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1 rating · 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 35 ingredients: 1 prohibited, 2 restricted, 2 regulated allergens. Score capped: a prohibited (banned) substance is present.
Penalties alone would give 19, but a prohibited substance is present, so the score is capped at 15 — a genuine hazard isn’t diluted away by a long ingredient list.
Starts at 100; 30 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 85 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
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 |
| Cetearyl Alcoholemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Behentrimonium Chloridepreservativeantistatichair conditioning | preservativeantistatichair conditioning | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydrolyzed Wheat Proteinantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Sesamum Indicum Seed Oilfragranceemollienthair conditioning | fragranceemollienthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Helianthus Annuus Seed Oilfragranceemollientskin conditioning | fragranceemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Watertonic | tonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Moringa Oleifera Seed Oilemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PCA Glyceryl Oleateemollient | emollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Jasminum Officinale Flower Extractperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Withania Somnifera Root Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lawsonia Inermis Leaf Extracthair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phyllanthus Emblica Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Panthenolantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycanshumectanthair conditioningskin conditioning | humectanthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydrolyzed Rice Proteinantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hyaluronic Acidhumectantantistaticmoisturising | humectantantistaticmoisturising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Starch Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chlorideantistaticemulsion stabilisinghair conditioning | antistaticemulsion stabilisinghair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ureahumectantantistaticbuffering | humectantantistaticbuffering | EU-prohibited· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Lactatehumectantbufferingkeratolytic | humectantbufferingkeratolytic | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Lactic acidhumectantbufferingskin conditioning | humectantbufferingskin conditioning | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Sodium Chloridefragranceoral carebulking | fragranceoral carebulking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| p-Anisic Acidfragrance | fragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrateantimicrobialanti-seborrheic | antimicrobialanti-seborrheic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Levulinic Acidperfumingskin conditioning | perfumingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Benzyl Alcoholpreservativeperfumingsolvent | preservativeperfumingsolvent | EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Dehydroacetic Acidpreservative | preservative | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Maltodextrinfilm formingabsorbentbinding | film formingabsorbentbinding | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |