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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 7 of 61 ingredients: 1 restricted, 1 of concern, 4 regulated allergens.
Starts at 100; 55 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 32 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
Robust61 of 61 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 61 listed ingredients.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquasolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dimethiconeemollientantifoamingskin conditioning | emollientantifoamingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Squalaneemollienthair conditioningrefatting | emollienthair conditioningrefatting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cocos Nucifera Oilperfumingfragrancehair conditioning | perfumingfragrancehair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Stearyl Dimethiconeemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Limnanthes Alba Seed Oilskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylic/Capric Triglycerideperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cetearyl Olivatehair conditioning | hair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dicaprylyl Carbonateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Disodium Cetearyl Sulfosuccinatecleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glyceryl Stearateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitan Olivatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Halobacterium Ferment Lysate Extractfilm formingskin conditioning | film formingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Butylene Glycolfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oilfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PEG-100 Stearatesurfactant - cleansing | surfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurateemulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cetearyl Alcoholemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dimethicone Crosspolymeremulsion stabilisinghair fixingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisinghair fixingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Parfumperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Benzyl Alcoholpreservativeperfumingsolvent | preservativeperfumingsolvent | EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Alpha Isomethyl Iononeperfumingskin conditioning | perfumingskin conditioning | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Linaloolperfumingdeodorant | perfumingdeodorant | EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Dimethiconolemollientantifoamingmoisturising | emollientantifoamingmoisturising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydrolyzed Oat Proteinantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Vegetable Oilhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Stearalkonium Hectoritegel formingviscosity controlling | gel formingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Stearoyl Lactylatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glyceryl Oleateperfumingemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | perfumingemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Chlorphenesinpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Lactatehumectantbufferingkeratolytic | humectantbufferingkeratolytic | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Propylene Carbonatesolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cetyl Alcoholfragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | fragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HClpreservativeanti-seborrheichair conditioning | preservativeanti-seborrheichair conditioning | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Sodium Carboxymethyl Betaglucanbindingcleansingviscosity controlling | bindingcleansingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydrolyzed Yeast Proteinantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycine Soja Sterolsemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ubiquinoneantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citronellolperfuming | perfuming | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Pentylene Glycolskin conditioningsolvent | skin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lactic Acidhumectantbufferingskin conditioning | humectantbufferingskin conditioning | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Carnosineskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Allantoinsoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | soothingskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extractfragranceantimicrobialskin conditioning | fragranceantimicrobialskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tocopheryl Acetateantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Olea Europaea Fruit Oilperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cryptomeria Japonica Bud Extractskin conditioningskin protecting | skin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extractemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extracthair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Spilanthes Acmella Flower/Leaf/Stem Extractantimicrobial | antimicrobial | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Panthenolantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tripeptide-3skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phoenix Dactylifera Fruit Extractemollient | emollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Dunaliella Salina Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Maris Aquahumectantsolvent | humectantsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |