Coverage & match quality
5 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 30 ingredients.
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. See how the strict and lenient lenses read the same list, ingredient by ingredient.
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
Robust30 of 30 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 30 listed ingredients.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterantiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | antiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juiceskin conditioning | skin conditioning | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| C13-15 Alkanesolvent | solvent | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| Cetearyl Alcoholemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Stearyl Alcoholfragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | fragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glyceryl Stearateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oilskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Leptospermum Petersonii Oilperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citrus Grandis Peel Oilperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| Botrytis Cinerea/Passiflora Edulis Fruit Extract/Piceatannol Ferment Lysate Filtratehair conditioning | hair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Argania Spinosa Kernel Oilemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Calendula Officinalis Flower Extractperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Chamomilla Recutita Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Nasturtium Officinale Flower/Leaf Extractanti-sebumsoothingtonic | anti-sebumsoothingtonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Spiraea Ulmaria Flower Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Melia Azadirachta Flower Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | 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 |
| Argininefragranceantistatichair 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 |
| PCAhumectantmoisturising | humectantmoisturising | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phenylalaninefragrancehair conditioningskin conditioning | fragrancehair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Prolinehair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Serinefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Threonineantistatichair conditioninghair waving or straightening | antistatichair conditioninghair waving or straightening | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Valinefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Caprylhydroxamic Acidchelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Gluconolactonechelatingskin conditioning | chelatingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
Where this came from
Cruelty-free status recorded from crueltyfree.peta.org ↗
Researched facts on Greenlens always carry the page that stated them — nothing is inferred from a model's memory.