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 2 of 45 ingredients: 2 restricted.
Starts at 100; 43 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 20 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
Robust41 of 45 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 41 of 45 listed ingredients; 4 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 | |
| Caprylic/Capric Triglycerideperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Coco-Caprylate/Caprateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cetearyl Alcoholemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glyceryl Stearateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acidskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydrogenated Farneseneemollientskin conditioningsolvent | emollientskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Limnanthes Alba Seed Oilskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ceramide 2hair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Niacinamidesmoothing | smoothing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extractuv absorberfragranceantimicrobial | uv absorberfragranceantimicrobial | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extractperfumingemollientbleaching | perfumingemollientbleaching | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Persea Gratissima Oilskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Pseudozyma Epicola/Camelia Japonica Seed Oil Ferment Ext Filtrate | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oilemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitan Olivatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Pseudozyma Epicola/Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued | |
| Glucose/Yeast Extract Ferment Filtrate | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized | |
| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juiceskin conditioning | skin conditioning | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Argania Spinosa Kernel Argan Oil | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Mangifera Indica Seed Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Butyrospermum Parkii Butterskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extracthair conditioning | hair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PEG-100 Stearatesurfactant - cleansing | surfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ethoxydiglycolperfuminghumectantsolvent | perfuminghumectantsolvent | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Saccharide Isomeratehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cetearyl Glucosidesurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Citratefragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydroxyacetophenoneantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymeremulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetatechelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Sodium Metabisulfitepreservativeantioxidantreducing | preservativeantioxidantreducing | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Acacia Senegal Gumfragrancefilm forming | fragrancefilm forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Xanthan Gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Succinate | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Cetearyl Olivatehair conditioning | hair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hexylene Glyco | 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.