Skin discoloration under the eyes affects just about everybody at some time or another. For some of us however, these “dark circles” are a near-constant bother. While these conditions are occasionally symptomatic of other illnesses, the usual cause is allergies, tiredness, or, unfortunately, heredity. No matter what the cause, you can still reduce the appearance of dark circles, and, in some cases, you may be able to get rid of them altogether.

More than 80% of the people around the world have to suffer from dark circles at some part of their life. Some people even suffer from permanent dark circles. The reasons can be many from loss of sleep, avoiding meals, diet deficiency or even sun exposure. Hereditary problems are also responsible for dark circles around your eyes.

Causes dark circles under the eyes

  • Dark Circles under eyes are generally due to a lack of sleep, fatigue, stress, deficiency or some disease.
  • Dark circles may be hereditary.
  • Nasal congestion can also cause dark under eye circles.
  • Dark circles under eyes may also be due to aging which thins the skin around the eyes.
  • Eyelid swelling or eye puffiness can produce shadows producing light dark eye circles.

Puffiness of Eyes:

  • Raise the head of your bed at night. This helps prevent fluids from accumulating around your eyes as you sleep.
  • Place a bag of frozen vegetables in a thin cloth over closed eyes for 10-15 minutes. and keep your head upright.
  • Tie some potato grates in a cloth and place over eyes for about 15-20 minutes.
  • Place chilled cucumber slices or damp tea bags over eyes for about 20 minutes.
  • Place damp tea bags over eyes for about 20 minutes. Chamomile tea is better because it has anti-inflammatory properties that will help reduce the puff.
  • Apply vitamin E or olive oil.

Solutions for dark Circles under your Eyes
Below is some time tested and perfectly safe solutions to the problems of dark circles. These are safe and free from any harmful effects as you need to take special care for your eyes due to its sensitive nature. One should be careful while applying anything around your eyes. Due to this we suggest some of the best natural and safe solutions.

>> Cucumber
Clean makeup and cut thin pieces of cucumber and chill them in fridge. Apply round and thin slices of cucumber over your eyes. Keep your eyes shut. Relax and leave the cucumber on your eyes for 15 minutes.

>> Ice Cubes
Ice cubes are usually used on dark circles around eyes which are caused due to scorching sun. The dark shadow around eyes is due to the heat and pollution that is faced when one go out of their house in full sun. Take a small piece of ice cube of enough size to cover eyes. Place it over eyes and leave it for few minutes. This helps in lightening the dark circles around your eyes.

 Green Gourd
Do the same with the green Gourd. Follow the same procedure that you did with cucumber and you will find beautiful eyes without dark circles. Of course all this will not happen in a matter of seconds but will take some time, meanwhile you can continue with the same procedure as a daily routine for best results.

What more can you do?
Follow a certain guidelines that will help you keep your eyes safe, natural and beautiful.

  • Take enough sleep in the night. Forget all those late night schedules.
  • Before going out in the sun make a habit to use the sunscreen lotion to protect your eyes from sunscreen lotion.
  • Have plenty of water all around your eyes which can make you sure that you get what your eyes need to be healthy and in good condition.
  • Take a lots of fresh and juicy fruits and vegetables. Increase the amount of intake in your daily diet.

Follow above remedies and we are sure that it will give relief from dark circles under eyes. For immediate results one can apply makeup face. Apply foundation, concealer that can easily hide the dark circles around eyes.

Use thin sliced potato strips. This is a very popular as well as an easy way to cure bags under your eyes.