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 7 of 54 ingredients: 3 restricted, 2 regulated allergens.
Starts at 100; 49 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 18 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
Robust53 of 54 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 53 of 54 listed ingredients; 1 is uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQUA/WATER/EAU | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized | |
| GLYCERINperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDEperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CYCLOPENTASILOXANEemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | Persistent / bioaccumulative· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| SUCROSE PALMITATEemollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| DIMETHICONEemollientantifoamingskin conditioning | emollientantifoamingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CETEARYL OLIVATEhair conditioning | hair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| HYDROGENATED OLIVE OILskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| SORBITAN OLIVATEsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| GLYCERYL LINOLEATEemollientsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | emollientsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| TOCOPHERYL ACETATEantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| OLEA EUROPAEA FRUIT OILperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PHENOXYETHANOLpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| ISOMALThumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| CITRUS GRANDIS PEEL OILperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| LIMONENEperfumingdeodorantsolvent | perfumingdeodorantsolvent | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN BARK EXTRACTfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACThumectantemollientoral care | humectantemollientoral care | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| BISABOLOLfragrancesoothingskin conditioning | fragrancesoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS/ALEURITES FORDI OIL COPOLYMERfilm formingskin conditioning | film formingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTERskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PULLULANfilm formingbinding | film formingbinding | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| OLEA EUROPAEA OIL UNSAPONIFIABLEShair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| STEARETH-20cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ALLANTOINsoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | soothingskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATEfilm formingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | film formingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| MALUS DOMESTICA FRUIT CELL CULTURE EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATEantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| POLYACRYLAMIDEfilm formingantistaticbinding | film formingantistaticbinding | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| CARBOMERemulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| SODIUM BENZOATEpreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| C13-14 ISOPARAFFINemollientsolvent | emollientsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| HESPERIDIN METHYL CHALCONEantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERINdeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| GLYCINE SOJA STEROLSemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| LINOLEIC ACIDemollientantistaticcleansing | emollientantistaticcleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA EXTRACThumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PHOSPHOLIPIDSskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| POTASSIUM SORBATEpreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CITRIC ACIDfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| SODIUM HYALURONATEhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| XANTHAN GUMbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| FARNESOLperfumingdeodorant | perfumingdeodorant | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM MERISTEM CELL CULTUREskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| SODIUM HYDROXIDEbufferingdenaturant | bufferingdenaturant | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| LAURETH-7surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Well-characterized |
| SODIUM CITRATEfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CHLORHEXIDINE DIGLUCONATEpreservativeantimicrobialoral care | preservativeantimicrobialoral care | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| LECITHINemollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACTmoisturisingsoothingtonic | moisturisingsoothingtonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| N-HYDROXYSUCCINIMIDEskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| DIPEPTIDE DIAMINOBUTYROYL BENZYLAMIDE DIACETATEskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| HYDRO | Not in our sources | No data |