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 54 ingredients: 1 restricted.
Starts at 100; 53 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 10 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
Robust53 of 54 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 53 of 54 listed ingredients; 1 is uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close Aqua/Water/Eau | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized | |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Pentylene Glycolskin conditioningsolvent | skin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caffeineperfumingskin conditioning | perfumingskin conditioning | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Bakuchiolantimicrobialantioxidantemollient | antimicrobialantioxidantemollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Aesculus Hippocastanum Extractantioxidantemollientastringent | antioxidantemollientastringent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ectoinskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Hyaluronatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Acetyl Hexapeptide-8humectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Vitis Vinifera Seed Extractuv absorberantimicrobialantioxidant | uv absorberantimicrobialantioxidant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Bisabololfragrancesoothingskin conditioning | fragrancesoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Chlorella Vulgaris Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Saccharide Isomeratehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitateantioxidantemollient | antioxidantemollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sea Waterhumectantsolvent | humectantsolvent | 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 |
| Fructosehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Acrylates Copolymerfilm formingantistaticbinding | film formingantistaticbinding | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresoluv absorber | uv absorber | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Calanthe Discolor Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Physalis Angulata Extractskin protecting | skin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Caprylic/Capric Triglycerideperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Xanthan Gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Disodium Edtachelatingviscosity controlling | chelatingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Isopulegolfragrance | fragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Corallina Officinalis Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Disodium Phosphatefragranceanticorrosivebuffering | fragranceanticorrosivebuffering | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Betainehumectantantistatichair conditioning | humectantantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Coccinia Indica Fruit Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phenethyl Alcoholfragrance | fragrance | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Jasminum Sambac Flower Extractperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Crataegus Monogyna Flower Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Alcoholfragranceantimicrobialantifoaming | fragranceantimicrobialantifoaming | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Orobanche Rapum Extractskin protecting | skin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Phosphatebuffering | buffering | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Laminaria Digitata Extractskin protecting | skin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Gluconolactonechelatingskin conditioning | chelatingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tris Citrate | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Magnesium Chlorideviscosity controlling | viscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Calcium Gluconatehumectantoral careskin conditioning | humectantoral careskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |