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 40 ingredients: 2 restricted.
Starts at 100; 38 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 15 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
Robust38 of 40 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 38 of 40 listed ingredients; 2 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 | |
| Isononyl Isononanoateemollientantistaticskin conditioning | emollientantistaticskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| C13-15 Alkanesolvent | solvent | Examined, no flag | Referenced |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dicaprylyl Carbonateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| C12-15 Alkyl Benzoateantimicrobialemollientskin conditioning | antimicrobialemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleatesurfactant - emulsifyingviscosity controlling | surfactant - emulsifyingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Butyloctyl Salicylatehair conditioningskin conditioningsolvent | hair conditioningskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacateemulsion stabilisingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | emulsion stabilisingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymeranticaking | anticaking | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Silicaabrasiveabsorbentanticaking | abrasiveabsorbentanticaking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Squalaneemollienthair conditioningrefatting | emollienthair conditioningrefatting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Disteardimonium Hectoritelight stabilizerviscosity controlling | light stabilizerviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Isononanoic Acid | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Hydrogenated Lecithinsurfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | surfactant - emulsifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ricinus Communis Seed Oilperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Niacinamidesmoothing | smoothing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Allantoinsoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | soothingskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Avena Sativa Kernel Extractantioxidantemollientabrasive | antioxidantemollientabrasive | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Octadecenedioic Acidsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Helianthus Annuus Seed Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cellulose Acetatefilm forming | film forming | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymerfilm formingantistatic | film formingantistatic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Propylene Glycol Stearatesurfactant - cleansingskin conditioning | surfactant - cleansingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Magnesium Stearatecolorantanticakingmoisturising | colorantanticakingmoisturising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Chloridefragranceoral carebulking | fragranceoral carebulking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Hydroxidebufferingdenaturant | bufferingdenaturant | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetatechelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Glycolatebuffering | buffering | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Formatepreservative | preservative | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Alpha-Arbutinantioxidantbleachingskin conditioning | antioxidantbleachingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extractantioxidantbleaching | antioxidantbleaching | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Bakuchiolantimicrobialantioxidantemollient | antimicrobialantioxidantemollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Titanium Dioxideuv filteruv absorbercolorant | uv filteruv absorbercolorant | ANSES CMR-listed· flagged by 5 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Iron Oxides (CI 77492 | Not in our sources | No data |