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
No EU-regulated hazards recognized among 47 ingredients.
Starts at 100; 47 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.
No rater covers this axis for this product, so its weight can't move the score.
Data availability
Robust46 of 47 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 46 of 47 listed ingredients; 1 is uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterantiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | antiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cetearyl Alcoholemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Pentylene Glycolskin conditioningsolvent | skin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Isosorbide Dicaprylateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tricaprylinperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| C12-15 Alkyl Benzoateantimicrobialemollientskin conditioning | antimicrobialemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lauryl Lactateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymerskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Squalaneemollienthair conditioningrefatting | emollienthair conditioningrefatting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Methylsilanol Carboxymethyl Theophylline Alginateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glucosamine HClantistatichair conditioning | antistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Pisum Sativum Extractskin conditioningskin protecting | skin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Caffeineperfumingskin conditioning | perfumingskin conditioning | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extracthumectantoral care | humectantoral care | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extractastringentlight stabilizerrefreshing | astringentlight stabilizerrefreshing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbateantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Helichrysum Stoechas Extracttonic | tonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extractuv absorberfragranceantimicrobial | uv absorberfragranceantimicrobial | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Fruit Extractantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glyceryl Caprylateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Acetate | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Ceramide NGskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Solidago Virgaurea Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extractemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonineskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citrus Limon Peel Extractemollienttonicskin conditioning | emollienttonicskin conditioning | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extractemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-72 Amideskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Methylpropanediolsolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Steareth-20cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydrolyzed Manihot Esculenta Tuber Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cetyl Alcoholfragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | fragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Magnesium Chlorideviscosity controlling | viscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dicetyl Phosphatesurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Steareth-10refattingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | refattingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ceteth-10 Phosphatecleansingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PEG-10 Phytosterolsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Dimethiconeemollientantifoamingskin conditioning | emollientantifoamingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrateantimicrobialanti-seborrheic | antimicrobialanti-seborrheic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |