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
No EU-regulated hazards recognized among 24 ingredients.
Starts at 100; 24 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. See how the strict and lenient lenses read the same list, ingredient by ingredient.
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
Robust24 of 24 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 24 listed ingredients.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water/Aqua/Eausolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Synthetic Beeswaxbindingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | bindingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Synthetic Waxfragranceabrasivebinding | fragranceabrasivebinding | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Acrylates Copolymerfilm formingantistaticbinding | film formingantistaticbinding | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Acacia Senegal Gumfragrancefilm forming | fragrancefilm forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glyceryl Stearateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| VP/Eicosene Copolymerfilm formingbindingviscosity controlling | film formingbindingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitic Acidemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Stearic Acidfragrancecleansingemulsion stabilising | fragrancecleansingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Copernicia Cerifera Waxdepilatory | depilatory | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Oryza Sativa Bran Waxskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Caprylic/Capric Triglycerideperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Helianthus Annuus Seed Oilfragranceemollientskin conditioning | fragranceemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Polybutenebindingviscosity controlling | bindingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Olea Europaea Leaf Extractperfumingskin conditioning | perfumingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Coffea Robusta Seed 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 |
| Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydroxyethylcellulosefilm formingbindingemulsion stabilising | film formingbindingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Aminomethyl Propanolbuffering | buffering | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |