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
Flagged 3 of 58 ingredients: 2 restricted.
Starts at 100; 56 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 18 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
Robust58 of 58 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 58 listed ingredients.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATER/AQUA/EAUsolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDEperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| NIACINAMIDEsmoothing | smoothing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| C9-12 ALKANEsolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PROPANEDIOLsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| DIMETHICONEemollientantifoamingskin conditioning | emollientantifoamingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| GLYCERINperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| GLYCERYL STEARATEemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PEG-100 STEARATEsurfactant - cleansing | surfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| GLYCOLIC ACIDbuffering | buffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| CETYL ALCOHOLfragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | fragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| CETEARYL ALCOHOLemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTERskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| SODIUM HYDROXIDEbufferingdenaturant | bufferingdenaturant | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| LACTIC ACIDhumectantbufferingskin conditioning | humectantbufferingskin conditioning | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| SQUALANEemollienthair conditioningrefatting | emollienthair conditioningrefatting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| RETINOLskin conditioning | skin conditioning | Prop 65-listed· flagged by 4 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| BAKUCHIOLantimicrobialantioxidantemollient | antimicrobialantioxidantemollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| BISABOLOLfragrancesoothingskin conditioning | fragrancesoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| KOJIC ACIDantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| FERULIC ACIDantimicrobialantioxidant | antimicrobialantioxidant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROOT EXTRACTperfumingfragrancetonic | perfumingfragrancetonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS EXTRACTantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATEantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ECTOINskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ACETYL TETRAPEPTIDE-2skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| HYALURONIC ACIDhumectantantistaticmoisturising | humectantantistaticmoisturising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| LINOLEIC ACIDemollientantistaticcleansing | emollientantistaticcleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PHOSPHOLIPIDSskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| TOCOPHEROLfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| TOCOPHERYL ACETATEantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PERSEA GRATISSIMA OILskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ORYZA SATIVA BRAN EXTRACTskin conditioningskin protecting | skin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| HELIANTHUS ANNUUS EXTRACTemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS LEAF EXTRACTfragranceantimicrobialskin conditioning | fragranceantimicrobialskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| VANILLA PLANIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACTsmoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | smoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| MANNITOLfragrancehumectantbinding | fragrancehumectantbinding | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERINdeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| COCO-CAPRYLATE/CAPRATEemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATEhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| GLYCINE SOJA STEROLSemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | 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 |
| POLYACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER-6emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| POLYSILICONE-11film forming | film forming | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| CAPRYLYL GLYCOLemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINEsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | surfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PENTYLENE GLYCOLskin conditioningsolvent | skin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| HEXYLENE GLYCOLperfumingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | perfumingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| DISODIUM EDTAchelatingviscosity controlling | chelatingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PANTHENOLantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| XANTHAN GUMbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| POLYGLYCERYL- 10 LAURATEskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| METHYLPROPANEDIOLsolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| T-BUTYL ALCOHOLperfumingdenaturantsolvent | perfumingdenaturantsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PHENYLPROPANOLperfumingfragrancesolvent | perfumingfragrancesolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PHENOXYETHANOLpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATEabsorbentanticakingopacifying | absorbentanticakingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |