Coverage & match quality
1 rating · 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
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent · EU regulatory reference
Flagged 4 of 24 ingredients: 3 regulated allergens.
Starts at 100; 21 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 9 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
Robust24 of 24 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 24 listed ingredients.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQUAsolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| SODIUM CHLORIDEfragranceoral carebulking | fragranceoral carebulking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| GLYCERINperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CAFFEINEperfumingskin conditioning | perfumingskin conditioning | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OILsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PENTYLENE GLYCOLskin conditioningsolvent | skin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| SODIUM BENZOATEpreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| POTASSIUM SORBATEpreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| MENTHYL LACTATEfragrancerefreshing | fragrancerefreshing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ESCINtonic | tonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| CENTELLA ASIATICA LEAF EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| LACTIC ACIDhumectantbufferingskin conditioning | humectantbufferingskin conditioning | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSEfilm formingbindingemulsion stabilising | film formingbindingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS FRUIT OILperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| MENTHA PIPERITA OILperfumingfragrancerefreshing | perfumingfragrancerefreshing | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| PPG-26-BUTETH-26hair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| BETULA PENDULA SAPskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| XANTHAN GUMbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| TRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATEchelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| SPHACELARIA SCOPARIA EXTRACTantimicrobial | antimicrobial | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PHENOXYETHANOLpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| CITRIC ACIDfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| LIMONENEperfumingdeodorantsolvent | perfumingdeodorantsolvent | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| BENZYL ALCOHOLpreservativeperfumingsolvent | preservativeperfumingsolvent | EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |