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 43 ingredients.
Starts at 100; 43 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
Robust42 of 43 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 42 of 43 listed ingredients; 1 is uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water/Aqua/Eausolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Coco-Caprylate/Caprateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hexyl Laurateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleatesurfactant - emulsifyingviscosity controlling | surfactant - emulsifyingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Butyrospermum Parkii Butterskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Disteardimonium Hectoritelight stabilizerviscosity controlling | light stabilizerviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sorbitan Isostearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Magnesium Sulfatebulkingviscosity controlling | bulkingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Pentylene Glycolskin conditioningsolvent | skin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glyceryl Caprylateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Aluminum Hydroxidehumectantemollientopacifying | humectantemollientopacifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glyceryl Undecylenateemollientsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | emollientsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Magnesium Stearatecolorantanticakingmoisturising | colorantanticakingmoisturising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiablesemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Xanthan Gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oilemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Lauroyl Glutamateantistatichair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | antistatichair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Phytatechelatingoral care | chelatingoral care | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Micacolorantanticakingopacifying | colorantanticakingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Helianthus Annuus Seed Oilfragranceemollientskin conditioning | fragranceemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Euphrasia Officinalis Extractantimicrobialastringentsoothing | antimicrobialastringentsoothing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lysineantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Magnesium Chlorideviscosity controlling | viscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lactobacillus Ferment Lysateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extractuv absorberfragranceantimicrobial | uv absorberfragranceantimicrobial | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Punica Granatum Extractfragranceastringenttonic | fragranceastringenttonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Glucuronatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Beta-Sitosterolfragranceemulsion stabilisinglight stabilizer | fragranceemulsion stabilisinglight stabilizer | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extracthumectantemollientoral care | humectantemollientoral care | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Calendula Officinalis Flower Extractperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Squaleneemollientantistatichair conditioning | emollientantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hypericum Perforatum Flower Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Equisetum Arvense Leaf Extractemollientastringentsoothing | emollientastringentsoothing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hemidesmus Indicus Root Powderskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Curcuma Longa Root Extractperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Withania Somnifera Root Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lactobacillus Fe | Not in our sources | No data |