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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 50 ingredients: 1 prohibited, 2 restricted, 1 regulated allergen. Score capped: a prohibited (banned) substance is present.
Penalties alone would give 22, but a prohibited substance is present, so the score is capped at 15 — a genuine hazard isn’t diluted away by a long ingredient list.
Starts at 100; 46 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 83 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
Robust45 of 50 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 45 of 50 listed ingredients; 5 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquasolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycolic Acidbuffering | buffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Butylene Glycolfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Yeast Beta Glucan Extract | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Hydrolyzed Rice Proteinantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ananas Sativus Fruit Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Carica Papaya Fruit Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lactic Acidhumectantbufferingskin conditioning | humectantbufferingskin conditioning | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extractastringentrefreshingtonic | astringentrefreshingtonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Saccharum Officinarum Extractmoisturisingskin conditioning | moisturisingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extractfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citrus Limon Fruit Extractfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| Acer Saccharum Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Xanthan Gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ureahumectantantistaticbuffering | humectantantistaticbuffering | EU-prohibited· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Well-characterized |
| Hyaluronic Acidhumectantantistaticmoisturising | humectantantistaticmoisturising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lactobionic Acidbuffering | buffering | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Mandelic Acidantimicrobial | antimicrobial | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Malic Acidbuffering | buffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Salicylic Acidpreservativefragranceanti-seborrheic | preservativefragranceanti-seborrheic | EU harmonised CMR (cat. 2)· flagged by 4 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Algae Extractfragrancehumectantemollient | fragrancehumectantemollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Niacinamidesmoothing | smoothing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphateantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Aloe Ferox Leaf Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Panthenolantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydrolyzed Wheat Proteinantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Phytic Acidchelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Triticum vulgare Germ Oilhumectantemollientskin conditioning | humectantemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oilemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitolperfumingfragrancehumectant | perfumingfragrancehumectant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Anthemis nobilis Flower Extractperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Urtica dioicahair conditioning | hair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Salix Alba bark extractastringenthair conditioningsoothing | astringenthair conditioningsoothing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cyclopia Genistoides Leaf extractantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oilhumectanthair conditioning | humectanthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Mentha Viridis Leaf Oilfragranceastringentskin conditioning | fragranceastringentskin conditioning | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Ocimum Basilicum Oilfragrancetonic | fragrancetonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oilfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Boswellia Carterii | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Commiphora Myrrha Oilfragrancetonicskin conditioning | fragrancetonicskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Magnesium Sulphate | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Caffeineperfumingskin conditioning | perfumingskin conditioning | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Copper Sulphate | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetatechelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CO | Not in our sources | No data |