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 41 ingredients: 1 restricted.
Starts at 100; 40 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 10 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
Robust36 of 41 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 36 of 41 listed ingredients; 5 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17% Zinc Oxide | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Camellia Sinensis Extractantioxidantbleachingskin conditioning | antioxidantbleachingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Caprylic/Capric Triglycerideperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleatesurfactant - emulsifyingviscosity controlling | surfactant - emulsifyingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Coco Caprylate/Caprateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | 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 |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymerfilm forminghair conditioningskin conditioning | film forminghair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Gluconolactonechelatingskin conditioning | chelatingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Aquasolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Polyhydroxystearic Acidsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Jojoba Estersemollientmoisturisingsoothing | emollientmoisturisingsoothing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrateantimicrobialanti-seborrheic | antimicrobialanti-seborrheic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Carnosineskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Krameria Triandra Root Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Olea Europaea Fruit Oilperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Magnesium Sulfatebulkingviscosity controlling | bulkingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Bisabololfragrancesoothingskin conditioning | fragrancesoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium PCAhumectantantistatichair conditioning | humectantantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Zinc Lactatedeodorant | deodorant | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Allantoinsoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | soothingskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Saccharide Isomeratehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Curcuma Longa Root Extractperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Zingiber Officinale Root Extractperfumingfragrancetonic | perfumingfragrancetonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Superoxide Dismutaseantioxidantreducingskin conditioning | antioxidantreducingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Maltodextrinfilm formingabsorbentbinding | film formingabsorbentbinding | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Hyaluronatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lactobacillus Fermentskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Squaleneemollientantistatichair conditioning | emollientantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Beta-Sitosterolfragranceemulsion stabilisinglight stabilizer | fragranceemulsion stabilisinglight stabilizer | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sucrosehumectantsoothingskin conditioning | humectantsoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lecithinemollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Spirulina Maxima Extractsmoothing | smoothing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Citratefragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Microbiome-friendly | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Fragrance + Essential Oil free | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Reef Safe | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Recommended use Apply every morning | Not in our sources | No data |