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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 12 of 60 ingredients: 1 restricted, 1 of concern, 9 regulated allergens.
Starts at 100; 48 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 28 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 |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Butyrospermum Parkii Butterskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cetearyl Alcoholemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glyceryl Stearateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Butylene Glycolfragrancehumectantskin conditioning | fragrancehumectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Isohexadecaneemollientsolvent | emollientsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Diisobutyl Adipatefragranceemollientplasticiser | fragranceemollientplasticiser | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylyl Methiconeskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Squalaneemollienthair conditioningrefatting | emollienthair conditioningrefatting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oilemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PEG-4 Olivatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Myristyl Myristateemollientopacifyingskin conditioning | emollientopacifyingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Cyclopentasiloxaneemollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | emollienthair conditioningskin conditioning | Persistent / bioaccumulative· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| PEG-20 Stearatehumectantsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | humectantsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Polyacrylate-13film forming | film forming | EU-restricted (with limits)· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| PEG-100 Stearatesurfactant - cleansing | surfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PEG-12 Dimethicone/PPG-20 Crosspolymer | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Parfumperfumingfragrance | perfumingfragrance | Transparency concern· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Linaloolperfumingdeodorant | perfumingdeodorant | EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Citronellolperfuming | perfuming | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Alpha Isomethyl Iononeperfumingskin conditioning | perfumingskin conditioning | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Hexyl Cinnamalperfuming | perfuming | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Limoneneperfumingdeodorantsolvent | perfumingdeodorantsolvent | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Hydroxycitronellalperfuming | perfuming | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Benzyl Salicylateuv absorberperfuming | uv absorberperfuming | ANSES endocrine candidate· flagged by 3 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Geraniolperfumingtonic | perfumingtonic | EU harmonised skin sensitizer· flagged by 2 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Polyisobutenefilm formingbindingviscosity controlling | film formingbindingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sorbitan Lauratesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Propylene Glycolhumectantskin conditioningsolvent | humectantskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Potassium Sorbatepreservativefragrance | preservativefragrance | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Maris Aquahumectantsolvent | humectantsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Disodium EDTAchelatingviscosity controlling | chelatingviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Bisabololfragrancesoothingskin conditioning | fragrancesoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Chlorphenesinpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Illiteabrasiveabsorbentanticaking | abrasiveabsorbentanticaking | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Polysorbate 20surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitan Isostearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydroxyethylcellulosefilm formingbindingemulsion stabilising | film formingbindingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Didecyldimonium Chlorideantistatichair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | antistatichair conditioningsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrinfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sodium Benzoatepreservativefragranceanticorrosive | preservativefragranceanticorrosive | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Xanthan Gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Linum Usitatissimum Seed Extractperfumingskin conditioning | perfumingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Helianthus Annuus Seed Oilfragranceemollientskin conditioning | fragranceemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Pichia Ferment Lysate Filtratehumectantskin conditioningskin protecting | humectantskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extractfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopheryl Acetateantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Chondrus Crispus Extractskin conditioningviscosity controlling | skin conditioningviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juiceskin conditioning | skin conditioning | IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Allantoinsoothingskin conditioningskin protecting | soothingskin conditioningskin protecting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Mentha Piperita Leaf Juiceskin conditioning | skin conditioning | EU-regulated fragrance allergen· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extractantimicrobial | antimicrobial | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Esterhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38skin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Sea Silt Extractskin conditioning | skin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |