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 2 of 39 ingredients: 1 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 8 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 39 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 38 of 39 listed ingredients; 1 is 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 |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Diglycerinhumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Butylene Glycolfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Limnanthes Alba Seed Oilskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Pentylene Glycolskin conditioningsolvent | skin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Peg-8humectantsolvent | humectantsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Niacinamidesmoothing | smoothing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Trehalosehumectantmoisturising | humectantmoisturising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitateantioxidantemollient | antioxidantemollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymeremulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Dimethyl Isosorbidesolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Squalaneemollienthair conditioningrefatting | emollienthair conditioningrefatting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglycerideemollientskin conditioningskin protecting | emollientskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dimethiconeemollientantifoamingskin conditioning | emollientantifoamingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethiconeantifoaminghair conditioningskin conditioning | antifoaminghair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymerfilm formingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | film formingemulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hesperidin Methyl Chalconeantioxidant | antioxidant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Polysorbate 60surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharidefilm formingemulsion stabilisingskin conditioning | film formingemulsion stabilisingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydroxypinacolone Retinoateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Steareth-20cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Carbomeremulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Sodium Hydroxidebufferingdenaturant | bufferingdenaturant | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Disodium Edtachelatingviscosity controlling | chelatingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dipeptide-2skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sorbitan Isostearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Chlorhexidine Digluconatepreservativeantimicrobialoral care | preservativeantimicrobialoral care | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Citratefragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Back To Product Page | Not in our sources | No data |