Coverage & match quality
3 ratings · 2 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 35 ingredients.
Starts at 100; 35 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.
Data availability
Robust35 of 35 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 35 listed ingredients.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterantiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | antiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylic/Capric Triglycerideperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Butyloctyl Salicylatehair conditioningskin conditioningsolvent | hair conditioningskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ethylhexyl Methoxycryleneskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Dipropylene Glycolperfumingfragrancesolvent | perfumingfragrancesolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Betainehumectantantistatichair conditioning | humectantantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butteremollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| VP/Hexadecene Copolymerfilm formingbindinghair fixing | film formingbindinghair fixing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ceramide NPhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Argininefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Serinefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Alaninefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycineantistaticbufferinghair conditioning | antistaticbufferinghair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Threonineantistatichair conditioninghair waving or straightening | antistatichair conditioninghair waving or straightening | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Prolinehair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Valinefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Histidinehumectantantistaticskin conditioning | humectantantistaticskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Isoleucineantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phenylalaninefragrancehair conditioningskin conditioning | fragrancehair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Aspartic Acidfragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Spirodela Polyrhiza Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PCAhumectantmoisturising | humectantmoisturising | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium PCAhumectantantistatichair conditioning | humectantantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Bisabololfragrancesoothingskin conditioning | fragrancesoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydroxyacetophenoneantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dibutyl Lauroyl Glutamidefilm forminghair conditioningskin conditioning | film forminghair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Dibutyl Ethylhexanoyl Glutamidehair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycolipidsskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dipotassium Glycyrrhizatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Lactatehumectantbufferingkeratolytic | humectantbufferingkeratolytic | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymerviscosity controlling | viscosity controlling | 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 |
| Pentylene Glycolskin conditioningsolvent | skin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tromethaminefragrancebuffering | fragrancebuffering | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
Where this came from
Cruelty-free status recorded from leapingbunny.org ↗
Researched facts on Greenlens always carry the page that stated them — nothing is inferred from a model's memory.