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 40 ingredients.
Starts at 100; 40 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 2 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
Robust34 of 40 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 34 of 40 listed ingredients; 6 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homosalate 7.3 | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Octisalate 5.0 | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Octocrylene 9.9 | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Zinc oxide 7.0 | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Aqua/Water/Eau | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized | |
| Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethiconesurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| C12-15 Alkyl Benzoateantimicrobialemollientskin conditioning | antimicrobialemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| C13-15 Alkanesolvent | solvent | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| Theobroma Cacao Seed Butterfragranceemollientskin conditioning | fragranceemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydrogenated Castor Oilemollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juiceskin conditioning | skin conditioning | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Ethylhexyl Stearateemollient | emollient | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Isoamyl Laurateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexyl Palmitateperfumingemollient | perfumingemollient | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Euphorbia Cerifera Wax | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Polyhydroxystearic Acidsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Chloridefragranceoral carebulking | fragranceoral carebulking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Acetyl Zingeroneantioxidantchelatingskin protecting | antioxidantchelatingskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Caprylic/Capric Triglycerideperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponiables | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Tocopheryl Acetateantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydrated Silicaabrasiveabsorbentanticaking | abrasiveabsorbentanticaking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phosphatidylcholinesurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | surfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Mannitolfragrancehumectantbinding | fragrancehumectantbinding | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extractsmoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | smoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Methyl Propanediolsolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Benzoic Acidpreservativefragranceph adjusters | preservativefragranceph adjusters | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ectoinskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitic Acidemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Stearic Acidfragrancecleansingemulsion stabilising | fragrancecleansingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Haematococcus Pluvialis Extractantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbateantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Panthenolantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phenylpropanolperfumingfragrancesolvent | perfumingfragrancesolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamateantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |