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 4 of 44 ingredients: 2 regulated allergens.
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 6 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
Robust43 of 44 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 43 of 44 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 | |
| BUTYLENE GLYCOLfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| GLYCERINperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATEfilm formingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | film formingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| POLYSORBATE 20surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CITRUS UNSHIU PEEL EXTRACTfragrance | fragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| DIMETHICONE PEG-8 MEADOWFOAMATEemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| SODIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATEantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PHENOXYETHANOLpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| HYDROGENATED LECITHINsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | surfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| MORUS ALBA LEAF EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACTcleansingsmoothingsoothing | cleansingsmoothingsoothing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| DECYL GLUCOSIDEcleansingemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| XANTHAN GUMbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDEperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMERfilm formingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | film formingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ASCORBIC ACIDfragranceantioxidantbuffering | fragranceantioxidantbuffering | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| RUMEX OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACTsoothingskin conditioning | soothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACTmoisturisingtonicskin conditioning | moisturisingtonicskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERINdeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| LIMONENEperfumingdeodorantsolvent | perfumingdeodorantsolvent | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATEhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| LAURYL GLUCOSIDEcleansingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CITRUS TANGERINA PEEL EXTRACTastringent | astringent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI LEAF EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ARTEMISIA VULGARIS EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| LAMINARIA DIGITATA EXTRACTskin protecting | skin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| MAGNESIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATEantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA FRUIT EXTRACThumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| SODIUM BENZOATEpreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CITRUS GRANDIS PEEL EXTRACTperfumingastringenttonic | perfumingastringenttonic | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| PRUNUS ARMENIACA FRUIT EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| VANILLA PLANIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACTsmoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | smoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| CHLORELLA VULGARIS EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS FRUIT EXTRACTfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| COCOS NUCIFERA FRUIT EXTRACTemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PIMPINELLA ANISUM FRUIT EXTRACTfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| RUBUS IDAEUS FRUIT EXTRACTastringentkeratolyticsmoothing | astringentkeratolyticsmoothing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS PEEL EXTRACTperfumingbindingemulsion stabilising | perfumingbindingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACTuv absorberfragranceantimicrobial | uv absorberfragranceantimicrobial | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PYRUVIC ACIDfragrance | fragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| LINALOOLperfumingdeodorant | perfumingdeodorant | EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| AZELAIC ACIDfragrancebuffering | fragrancebuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| SODI | Not in our sources | No data |