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
No EU-regulated hazards recognized among 24 ingredients.
Starts at 100; 24 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
Robust21 of 24 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 21 of 24 listed ingredients; 3 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avobenzone 3 | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Octisalate 5 | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Zinc Oxide 21.3 | Not in our sources | No data | |
| Waterantiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | antiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Squalaneemollienthair conditioningrefatting | emollienthair conditioningrefatting | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Isoeicosaneemollientskin conditioningsolvent | emollientskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Dimethiconeemollientantifoamingskin conditioning | emollientantifoamingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Cetyl Dimethiconeemollient | emollient | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Silicaabrasiveabsorbentanticaking | abrasiveabsorbentanticaking | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Sorbitan Sesquioleatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Tocopheryl Acetateantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Triethoxycaprylylsilanebinding | binding | 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 |
| Isohexadecaneemollientsolvent | emollientsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| Polysorbate 60surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Caprylyl Glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Hexylene Glycolperfumingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | perfumingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Bisabololfragrancesoothingskin conditioning | fragrancesoothingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extractfragranceskin conditioning | fragranceskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| Citric Acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbateantioxidantskin conditioning | antioxidantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |