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
No EU-regulated hazards recognized among 50 ingredients.
Starts at 100; 50 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 2 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
Robust47 of 50 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 47 of 50 listed ingredients; 3 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Water / Aqua / Eausolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerine | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized | |
| Caprylic/Capric Triglycerideperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Squalaneemollienthair conditioningrefatting | emollienthair conditioningrefatting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Isoamyl Laurateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Undecaneemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cetearyl Alcoholemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hectoriteabsorbentbulkingviscosity controlling | absorbentbulkingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cetearyl Olivatehair conditioning | hair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitan Olivatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Undaria Pinnatifida Extractskin conditioningskin protecting | skin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharidefilm formingemulsion stabilisingskin conditioning | film formingemulsion stabilisingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hyaluronic Acidhumectantantistaticmoisturising | humectantantistaticmoisturising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Betulinskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Pavlova Lutheri Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extractantioxidantbleaching | antioxidantbleaching | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Laminaria Ochroleuca Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Bisabololfragrancesoothingskin conditioning | fragrancesoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Calendula Officinalis Flower Extractperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Brassica Oleracea Italica Extractastringent | astringent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Zingiber Officinale Root Extractperfumingfragrancetonic | perfumingfragrancetonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | EU harmonised CMR (cat. 2)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Melia Azadirachta Flower Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Corallina Officinalis Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Coccinia Indica Fruit Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Solanum Melongena Fruit Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extractemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extracttonic | tonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Curcuma Longa Root Extractperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Pod Extracthair conditioninghair waving or straightening | hair conditioninghair waving or straightening | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Helianthus Annuus Sprout Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Maltodextrinfilm formingabsorbentbinding | film formingabsorbentbinding | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Fucus Vesiculosus Extractemollientsmoothingsoothing | emollientsmoothingsoothing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lactobacillus Fermentskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tridecaneperfuming | perfuming | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Stearoyl Glutamatecleansinghair conditioningsurfactant - emulsifying | cleansinghair conditioningsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glyceryl Caprylateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetatechelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hexylene Glycolperfumingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | perfumingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| From time to time | Not in our sources | No data | |
| may be updated | Not in our sources | No data |