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Coverage & match quality
6 ratings · 3 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 41 ingredients.
Starts at 100; 41 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.
Data availability
Robust41 of 41 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 41 listed ingredients.
| Ingredient | What it does | Safety | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| waterantiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | antiplaqueskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| glycerinperfuminghumectantdenaturant | perfuminghumectantdenaturant | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| C12-15 alkyl benzoateantimicrobialemollientskin conditioning | antimicrobialemollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| dimethiconeemollientantifoamingskin conditioning | emollientantifoamingskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| isododecaneperfumingemollientsolvent | perfumingemollientsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| styrene/acrylates copolymerfilm formingopacifying | film formingopacifying | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| glyceryl stearateemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| butyloctyl salicylatehair conditioningskin conditioningsolvent | hair conditioningskin conditioningsolvent | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| dicaprylyl carbonateemollientskin conditioning | emollientskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| propanediolsolventviscosity controlling | solventviscosity controlling | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| stearic acidfragrancecleansingemulsion stabilising | fragrancecleansingemulsion stabilising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| aluminum hydroxidehumectantemollientopacifying | humectantemollientopacifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| PEG-100 stearatesurfactant - cleansing | surfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sorbitan stearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| PEG-8 lauratesurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ceramide NPhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ceramide APhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| ceramide EOPhair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| sorbitan isostearatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| carbomeremulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | emulsion stabilisinggel formingviscosity controlling | EU microplastics-restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| cetearyl alcoholemollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | emollientemulsion stabilisingopacifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ceteareth-20cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | cleansingsurfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| triethoxycaprylylsilanebinding | binding | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| dimethiconolemollientantifoamingmoisturising | emollientantifoamingmoisturising | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sodium lauroyl lactylatesurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonatecleansingsurfactant - cleansing | cleansingsurfactant - cleansing | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| myristic acidperfumingcleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | perfumingcleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| sodium hyaluronatehumectantskin conditioning | humectantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| cholesterolemollientlight stabilizersurfactant - emulsifying | emollientlight stabilizersurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| palmitic acidemollientsurfactant - emulsifying | emollientsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| phenoxyethanolpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | Mild sensitizer for some· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| chlorphenesinpreservativeantimicrobial | preservativeantimicrobial | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| tocopherolfragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | fragranceantioxidantskin conditioning | 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 |
| caprylyl glycolemollientdeodoranthair conditioning | emollientdeodoranthair conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| citric acidfragrancechelatingbuffering | fragrancechelatingbuffering | Health Canada Hotlist — restricted· flagged by 1 of 9raters disagree | Referenced |
| xanthan gumbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | bindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| phytosphingosinehair conditioningskin conditioning | hair conditioningskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| polyhydroxystearic acidsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | CosIng-catalogued |
| polysorbate 60surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | surfactant - cleansingsurfactant - emulsifying | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
| ethylhexylglycerindeodorantskin conditioning | deodorantskin conditioning | No flags in our sources | Well-characterized |
Where this came from
Product identity (name, brand, category) verified against vitacost.com ↗
Researched facts on Greenlens always carry the page that stated them — nothing is inferred from a model's memory.