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3 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 2 of 48 ingredients: 1 restricted, 1 regulated allergen.
Starts at 100; 46 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 13 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
Robust41 of 48 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 41 of 48 listed ingredients; 7 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterantiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | antiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| isoamyl laurateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| stearyl alcoholfragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | fragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| shea butter | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized | |
| avocado oil | Not in our sources | No data | |
| caprylic/capric triglycerideperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| niacinamidesmoothing | smoothing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| cetyl alcoholfragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | fragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| panthenolantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| raspberry seed extract | Not in our sources | No data | |
| sorbitolperfumingfragrancehumectant | perfumingfragrancehumectant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sodium hyaluronatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| buriti oil | Not in our sources | No data | |
| tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| rosemary leaf extract | Not in our sources | No data | |
| sunflower seed oil | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized | |
| ginger root extract | Not in our sources | No data | |
| bisabololfragrancesoothingskin conditioning | fragrancesoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ceramide nshair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| hydrogenated lecithinsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | surfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| hydrolyzed jojoba estersfilm forminghair conditioningskin conditioning | film forminghair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| hibiscus fruit extract | Not in our sources | No data | |
| trehalosehumectantmoisturising | humectantmoisturising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| phytosterolsskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| biosaccharide gum-1skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| maltodextrinfilm formingabsorbentbinding | film formingabsorbentbinding | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| pantolactonehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| lysolecithinsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| sclerotium gumemulsion stabilisingskin conditioningviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisingskin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| xanthan gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| pullulanfilm formingbinding | film formingbinding | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| silicaabrasiveabsorbentanticaking | abrasiveabsorbentanticaking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| glyceryl stearate citrateemollientsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | emollientsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| sodium phytatechelatingoral care | chelatingoral care | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ethanol | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced | |
| erythritolhumectantmoisturisingskin conditioning | humectantmoisturisingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| octyldodecanolperfumingfragranceemollient | perfumingfragranceemollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| saccharide isomeratehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| myristyl alcoholemollientemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - foam boosting | emollientemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - foam boosting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| arachidyl alcoholemollientemulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | emollientemulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sodium citratefragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| dehydroacetic acidpreservative | preservative | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| benzyl alcoholpreservativeperfumingsolvent | preservativeperfumingsolvent | EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| citric acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| hydroxyacetophenoneantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| natural fragrance | Not in our sources | No data |