Coverage & match quality
3 ratings · 2 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 7 of 41 ingredients: 1 restricted, 4 regulated allergens.
Starts at 100; 36 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.
Data availability
Robust40 of 41 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 40 of 41 listed ingredients; 1 is uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| water/aqua/eausolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| lauryl glucosidecleansingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| coco-glucosidecleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| disodium cocoyl glutamatecleansingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sodium lauroamphoacetatecleansingfoaminghair conditioning | cleansingfoaminghair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| caprylyl/capryl glucosidecleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| inulinskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| glyceryl laurateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| gluconolactonechelatingskin conditioning | chelatingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sodium lauroyl glutamateantistatichair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | antistatichair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| aloe barbadensis leaf juice powderskin conditioning | skin conditioning | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| xylitylglucosidehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| anhydroxylitolhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| xylitolhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| oryza sativa extractabrasiveabsorbenthair conditioning | abrasiveabsorbenthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| camellia sinensis leaf/stalk extractantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| rosmarinus officinalis flower/leaf/stem waterperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| lavandula intermedia flower/leaf/stem waterperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| picea mariana leaf oilperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| pseudotsuga menziesii branch/leaf oilperfuming | perfuming | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| citrus paradisi peel oilperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| citrus aurantifolia peel oilfragrance | fragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| artemisia vulgaris oilperfumingskin conditioning | perfumingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| juniperus virginiana wood oilperfuming | perfuming | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| tanacetum annuum flower oilfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| vetiveria zizanioides root oil | Not in our sources | No data | |
| mentha viridis leaf oilfragranceastringentskin conditioning | fragranceastringentskin conditioning | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| pogostemon cablin leaf oilfragrance | fragrance | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| vaccinium myrtillus fruit extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| saccharum officinarum extractmoisturisingskin conditioning | moisturisingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| citrus aurantium dulcis fruit extractfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| citrus limon fruit extractfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| acer saccharum extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| leuconostoc ferment filtrateantimicrobialanti-seborrheichair conditioning | antimicrobialanti-seborrheichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| superoxide dismutaseantioxidantreducingskin conditioning | antioxidantreducingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| soybean peroxidaseantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| sodium phytatechelatingoral care | chelatingoral care | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PCA glyceryl oleateemollient | emollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| citric acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| sodium benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| limoneneperfumingdeodorantsolvent | perfumingdeodorantsolvent | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
Where this came from
Cruelty-free status recorded from leapingbunny.org ↗
Researched facts on Greenlens always carry the page that stated them — nothing is inferred from a model's memory.