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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 4 of 60 ingredients: 1 prohibited, 2 regulated allergens. Score capped: a prohibited (banned) substance is present.
Penalties alone would give 39, 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; 57 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 85 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
Robust59 of 60 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 59 of 60 listed ingredients; 1 is uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juiceskin conditioning | skin conditioning | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Butyrospermum Parkii Butterskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lactococcus Ferment Lysateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Aquasolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Squalaneemollienthair conditioningrefatting | emollienthair conditioningrefatting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Anhydroxylitolhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Centella Asiatica Leaf Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citrus Junos Fruit Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Coffea Arabica Seed Extractfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extractperfuminghair conditioningskin conditioning | perfuminghair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Prunus Avium Fruit Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Chloridefragranceoral carebulking | fragranceoral carebulking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Hyaluronatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Xylitolhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Xylitylglucosidehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citrus Hystrix Fruit Extract | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extractperfumingemollientbleaching | perfumingemollientbleaching | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Citrus Paradisi Peel Oilperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oilskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Alaninefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Fructosehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Gluconolactonechelatingskin conditioning | chelatingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glucosehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glyceryl Linoleateemollientsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | emollientsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycineantistaticbufferinghair conditioning | antistaticbufferinghair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Inositolhumectantantistatichair conditioning | humectantantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphateantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Maltodextrinfilm formingabsorbentbinding | film formingabsorbentbinding | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Niacinamidesmoothing | smoothing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Papainantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Prolinehair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oleosomesemollientskin conditioningskin protecting | emollientskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sclerotium Gumemulsion stabilisingskin conditioningviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisingskin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Serinefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Silicaabrasiveabsorbentanticaking | abrasiveabsorbentanticaking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Lactatehumectantbufferingkeratolytic | humectantbufferingkeratolytic | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium PCAhumectantantistatichair conditioning | humectantantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sucrose Palmitateemollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Undaria Pinnatifida Extractskin conditioningskin protecting | skin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ureahumectantantistaticbuffering | humectantantistaticbuffering | EU-prohibited· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Well-characterized |
| Xanthan Gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Calcium Pantothenateantistatichair conditioning | antistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Lactic Acidhumectantbufferingskin conditioning | humectantbufferingskin conditioning | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Lysolecithinsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Magnesium Chlorideviscosity controlling | viscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Magnesium Lactatebufferingkeratolyticskin conditioning | bufferingkeratolyticskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Potassium Lactatehumectantbufferingskin conditioning | humectantbufferingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Pullulanfilm formingbinding | film formingbinding | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Citratefragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Benzyl Alcoholpreservativeperfumingsolvent | preservativeperfumingsolvent | EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Butylene Glycolfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dehydroacetic Acidpreservative | preservative | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Limoneneperfumingdeodorantsolvent | perfumingdeodorantsolvent | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |