Most beauty conscious people have one complaint in common: ‘Under eye dark circles’. Here are some quick tips to knock-off those ugly looking dark circles.
BEAUTY TIPS FOR DARK CIRCLES UNDER EYES:
* Use pumpkin slices on your eyes and relax for ten minutes.
* Place grated potato on the eyes. Thin slices of potato will also suffice. Potatoes contain an enzyme, catecholase, which is a natural human skin lightener.
* Mash some ripe papaya and mix it with milk cream. Apply the paste under the eyes and unwind for 10-minutes. Peddar Road based dermatologist Dr Radha Chowgule endorses the use of milk. “Milk has exfoliating properties. Just dipping cotton in milk and placing it on the eyes helps as well.”
* Whist drinking de-caffeinated, herbal tea is good; the opposite is true as far as application goes! After using caffeinated tea bags, chill them in the fridge and then place them under the eyes. The caffeine acts as a remedy for dark circles by treating the puffiness.
* Prepare a paste with milk cream and honey. Apply it under the eyes and wash off after 10 minutes.
* Mix tomato juice and a few drops of lime. Massage the under eye region lightly for few minutes.
* Place cucumber slices on your eyelids and lie down for thirty-minutes. The slices tend to get warm soon, so have someone replace them after every few minutes.
* Alternate hot and cold compresses under your eyes for 10-minutes are also a good remedy for dark cycles.
* Apply some Vaseline on a metal spoon and chill it in the freezer for 10-minutes. Place it on the eyelids.
* Mix a pinch of turmeric in some rose water and soak cotton balls in this solution. Squeeze them out and place them on the eyelids.
Thumb rule: None of these remedies work overnight. Be regular and patient!
Lifestyle:
* Sleep well: Lack of sleep makes the under-eye skin pale and thin, thus exposing the blood vessels underneath. However, there are many people who beat owls at being nocturnal and yet have no under eye issues. The point is, as long as you make for the lost sleep it is fine.
* Exercise: This increases blood circulation and clears clogged capillaries around the eyes. Breathing polluted air decreases the amount of oxygenated blood in the body. Exercising helps counter this effect.
* Avoid using tight or heavy glasses: They hinder blood circulation around the eyes.
* Treat colds and sinuses well: Cold or sinus infection can increase pressure on superficial blood vessels, thus enhancing pre-existing dark circles.
* Eat a balanced diet: The lack of nutrients like iron and vitamin E can contribute to the discolouration of the area under the eyes. Including green vegetables in the daily diet will surely help.
* Go easy on the pills: Many medicines cause blood vessels to dilate, adding to under eye darkening. Avoid treating Crocin like popcorn.
* Watch water intake: Have too many people told you to drink ten-glasses of water a day for anything remotely connected to beauty? Be it weight loss, skin, hair or nails, it’s always about water. Well, no points for guessing that keeping the body hydrated helps prevent dark circles. Dehydration can make the skin around the eyes wither.
* Wear huge glares: When out in the sun. There are more reasons than style for flaunting those 70s glasses! Exposure to sun doesn’t cause dark circles. It just darkens the under eye skin, along with the rest of the skin, thus adding to the under eye tan.
BEAUTY TIPS FOR DARK CIRCLES UNDER EYES:
* Use pumpkin slices on your eyes and relax for ten minutes.
* Place grated potato on the eyes. Thin slices of potato will also suffice. Potatoes contain an enzyme, catecholase, which is a natural human skin lightener.
* Mash some ripe papaya and mix it with milk cream. Apply the paste under the eyes and unwind for 10-minutes. Peddar Road based dermatologist Dr Radha Chowgule endorses the use of milk. “Milk has exfoliating properties. Just dipping cotton in milk and placing it on the eyes helps as well.”
* Whist drinking de-caffeinated, herbal tea is good; the opposite is true as far as application goes! After using caffeinated tea bags, chill them in the fridge and then place them under the eyes. The caffeine acts as a remedy for dark circles by treating the puffiness.
* Prepare a paste with milk cream and honey. Apply it under the eyes and wash off after 10 minutes.
* Mix tomato juice and a few drops of lime. Massage the under eye region lightly for few minutes.
* Place cucumber slices on your eyelids and lie down for thirty-minutes. The slices tend to get warm soon, so have someone replace them after every few minutes.
* Alternate hot and cold compresses under your eyes for 10-minutes are also a good remedy for dark cycles.
* Apply some Vaseline on a metal spoon and chill it in the freezer for 10-minutes. Place it on the eyelids.
* Mix a pinch of turmeric in some rose water and soak cotton balls in this solution. Squeeze them out and place them on the eyelids.
Thumb rule: None of these remedies work overnight. Be regular and patient!
Lifestyle:
* Sleep well: Lack of sleep makes the under-eye skin pale and thin, thus exposing the blood vessels underneath. However, there are many people who beat owls at being nocturnal and yet have no under eye issues. The point is, as long as you make for the lost sleep it is fine.
* Exercise: This increases blood circulation and clears clogged capillaries around the eyes. Breathing polluted air decreases the amount of oxygenated blood in the body. Exercising helps counter this effect.
* Avoid using tight or heavy glasses: They hinder blood circulation around the eyes.
* Treat colds and sinuses well: Cold or sinus infection can increase pressure on superficial blood vessels, thus enhancing pre-existing dark circles.
* Eat a balanced diet: The lack of nutrients like iron and vitamin E can contribute to the discolouration of the area under the eyes. Including green vegetables in the daily diet will surely help.
* Go easy on the pills: Many medicines cause blood vessels to dilate, adding to under eye darkening. Avoid treating Crocin like popcorn.
* Watch water intake: Have too many people told you to drink ten-glasses of water a day for anything remotely connected to beauty? Be it weight loss, skin, hair or nails, it’s always about water. Well, no points for guessing that keeping the body hydrated helps prevent dark circles. Dehydration can make the skin around the eyes wither.
* Wear huge glares: When out in the sun. There are more reasons than style for flaunting those 70s glasses! Exposure to sun doesn’t cause dark circles. It just darkens the under eye skin, along with the rest of the skin, thus adding to the under eye tan.
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