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 1 of 40 ingredients: 1 restricted.
Starts at 100; 39 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octyldodecanolperfumingfragranceemollient | perfumingfragranceemollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Triethylhexanoinperfumingfragrancehair conditioning | perfumingfragrancehair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Squalaneemollienthair conditioningrefatting | emollienthair conditioningrefatting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Synthetic Waxfragranceabrasivebinding | fragranceabrasivebinding | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Bis-diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2emollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Butyrospermum Parkii Butterskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitan Sesquioleatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitan Olivatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Silicaabrasiveabsorbentanticaking | abrasiveabsorbentanticaking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Waterantiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | antiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ceramide NPhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Dimethyl Isosorbidesolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Silica Dimethyl Silylateemollientanticakingantifoaming | emollientanticakingantifoaming | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sorbitan Isostearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Trihydroxystearinskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ceresinantistaticbindingemulsion stabilising | antistaticbindingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ozokeritebindingemulsion stabilisingopacifying | bindingemulsion stabilisingopacifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycine Soja Oilperfumingemollientskin conditioning | perfumingemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Helianthus Annuus Seed Oilfragranceemollientskin conditioning | fragranceemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Bisabololfragrancesoothingskin conditioning | fragrancesoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonateskin protecting | skin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Retinolskin conditioning | skin conditioning | Prop 65-listed· flagged by 4 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Cetyl Palmitatefragranceemollientskin conditioning | fragranceemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lauryl Glucosidecleansingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitan Stearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylhydroxamic Acidchelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydrogenated Lecithinsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | surfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extractemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Bixa Orellana Seed Oilhumectantemollientskin conditioning | humectantemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| msai-detailed-sticky-cta-wrapper | Not in our sources | No data | |
| msai-sticky-cta-visible | Not in our sources | No data |