EWG Ratings Explained: What a Score of 1 Means for Your Skincare
Reading ingredient labels is an act of care. You deserve to understand what you put on your skin and feel informed about the products you bring into your home.
Recently, a customer asked us why Green Goo’s Face Wash and Skin Repair received a score of 1 in the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep database. We loved the question, and we wanted to share the answer with our whole community.
What does an EWG score of 1 mean?
EWG’s Skin Deep database rates ingredients and personal care products on a numerical hazard scale from 1 to 10.
A score of 1 is the lowest numerical hazard score, placing a product in EWG’s low hazard category.
EWG also provides a separate data availability rating, which indicates how much scientific information is available about the ingredients. Both measures matter when interpreting a listing. A low hazard score is useful information, but it does not guarantee that a product will suit every person’s skin.
Is an EWG rating the same as EWG VERIFIED?
An EWG Skin Deep rating and the EWG VERIFIED mark are separate credentials.
Skin Deep ratings draw on ingredient information and scientific databases. To earn the EWG VERIFIED mark, a company must complete an additional application and review process covering ingredient requirements, transparency, and other program standards.
A product can receive a score of 1 without carrying the EWG VERIFIED mark.
Where does Green Goo stand?
EWG’s Skin Deep listings for Green Goo Skin Repair | Anti-Aging Night Salve and Plants For Your Face | Hydrating Wash & Serums – Green Goo show a score of 1.
Naturally you can infer that Green Goo’s full collection would meet EWG standards. We are encouraged to explore updating our existing listings and submitting additional products for review.
Our ingredient story starts with real plants
Thoughtful formulation has been part of Plants With Purpose | Green Goo by SPRY LIFE LLC from the beginning.
We bring raw plants into our manufacturing facility and slowly infuse them into nourishing plant based oils. By creating these botanical infusions ourselves, we stay closely connected to the ingredients and the process behind every batch.
These custom oil blends are central to Green Goo’s approach to skincare. We believe customers deserve to understand that process as clearly as they understand an ingredient label.
Your questions help us grow
Whether you use EWG, read every label, or ask us directly, we welcome your curiosity.
Understanding your skincare should feel empowering. We’re grateful for our ingredients, processes, and products so that our information is more accessible and validated by 3rd parties.
Curious about a Green Goo ingredient? Contact our team. We’re happy to help you understand what goes into your daily care.