Science-backed.
Publicly documented.
The Clean Sheet evaluation is based on established international safety science, EU SCCS opinions, CIR reviews, IFRA standards, ISO testing standards, and India's Cosmetics Rules 2020. We don't invent our own safety thresholds. We apply the best available evidence from recognised regulatory and scientific bodies.
How a score is produced.
Every product follows the same path. Layer 1 is a gate, fail it and the evaluation stops. Pass it, and Layers 2-5 are scored to produce the final certification decision.
What we evaluate.
Every product is evaluated across five structured layers, each benchmarked against internationally recognised standards.
Legal Compliance
Pass / Fail gate, must pass before proceeding
We check every ingredient against the relevant prohibited and restricted substance lists for your target markets, India, EU, US, Korea, or all of them. If anything fails here, we tell you exactly what and why before proceeding.
How we evaluate
Jurisdictions covered
Ingredient Safety
The core of our evaluation, drives 50% of the final score
We assess every ingredient with a concern, toxicology, endocrine activity, carcinogenicity, sensitization potential, systemic exposure. Not in isolation: in the context of your specific formula, product type, and consumer.
Scoring sub-components
Automatic fail conditions
Manufacturing & Quality
How the product is made and controlled, 20% of score
We review your GMP certification, preservative efficacy data, stability data, and active ingredient assays. A safe formula in a poorly manufactured product is still a problem.
Scoring sub-components
Standards referenced
Claims & Evidence
Whether marketing claims are truthful and substantiated, 20% of score
Every claim on your label and marketing is assessed against the evidence in your dossier. "Clinically proven" has to mean a clinical study. "SPF 50" has to match a test result. "Organic" has to be certified. We verify all of it.
Scoring sub-components
Automatic fail conditions
Ethics & Sustainability
Environmental impact and ethical considerations, 10% of score
Cruelty-free status, vegan ingredients, palm oil and mica sourcing, packaging sustainability, and environmental claims. All independently assessed as part of the evaluation.
Scoring sub-components
Standards referenced
Products earn their tier.
The score determines the tier. The tier reflects the real safety and transparency of the formulation.
Exceptional across all pillars.
Strong safety profile with minor areas for improvement.
Passes the threshold but has notable concerns.
Does not meet the standard.
Who evaluates.
Our evaluations are conducted by an independent panel of cosmetic scientists, toxicologists, and dermatologists. Panel members have no commercial relationship with brands applying for certification.
Conflicts of interest are declared and managed. Panel members are named on our website as they are appointed, because transparency about who evaluates is part of what makes the standard credible.
What we publish
For every certified product, we publish:
We do not publish formula concentrations, supplier information, or any other commercially sensitive information from the brand's dossier.
Standards we reference.
Our evaluation framework is anchored to the world's leading regulatory and scientific bodies. We don't create our own thresholds, we apply theirs.
Ready to prove your product?
Brands that certify with The Clean Sheet are showing their work. The methodology is public. The standard is real. The proof is permanent.