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 27 ingredients.
Starts at 100; 26 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 40 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
Robust25 of 26 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 25 of 26 listed ingredients; 1 is uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua/Water/Eau | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized | |
| Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonatecleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaineantistaticcleansinghair conditioning | antistaticcleansinghair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionatecleansingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cocamidopropyl Betaineantistaticcleansinghair conditioning | antistaticcleansinghair conditioning | Strong contact sensitizer· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Argania Spinosa Kernel Oilemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Panax Ginseng Root Extractemollienthair conditioningtonic | emollienthair conditioningtonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extracthumectantastringentsoothing | humectantastringentsoothing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycine Soja Germ Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Triticum Vulgare Germ Extractskin conditioningskin protecting | skin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1hair conditioning | hair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Apple Cider Vinegar | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Niacinamidesmoothing | smoothing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Argininefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Pea Proteinsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - foam boostingsurfactant - hydrotrope | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - foam boostingsurfactant - hydrotrope | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Polyquaternium-73film formingantistatichair conditioning | film formingantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphatebulkingviscosity controlling | bulkingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymerviscosity controlling | viscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lactic Acidhumectantbufferingskin conditioning | humectantbufferingskin conditioning | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinatechelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloridefilm formingantistaticskin conditioning | film formingantistaticskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Butylene Glycolfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |