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
No EU-regulated hazards recognized among 50 ingredients.
Starts at 100; 50 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 2 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
Robust49 of 50 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 49 of 50 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 |
| Butylene Glycolfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexyl Palmitateperfumingemollient | perfumingemollient | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Polyglycerin-3humectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Pentylene Glycolskin conditioningsolvent | skin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dicaprylyl Etheremollientskin conditioningsolvent | emollientskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sorbitolperfumingfragrancehumectant | perfumingfragrancehumectant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Niacinamidesmoothing | smoothing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Myristyl Myristateemollientopacifyingskin conditioning | emollientopacifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Limnanthes Alba Seed Oilskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Butyrospermum Parkii Butterskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Peg-100 Stearatesurfactant - cleansing | surfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glyceryl Stearateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cetyl Alcoholfragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | fragranceemollientemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Simmondsia Chinensis Butterhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cera Albaperfumingfilm formingemollient | perfumingfilm formingemollient | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dimethiconeemollientantifoamingskin conditioning | emollientantifoamingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Behenyl Alcoholemollientbindingemulsion stabilising | emollientbindingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sucrosehumectantsoothingskin conditioning | humectantsoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Carbomeremulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Ppg-9 Diglyceryl Etherskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymerviscosity controlling | viscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tromethaminefragrancebuffering | fragrancebuffering | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Polyacrylatefilm formingemollientabsorbent | film formingemollientabsorbent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Acrylates Crosspolymerabsorbent | absorbent | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Boron Nitrideabsorbentopacifyingskin conditioning | absorbentopacifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Saccharide Isomeratehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Lactobacillus/Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Ferment Filtrateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Prunus Mume Fruit Extracthumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Soy Isoflavonesskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Disodium Edtachelatingviscosity controlling | chelatingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Xanthan Gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Hyaluronatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cimicifuga Racemosa Root Extractantimicrobialantioxidanthumectant | antimicrobialantioxidanthumectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Synurus Palmatopinnatifidus Leaf/Stem Extracthumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Trifolium Pratense Flower Extractfragranceastringent | fragranceastringent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Pueraria Mirifica Root Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Angelica Polymorpha Sinensis Root Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Punica Granatum Fruit Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Pueraria Lobata Root Extracthumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Acetyl Hexapeptide-1skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Potentilla Miyabei Callus Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Polygonum Cuspidat | Not in our sources | No data |