Coverage & match quality
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 7 of 55 ingredients: 2 restricted, 1 of concern, 3 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 39 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
Robust54 of 55 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 54 of 55 listed ingredients; 1 is uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua/Water/Eau | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized | |
| Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionatecleansingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitolperfumingfragrancehumectant | perfumingfragrancehumectant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lauryl Betaineantistaticcleansinghair conditioning | antistaticcleansinghair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycol Distearateemollientopacifyingsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientopacifyingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oilemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ricinus Communis Seed Oilperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oilskin protecting | skin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Helianthus Annuus Oil | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized | |
| Helianthus Annuus Flower Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Helianthus Annuus Seed Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Helianthus Annuus Sprout Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Corn Starchfilm formingantistatichair conditioning | film formingantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Maltodextrin/VP Copolymerfilm forming | film forming | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Mannitolfragrancehumectantbinding | fragrancehumectantbinding | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PVPfilm formingantistaticbinding | film formingantistaticbinding | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Panthenolantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PEG-150 Distearatesurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingviscosity controlling | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PEG-12 Dimethiconehair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PEG-12 Allyl Etherbinding | binding | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sorbeth-230 Tetraoleatesurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingviscosity controlling | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Silicone Quaternium-16/Glycidoxy Dimethicone Crosspolymerhair conditioninghair fixing | hair conditioninghair fixing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Polyquaternium-7film formingantistatic | film formingantistatic | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Polyquaternium-10film formingantistatic | film formingantistatic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Quaternium-80antistatichair conditioning | antistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Amodimethiconeantistatichair conditioning | antistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Xanthan Gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Parfum/Fragrance | Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced | |
| Decyl Glucosidecleansingemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Isopropyl Alcoholperfumingantifoamingsolvent | perfumingantifoamingsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamineantistatichair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | antistatichair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloridefilm formingantistaticskin conditioning | film formingantistaticskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cetrimonium Chloridepreservativeantimicrobialantistatic | preservativeantimicrobialantistatic | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Trideceth-12surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Undeceth-11emollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Undeceth-5surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Chloridefragranceoral carebulking | fragranceoral carebulking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitan Lauratesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Citratefragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Fumaric Acidbuffering | buffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Propylene Glycolhumectantskin conditioningsolvent | humectantskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Butylene Glycolfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Acetatefragrancebuffering | fragrancebuffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Gluconolactonechelatingskin conditioning | chelatingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Calcium Gluconatehumectantoral careskin conditioning | humectantoral careskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydroxycitronellalperfuming | perfuming | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Limoneneperfumingdeodorantsolvent | perfumingdeodorantsolvent | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Linaloolperfumingdeodorant | perfumingdeodorant | EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| VCS02-L23 | Not in our sources | No data |