trialkylamines, trialkanolamines and their salts4 positions →
- LAURETH-93 positions →
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder4 positions →
- POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE / SODIUM HYDROXIDE3 positions →
- Butane, if it contains = >0,1 % w/w Butadiene4 positions →
- BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)4 positions →
- Citric Acid4 positions →
- Fragrance / Parfum (undisclosed)3 positions →
Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust26 of 26 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 26 listed ingredients.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquasolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Isobutanepropellant | propellant | EU-prohibited· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Triethanolaminefragrancebufferingsurfactant - cleansing | fragrancebufferingsurfactant - cleansing | ANSES CMR-listed· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Laureth-23cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Well-characterized |
| Palmitic Acidemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Stearic Acidfragrancecleansingemulsion stabilising | fragrancecleansingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Panthenolantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powderskin conditioning | skin conditioning | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Propylene Glycolhumectantskin conditioningsolvent | humectantskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Pantolactonehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sorbitolperfumingfragrancehumectant | perfumingfragrancehumectant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Coco-Caprylate/Caprateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulosefilm formingantistaticbinding | film formingantistaticbinding | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PEG-7Mbindingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | bindingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Myristic Acidperfumingcleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | perfumingcleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Arachidic Acidcleansingopacifyingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingopacifyingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Oleic Acidemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Potassium Hydroxidebuffering | buffering | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Butanepropellant | propellant | EU-prohibited· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Propanepropellant | propellant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Silicaabrasiveabsorbentanticaking | abrasiveabsorbentanticaking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| BHTfragranceantioxidant | fragranceantioxidant | Endocrine-active· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Piroctone Olaminepreservativeanti-seborrheic | preservativeanti-seborrheic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Parfumperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |