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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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Himalaya

face wash150mlGTIN 8901138511784

Your composite

68OUT OF 100Fair

range 60–88

68▲▼ split
Safety
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Why this score

28-point split

65

Scan

60

Precautionary

88

Tolerance

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Flagged

8 ingredients

What's flagged →

Raters split

Ingredient safety

A 28-point gap between the two loudest voices.

60Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependent
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88Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependent
050100
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Every rater, every axis

Ingredient safety

Split · 28 pts apart
  • Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependentunverified match
    60
  • Greenlens Ingredient ScanIndependentunverified match
    65
  • EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)Governmentunverified match
    80
  • Greenlens Tolerance ScreenIndependentunverified match
    88
  • Health Canada Ingredient HotlistGovernmentunverified match
    85
  • ANSES Endocrine DisruptorsGovernmentunverified match
    80

Lowest 60 · highest 88 · gap 28

Also screened — no listing found

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

Recognized on a safer-ingredients list

  • US EPA Safer Choice (SCIL) — 50% of ingredients recognized

Environmental

    Also screened — no listing found

    • EU Microplastics Restriction

    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

    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 Precautionary Screen60 on 0–100→60
    • Greenlens Ingredient Scan65 on 0–100→65
    • EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)80 on 0–100→80
    • Greenlens Tolerance Screen88 on 0–100→88
    • Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist85 on 0–100→85
    • ANSES Endocrine Disruptors80 on 0–100→80
    Average of 60 · 65 · 80 · 88 · 85 · 80pillar68

    Raters split here, so this 68 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

    65/100

    Flagged 5 of 18 ingredients: 2 restricted, 1 of concern, 1 regulated allergen.

    • POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE / SODIUM HYDROXIDEEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
    • Fragrance / Parfum (undisclosed)Common transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban)−12
    • Inorganic sulfites and bisulfites (12)EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)−10
    • Hexyl CinnamalEU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III / Reg. (EU) 2023/1545 (labelled fragrance allergen)−3

    Starts at 100; 14 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 28 points apart. See what each one flags, and what it costs.

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    Weighted by what you care about

    Tune your weights

    composite recomputes live

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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.

    Flagged ingredients

    • Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract4 positions →
    • Cocamidopropyl Betaine3 positions →
    • Phenoxyethanol3 positions →
    • POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE / SODIUM HYDROXIDE3 positions →
    • Fragrance / Parfum (undisclosed)3 positions →
    • Inorganic sulfites and bisulfites (12)3 positions →
    • Citric Acid4 positions →
    • Hexyl Cinnamal4 positions →

    Ingredients, decoded

    Data availability

    Robust·18 of 18 characterized

    Our sources have reference data on all 18 listed ingredients.

    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
    Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioning6/10EU harmonised CMR (cat. 2)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate→cleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansingcleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Cocamidopropyl Betaine→antistaticcleansinghair conditioningantistaticcleansinghair conditioning6/10Strong contact sensitizer· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Glycerin→perfuminghumectantdenaturantperfuminghumectantdenaturantNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer→film formingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controllingfilm formingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate→cleansingsurfactant - cleansingcleansingsurfactant - cleansingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate→cleansingsurfactant - cleansingcleansingsurfactant - cleansingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Phenoxyethanol→preservativeantimicrobialpreservativeantimicrobial4/10Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Ethylhexylglycerin→deodorantskin conditioningdeodorantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Curcuma Longa Rhizome Extract→skin conditioningskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesCosIng-catalogued
    Sodium Hydroxide→bufferingdenaturantbufferingdenaturant4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Parfum→perfumingfragranceperfumingfragrance4/10Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Sodium Metabisulfite→preservativeantioxidantreducingpreservativeantioxidantreducing4/10EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Citric Acid→fragrancechelatingbufferingfragrancechelatingbuffering4/10Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagreeReferenced
    Disodium EDTA→chelatingviscosity controllingchelatingviscosity controllingNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Tocopheryl Acetate→antioxidantskin conditioningantioxidantskin conditioningNo flags in our sourcesWell-characterized
    Hexyl Cinnamal→perfumingperfuming6/10ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagreeReferenced