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 1 of 52 ingredients: 1 restricted.
Starts at 100; 51 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 34 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
Robust49 of 52 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 49 of 52 listed ingredients; 3 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Ingredients | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Water/Eau/Aqua | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized | |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Cocoyl Isethionatecleansinghair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | cleansinghair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionatecleansingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaineantistaticcleansinghair conditioning | antistaticcleansinghair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Tauratesurfactant - cleansing | surfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cocamidopropyl Betaineantistaticcleansinghair conditioning | antistaticcleansinghair conditioning | Strong contact sensitizer· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurateantistaticcleansingfoaming | antistaticcleansingfoaming | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Carbomeremulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Coco-Glucosidecleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lauryl Glucosidecleansingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Jojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Estershair conditioningskin conditioningskin protecting | hair conditioningskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ectoinskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Squaleneemollientantistatichair conditioning | emollientantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydroxyectoinemollientbufferingskin conditioning | emollientbufferingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ceramide EOPhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ceramide APhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ceramide NPhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Niacinamidesmoothing | smoothing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Hyaluronatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Amylopectinbindingviscosity controlling | bindingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Pentylene Glycolskin conditioningsolvent | skin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Inulinskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phytosteryl Macadamiatehair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extractfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lithothamnion Calcareum Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lecithinemollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lactic Acidhumectantbufferingskin conditioning | humectantbufferingskin conditioning | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Phytosterolsskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharidecleansingsmoothingskin conditioning | cleansingsmoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Acetyl Glutamineskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Lauroyl Lactylatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Polyglutamic Acidskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Bacillus/Glycine Soja Ferment Extract | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued | |
| Xanthan Gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cholesterolemollientlight stabilizersurfactant - emulsifying | emollientlight stabilizersurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phytosphingosinehair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Folic Acidskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Oligopeptide-1skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hexapeptide-11skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Oligopeptide-2skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Oligopeptide-3skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Hydroxidebufferingdenaturant | bufferingdenaturant | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phenoxyethanol. 2418 | Not in our sources | No data | |
| 0.5% Triple Lipid Complex Ceramides | Not in our sources | No data |