Coverage & match quality
3 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
Flagged 8 of 44 ingredients: 1 restricted, 5 regulated allergens.
Starts at 100; 38 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 22 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.
Data availability
Robust42 of 44 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 42 of 44 listed ingredients; 2 are 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 |
| caprylic/capric triglycerideperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | 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 |
| glyceryl stearateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| cetearyl olivatehair conditioning | hair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sorbitan olivatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| tapioca starchviscosity controlling | viscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| simmondsia chinensis seed oilemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| glyceryl caprylateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| butyrospermum parkii butterskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| potassium sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| betula alba juiceastringenttonic | astringenttonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| carrageenan | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized | |
| xanthan gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| copernicia cerifera waxdepilatory | depilatory | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| citrus aurantium dulcis peel oilfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sodium levulinateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| citrus aurantifolia oilperfumingfragrancecleansing | perfumingfragrancecleansing | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced | |
| cinnamomum camphora bark oilfragrancetonicskin conditioning | fragrancetonicskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| sodium gluconatechelatingskin conditioning | chelatingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| vaccinium vitis-idaea seed oilantioxidantemollientskin conditioning | antioxidantemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| cymbopogon martini oilfragrancetonicskin conditioning | fragrancetonicskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| rosmarinus officinalis leaf oilfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| aloe barbadensis leaf juice powderskin conditioning | skin conditioning | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| citric acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| sodium anisatefragranceantimicrobialflavouring | fragranceantimicrobialflavouring | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| caprylhydroxamic acidchelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| citrus reticulata leaf oilperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| cedrus atlantica bark oilperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| eucalyptus radiata flower/leaf/stem oilfragrance | fragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| juniperus communis fruit oilperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| juniperus virginiana oilfragrancetonic | fragrancetonic | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| lavandula angustifolia oilfragrancetonic | fragrancetonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| pelargonium graveolens flower oilfragrance | fragrance | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| canarium luzonicum gum nonvolatilesfragrancehair conditioning | fragrancehair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| pinus pinaster bark extractantioxidant | antioxidant | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| vetiveria zizanioides root oil | Not in our sources | No data | |
| santalum spicatum seed oilskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| daucus carota sativa seed oilfragranceemollientskin conditioning | fragranceemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| cananga odorata flower oilperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| chamomilla recutita (matricaria | Not in our sources | No data |
Where this came from
Cruelty-free status recorded from leapingbunny.org ↗
Researched facts on Greenlens always carry the page that stated them — nothing is inferred from a model's memory.