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 5 of 52 ingredients: 1 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 14 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
Robust52 of 52 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 52 listed ingredients.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATER/AQUA/EAUsolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CARBOMERemulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| GLYCERINperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| POLYSORBATE 20surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| SUCROSE PALMITATEemollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| 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 |
| PHENOXYETHANOLpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| CITRUS GRANDIS PEEL OILperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| LIMONENEperfumingdeodorantsolvent | perfumingdeodorantsolvent | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| GLYCERYL POLYMETHACRYLATEviscosity controlling | viscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSEfilm formingbindingemulsion stabilising | film formingbindingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| POTASSIUM SORBATEpreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| BUTYLENE GLYCOLfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PULLULANfilm formingbinding | film formingbinding | 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 |
| ISOMALThumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PROPYLENE GLYCOLhumectantskin conditioningsolvent | humectantskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACTcleansingsmoothingsoothing | cleansingsmoothingsoothing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| DISODIUM EDTAchelatingviscosity controlling | chelatingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| HYDROLYZED RICE PROTEINantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| IMPERATA CYLINDRICA ROOT EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PVPfilm formingantistaticbinding | film formingantistaticbinding | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACTmoisturisingtonicskin conditioning | moisturisingtonicskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| CITRIC ACIDfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| XANTHAN GUMbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM MERISTEM CELL CULTUREskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA EXTRACThumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| SODIUM HYALURONATEhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEINantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| SODIUM BENZOATEpreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| SODIUM LACTATEhumectantbufferingkeratolytic | humectantbufferingkeratolytic | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| LECITHINemollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| GLYCINE SOJA PROTEINhair conditioningsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | hair conditioningsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| SODIUM HYDROXIDEbufferingdenaturant | bufferingdenaturant | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASEantioxidantreducingskin conditioning | antioxidantreducingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PEG-8humectantsolvent | humectantsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERINdeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACTuv absorberfragranceantimicrobial | uv absorberfragranceantimicrobial | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| HYDROXYPROPYL CYCLODEXTRINfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-38skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| SPIRAEA ULMARIA FLOWER EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| LEUCONOSTOC/RADISH ROOT FERMENT FILTRATEantimicrobialanti-seborrheic | antimicrobialanti-seborrheic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PHASEOLUS RADIATUS MERISTEM CELL CULTURE EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| CAPRYLYL GLYCOLemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8humectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA EXTRACTantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ARGANIA SPINOSA CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PLANKTON EXTRACTskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| CITRALperfumingflavouring | perfumingflavouring | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |