Raters split
Ingredient safety
A 22-point gap between the two loudest voices.
Lowest 3 · highest 25 · gap 22
Coverage & match quality
2 ratings · 1 of 4 axes
no black box
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Raters split here, so this 9 is a midpoint, not a consensus. The spread stays on the “every rater” list above.
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent · EU regulatory reference
Flagged 6 of 47 ingredients: 1 prohibited, 3 restricted, 1 of concern.
Starts at 100; 42 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 22 points apart. See what each one flags, and what it costs.
Tune your weights
composite recomputes live
+No rater covers this axis for this product, so its weight can't move the score.
No rater covers this axis for this product, so its weight can't move the score.
No rater covers this axis for this product, so its weight can't move the score.
Data availability
Robust47 of 47 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 47 listed ingredients.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water/Aqua/Eausolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| C12-15 Alkyl Benzoateantimicrobialemollientskin conditioning | antimicrobialemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dicaprylyl Carbonateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cetearyl Alcoholemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Butylene Glycolfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethoxydiglycolperfuminghumectantsolvent | perfuminghumectantsolvent | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Butyrospermum Parkii Butterskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Cetearyl Glucosidesurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Xylitylglucosidehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phenyl Trimethiconeantifoaminghair conditioningskin conditioning | antifoaminghair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Helianthus Annuus Seed Oilfragranceemollientskin conditioning | fragranceemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extractemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymeremulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Anhydroxylitolhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Isohexadecaneemollientsolvent | emollientsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Chlorphenesinpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Allantoinsoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | soothingskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ureahumectantantistaticbuffering | humectantantistaticbuffering | EU-prohibited· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Well-characterized |
| Xanthan Gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glucosamine HClantistatichair conditioning | antistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Xylitolhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| BHTfragranceantioxidant | fragranceantioxidant | Endocrine-active· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Bisabololfragrancesoothingskin conditioning | fragrancesoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dipotassium Glycyrrhizatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Disodium EDTAchelatingviscosity controlling | chelatingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Laminaria Digitata Extractskin protecting | skin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Olea Europaea Fruit Oilperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Persea Gratissima Oilskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tocopheryl Acetateantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Polysorbate 80denaturantsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | denaturantsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Hyaluronatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Retinyl Palmitateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | Carcinogen-linked· flagged by 5 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Avena Sativa Kernel Extractantioxidantemollientabrasive | antioxidantemollientabrasive | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Yeast Amino Acidshumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Betainehumectantantistatichair conditioning | humectantantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Inositolhumectantantistatichair conditioning | humectantantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Taurinebuffering | buffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Trehalosehumectantmoisturising | humectantmoisturising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Magnesium Chlorideviscosity controlling | viscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonineskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |