Coverage & match quality
1 rating · 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 6 of 42 ingredients: 1 restricted, 4 regulated allergens.
Starts at 100; 37 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 20 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
Robust42 of 42 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 42 listed ingredients.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterantiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | antiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionatecleansingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acidshair conditioningsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - foam boosting | hair conditioningsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - foam boosting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Triethyl Citrateperfumingfragranceplasticiser | perfumingfragranceplasticiser | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymercleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - foam boosting | cleansingsurfactant - emulsifyingsurfactant - foam boosting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphatebulkingviscosity controlling | bulkingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lauramidopropyl Betaineantistaticcleansinghair conditioning | antistaticcleansinghair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Acrylates Copolymerfilm formingantistaticbinding | film formingantistaticbinding | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymerviscosity controlling | viscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Adansonia Digitata Seed Oilemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Oilemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oilperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Aquilaria Agallocha Wood Oilfragrance | fragrance | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cananga Odorata Flower Oilperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cistus Ladaniferus Leaf/Stem Extractfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Cocamide Mipaemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | emulsion stabilisingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Dimethyl Heptenalskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Oilperfumingfragrancetonic | perfumingfragrancetonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Gamma-Nonalactoneperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycol Distearateemollientopacifyingsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientopacifyingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Helianthus Annuus Seed Oilfragranceemollientskin conditioning | fragranceemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hexenyl Acetateperfumingfragranceflavouring | perfumingfragranceflavouring | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hexylene Glycolperfumingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | perfumingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Iononeperfumingastringent | perfumingastringent | 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 |
| Menthyl Ethylamido Oxalateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Moringa Oleifera Seed Oilemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Panthenolantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Pogostemon Cablin Oil | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced | |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extractfragranceantimicrobialskin conditioning | fragranceantimicrobialskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Hydroxidebufferingdenaturant | bufferingdenaturant | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Sodium Lauroamphoacetatecleansingfoaminghair conditioning | cleansingfoaminghair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Steareth-4surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetatechelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Vanillinfragrance | fragrance | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Viola Odorata Flower/Leaf Extractfragrancetonicskin conditioning | fragrancetonicskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |