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 2 of 40 ingredients: 1 restricted, 1 regulated allergen.
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 13 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
Robust38 of 40 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 38 of 40 listed ingredients; 2 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Water / Aqua / Eausolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Butyrospermum Parkii Butterskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Coco-Caprylate/Caprateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Diheptyl Succinateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymerfilm forminghair conditioningskin conditioning | film forminghair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cetearyl Olivatehair conditioning | hair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Squalaneemollienthair conditioningrefatting | emollienthair conditioningrefatting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cetyl Stearateemollient | emollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysatehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oilemollient | emollient | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitan Olivatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Behenyl Alcoholemollientbindingemulsion stabilising | emollientbindingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oilfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Myristyl Myristateemollientopacifyingskin conditioning | emollientopacifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Aphanizomenon Flos-aquae Extracthumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagenantistaticcleansinghair conditioning | antistaticcleansinghair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Avena Sativa Kernel Flourabrasiveabsorbentbulking | abrasiveabsorbentbulking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Andrographis Paniculata Leaf Extractastringentskin conditioning | astringentskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cistus Incanus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lavandula Hybrida Extractemollient | emollient | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Triheptanoinsurfactant - cleansingskin conditioningviscosity controlling | surfactant - cleansingskin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Oryza Sativa Bran Extractskin conditioningskin protecting | skin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extractfragranceantimicrobialskin conditioning | fragranceantimicrobialskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Helianthus Annuus Extractemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Musa Sapientum Fruit Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hedera Helix Extractantimicrobialanticakingastringent | antimicrobialanticakingastringent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Melia Azadirachta Flower Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Coccinia Indica Fruit Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lavandula Angustifolia Oilfragrancetonic | fragrancetonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Hydroxidebufferingdenaturant | bufferingdenaturant | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylhydroxamic Acidchelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinatechelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Xanthan Gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |