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
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent · EU regulatory reference
Flagged 1 of 43 ingredients: 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 12 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
Robust40 of 43 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 40 of 43 listed ingredients; 3 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galactomyces Ferment Filtratehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Hyaluronatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Oryza Sativa Bran Waterperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hyaluronic Acidhumectantantistaticmoisturising | humectantantistaticmoisturising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Zinc Hydrolyzed Hyaluronatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronatefilm forming | film forming | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethylsilanolhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymerhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| C12-13 Alkyl Glyceryl Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acidhumectanthair conditioningskin conditioning | humectanthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronatehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ascorbyl Propyl Hyaluronateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Acetyl Hexapeptide-8humectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Oligopeptide-223 | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Oligopeptide-225 | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyprolineantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ceramide EOPhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ceramide NPhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Squalaneemollienthair conditioningrefatting | emollienthair conditioningrefatting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Saccharomyces Lysate Extracthumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phospholipidsskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glyceryl Polymethacrylateviscosity controlling | viscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oilemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Argania Spinosa Kernel Oilemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Oryza Sativa Bran Oilemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oilhumectantemollientskin protecting | humectantemollientskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Butyrospermum Parkii Butterskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cetyl Alcoholfragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | fragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocotrienolsuv absorberoral careskin conditioning | uv absorberoral careskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tocopheryl Linoleateantioxidantskin conditioningskin protecting | antioxidantskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucanbindingcleansingviscosity controlling | bindingcleansingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Vitis Vinifera Seed Extractuv absorberantimicrobialantioxidant | uv absorberantimicrobialantioxidant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Oenothera Biennis Oilemollient | emollient | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Rosa Canina Seed Oilemollient | emollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydroxyethylcellulosefilm formingbindingemulsion stabilising | film formingbindingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Fragrance | Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced | |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Undecylenoyl Glycinecleansinghair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | cleansinghair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Capryloyl Glycinecleansinghair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | cleansinghair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |