Dr Irena Eris Eye Zone Brightening & Puff Correcting Supreme Eye Cream SPF 20
82/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Dr Irena Eris Eye Zone Brightening & Puff Correcting Supreme Eye Cream SPF 20 is an eye-area treatment with hybrid chemical filters, including Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate. It has a balanced, lightweight finish, low white cast, and is formulated to be low-sting, which matters for use so close to the eyes. With excellent protection for its category and a strong 82/100 score, it is a polished pick when you want gentle SPF around the eyes rather than a full-face sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
93
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- −1.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #39, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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White cast
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #40
- −12 Tinosorb M at #5, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
- +7 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Persea Gratissima Oil at #8, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Lecithin)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #7, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #42, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Caprylyl Methicone)
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Polyacrylate)
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (44)
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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2 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 12 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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16 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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17 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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19 Timonacic
Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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22 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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26 Tin Oxide
Colorant or pigment
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Colorant or pigment
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41 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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42 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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43 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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44 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Does the Dr Irena Eris Eye Zone Brightening & Puff Correcting Supreme Eye Cream SPF 20 sting the eyes?
It is formulated to be low-sting, which matters for an SPF product used so close to the eyes. It also has low white cast and a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is the Dr Irena Eris Eye Zone Brightening & Puff Correcting Supreme Eye Cream SPF 20 mineral or chemical?
It uses hybrid chemical filters, including Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate.
Is Dr Irena Eris Eye Zone SPF 20 any good?
It scores a strong 82/100 with excellent protection for its category, so it is a polished pick when you want gentle SPF around the eyes rather than a full-face sunscreen.