Dot & Key Under Eye Cream- Vitamin C + E Super Bright SPF 30
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Dot & Key Under Eye Cream Vitamin C + E Super Bright SPF 30 is a chemical sunscreen using older filters Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Homosalate. It has a balanced, lightweight finish with low white cast and does not commonly sting. It is a targeted eye-area treatment first, with okay makeup pairing. Moderate protection and a mid-range score make it a decent brightening step rather than a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
53
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #7, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +9.6 Homosalate at #9, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #9 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Homosalate at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −48 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Oleate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (31)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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12 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Octadecene
Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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28 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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30 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
Is Dot & Key Under Eye Cream a real sunscreen?
It is a targeted under-eye treatment with SPF 30 and moderate protection. It works best as a brightening eye step rather than your only facial sunscreen.
Does the Dot & Key Under Eye Cream- Vitamin C + E Super Bright SPF 30 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low and the finish is balanced and lightweight. It does not commonly sting, which matters for the delicate eye area.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical formula using Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoyl- methane and Homosalate. There are no mineral filters listed.