Coverage & match quality
3 ratings · 2 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 5 of 33 ingredients: 1 restricted, 1 of concern.
Starts at 100; 31 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 39 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.
Data availability
Robust30 of 33 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 30 of 33 listed ingredients; 3 are 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 Betaineantistaticcleansinghair conditioning | antistaticcleansinghair conditioning | Strong contact sensitizer· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Acrylates Copolymerfilm formingantistaticbinding | film formingantistaticbinding | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoatesurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract Powder | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Candelilla Cera / Euphorbia Cerifera Wax / Cire De Candelilla | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued | |
| Shea Butter Amidopropyl Betainecleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - foam boosting | cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - foam boosting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Jojoba Estersemollientmoisturisingsoothing | emollientmoisturisingsoothing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extractfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Calendula Officinalis Flower Extractperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Passiflora Incarnata Flower Extractskin conditioningskin protecting | skin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Rosa Centifolia Flower Extractfragranceastringenttonic | fragranceastringenttonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Coco/Isostearamidee | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Decyl Glucosidecleansingemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Microcrystalline Celluloseabrasiveabsorbentanticaking | abrasiveabsorbentanticaking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Hydroxidebufferingdenaturant | bufferingdenaturant | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Disodium EDTAchelatingviscosity controlling | chelatingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Stearyl Stearateemollientskin conditioningviscosity controlling | emollientskin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Pentylene Glycolskin conditioningsolvent | skin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethaneuv filteruv absorberlight stabilizer | uv filteruv absorberlight stabilizer | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamateuv filteruv absorberlight stabilizer | uv filteruv absorberlight stabilizer | Endocrine-active· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Ethylhexyl Salicylateuv filteruv absorberlight stabilizer | uv filteruv absorberlight stabilizer | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oilsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PPG-26-Buteth-26hair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Parfum / Fragrance | Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced | |
| Blue 1 | Not in our sources | No data |
Where this came from
Cruelty-free status recorded from leapingbunny.org ↗
Researched facts on Greenlens always carry the page that stated them — nothing is inferred from a model's memory.