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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
Flagged 2 of 54 ingredients: 1 restricted.
Starts at 100; 53 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 10 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
Robust52 of 54 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 52 of 54 listed ingredients; 2 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquasolvent | solvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Butyrospermum Parkii Butterskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Isoamyl Laurateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Vitis Vinifera Seed Oilemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cetearyl Alcoholemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cetearyl Glucosidesurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Acetyl Hexapeptide-8humectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Alginfragrancebindingviscosity controlling | fragrancebindingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Calcium Citratebuffering | buffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Hyaluronatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phyto Collagen | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Mannosehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glucosehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Nannochloropsis Oculata Extracthumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Pullulanfilm formingbinding | film formingbinding | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Macrocystis Pyrifera Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydrolyzed Vegetable Proteinantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Collagen Amino Acidshair conditioningmoisturisingskin conditioning | hair conditioningmoisturisingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Maltodextrinfilm formingabsorbentbinding | film formingabsorbentbinding | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lactic Acidhumectantbufferingskin conditioning | humectantbufferingskin conditioning | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Adansonia Digitata Fruit Extractemollient | emollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sorbitan Stearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cetyl Alcoholfragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | fragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Coco-Glucosidecleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingfoamingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glaucineskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycolic Acidbuffering | buffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Castanea Sativa Seed Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Extractemollientabrasivehair conditioning | emollientabrasivehair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lycium Barbarum Callus Culture Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Isomalthumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lecithinemollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Bakuchiolantimicrobialantioxidantemollient | antimicrobialantioxidantemollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Carbomeremulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extracthumectantemollientoral care | humectantemollientoral care | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Panthenolantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydrolyzed Wheat Proteinantistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | antistatichair conditioningskin conditioning | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Phytic Acidchelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Triticum Vulgare Germ Oilhumectantemollientskin conditioning | humectantemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oilemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitolperfumingfragrancehumectant | perfumingfragrancehumectant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extractperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Urtica Dioicahair conditioning | hair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Malva Sylvestris Flower Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hedera Helix Extractantimicrobialanticakingastringent | antimicrobialanticakingastringent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Parietaria Officinalis Extractemollientsoothing | emollientsoothing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extractemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sambucus Nigra Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | Examined, no flag | CosIng-catalogued |
| Arnica Montana Flower Extractperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Di-peptide Diaminobutyroyl Be | Not in our sources | No data |