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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 3 of 59 ingredients: 1 prohibited, 1 restricted. Score capped: a prohibited (banned) substance is present.
Penalties alone would give 35, but a prohibited substance is present, so the score is capped at 15 — a genuine hazard isn’t diluted away by a long ingredient list.
Starts at 100; 57 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 83 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 59 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 58 of 59 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 |
| Propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymeremulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Squaleneemollientantistatichair conditioning | emollientantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Caprylyl Methiconeskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Isostearyl Isostearateemollientbindingskin conditioning | emollientbindingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Peg-12 Dimethicone/PPG-20 Crosspolymer | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Ureahumectantantistaticbuffering | humectantantistaticbuffering | EU-prohibited· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Well-characterized |
| Saccharide Hydrolysatehumectant | humectant | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Alaninefragranceantistatichair conditioning | fragranceantistatichair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Steareth-20cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Magnesium Aspartateskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Glycineantistaticbufferinghair conditioning | antistaticbufferinghair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Dipotassium Glycyrrhizatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Disodium Lauriminodipropionate Tocopheryl Phosphatesantistaticcleansingfoaming | antistaticcleansingfoaming | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Lecithinemollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientantistaticsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Butylene Glycolfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Creatineskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycine Soja Oilperfumingemollientskin conditioning | perfumingemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrateemollientlight stabilizersurfactant - emulsifying | emollientlight stabilizersurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Beta-Sitosterolfragranceemulsion stabilisinglight stabilizer | fragranceemulsion stabilisinglight stabilizer | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Aminomethyl Propanolbuffering | buffering | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Extractemollientabrasivehair conditioning | emollientabrasivehair conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Propylene Glycolhumectantskin conditioningsolvent | humectantskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Citratefragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| N-Hydroxysuccinimideskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Chlorhexidine Digluconatepreservativeantimicrobialoral care | preservativeantimicrobialoral care | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Palmitoyl Carnitineskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Trisodium EDTAchelating | chelating | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Metabisulfitepreservativeantioxidantreducing | preservativeantioxidantreducing | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Chrysinskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Dehydroacetic Acidpreservative | preservative | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Benzoic Acidpreservativefragranceph adjusters | preservativefragranceph adjusters | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Biotinanti-sebumhair conditioningskin conditioning | anti-sebumhair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Panax Ginseng Root Extractemollienthair conditioningtonic | emollienthair conditioningtonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Zingiber Officinale Root Extractperfumingfragrancetonic | perfumingfragrancetonic | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | Prop 65-listed· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Biosaccharide Gum-1skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Ascorbyl Palmitatefragranceantioxidant | fragranceantioxidant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Calendula Officinalis Flower Extractperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caffeineperfumingskin conditioning | perfumingskin conditioning | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Centella Asiatica Leaf Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extractuv absorberfragranceantimicrobial | uv absorberfragranceantimicrobial | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Allantoinsoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | soothingskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Olea Europaea Fruit Oilperfumingfragranceskin conditioning | perfumingfragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Bisabololfragrancesoothingskin conditioning | fragrancesoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juiceskin conditioning | skin conditioning | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Phoenix Dactylifera Fruit Extractemollient | emollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Dunaliella Salina Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Maris Aquahumectantsolvent | humectantsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |