Dark circles around your eyes. How unsightly they look and even your best dress and layers of make-up sometimes does not quite succeed in concealing them! Blame it on your genes or your lifestyle, but, you cannot deny the fact that these are a blot on your beauty. And they become more prominent as you age.
Let’s just debunk some of the myths as well as unearth some of the facts about the causes of these ‘panda eyes’.
Let’s just debunk some of the myths as well as unearth some of the facts about the causes of these ‘panda eyes’.
Dark circles under eyes usually are temporary and not a medical concern. You may be surprised to learn that fatigue usually isn't the cause of dark circles. Instead, the most common cause is nasal congestion. When your nose is congested, veins that usually drain from your eyes into your nose become widened (dilated) and darker.
Another cause of undereye circles is eyelid swelling during sleep. When you lie down, gravity can cause fluid to collect in your lower eyelids. This swelling may create the appearance of shadows below your eyes. In addition, dark circles can result from chronic skin conditions, such as atopic eczema. [Source]
Let’s seek the aid of yoga, yogic kriyas and some of the time-tested home remedies to treat these dark circles.
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Natural Remedies for dark circles around the eyes
* A regular practice of Sarvangasana, a wonderful yogic posture gives good results. Then there is this ancient yogic practice of nasal irrigation Jal Neti that involves flushing the nose with salt water to help remove mucus. (View the videos for Sarvangasana and Jalaneti).
Studies have shown that Jal Neti can help relieve symptoms of sinus, colds and allergies.
These are some of the natural and highly effective ways of treating dark circles. However, you have to learn this procedure from an expert yoga instructor and not attempt it with half-baked knowledge.
Studies have shown that Jal Neti can help relieve symptoms of sinus, colds and allergies.
These are some of the natural and highly effective ways of treating dark circles. However, you have to learn this procedure from an expert yoga instructor and not attempt it with half-baked knowledge.
Now to our good-old home-remedies.
DIY beauty recipes for dark circles around the eyes
* Put slices of oil-rich avocado under each eye.
*Raw potato is yet another very useful aid. Put thin slices of raw potato over dark circles at least twice or thrice a day, every day.
* Grate raw potatoes, add few drops of water, wrap it in a clean cloth and spread it over your eyelids.
* Mix ground almonds and milk and apply under the eyes.
* Crush parijat flowers (night jasmine) (see pic), mix with curds and apply this pack under your eyes for 10 minutes. Then wash off with cold water.
* You may also try applying orange juice and glycerine around the eyes.
* Mix equal parts of tomato juice and lemon juice and apply.
* You can also apply mint (pudina) juice around your undereye area for treating your dark circles.
* Grated cucumber placed over your eyelids and around your eyes helps. You can also dab cotton pods in the cucumber juice and place it over your eyelids. This would work too.
* Mix equal quantities of cornflour and yoghurt and apply.
* Mix a tsp of castor oil with 1 tsp of milk cream (malai) and massage it around the eyes.
* Make a paste of rose petals with milk and apply this paste around the eyes.
* Use this home made under eye cream for your dark circles. Works like a charm.
Some other tips for dark circles
* Drink sufficient water. Also include buttermilk and yogurt in your diet.
* Include plenty of fresh fruits and vegetable, especially colored ones like carrot, papaya, mango, green vegetables like spinach, curry leaves, sprouts in your diet.
* Take 1-2 tsp of Gulkand (Rose petal preserve) regularly at night. As mentioned in the post on Gulkand, it's an extremely cooling health food that helps with many health issues. Besides helping with dark circles, it also relieves burning sensation in the eyes. You can also purchase it from the market.
* Take 1-2 tsp of Gulkand (Rose petal preserve) regularly at night. As mentioned in the post on Gulkand, it's an extremely cooling health food that helps with many health issues. Besides helping with dark circles, it also relieves burning sensation in the eyes. You can also purchase it from the market.
* Wash your feet well and massage castor oil over the soles of the feet. This will also stimulate the pressure points of your eyes located on the soles of your feet.
So have you tried some of the tips and home remedies mentioned here for your dark circles or panda eyes? Did they work for you? Do you have more remedies to share? Do put down your views in the comment section.
The skin around the eyes is very thin compared to the other parts so it tends to have wrinkles fast.Use almond based cream around the eyes and massage lightly with your ring finger in circular motion.Clean it after 10 mins and use chilled cucumber juice cotton pads on the eyes for 10 mins repeat this procedure every day.
ReplyDeleteEither concealer or get some sleep.
ReplyDeleteFirst, DON'T press down on your bags. That will make them look worse.
ReplyDeletetry concealer. Just a dab of it underneath your eyes. you can also use that on blemishes and it's not very expensive at drug stores.
You can also apply a eye cream that has vitamin K and retinol. Look some up. This is better than any lotion that you could be using because your darkness under your eyes could be a deficiency of vitamin K.
There are also masks you can get to treat your skin while you sleep.
use a cold compress.(cold gel pack or ice pack) for 10-15 minutes at a time twice daily.
ReplyDeletego for a head and eye massage.
ReplyDeleteA good light feeling concealer !
ReplyDeleteTry getting more sleep and resting more. Also, you could try putting warm green tea bags over your eyes. The circles should start to go away.
ReplyDeleteRaw potatoes do help with infected eyes, or pain and dark circles too. However when i tried this it didn't work. I guess everybody is different. For me- I used an ice cube and rubbed it beneath my eye, this worked better than the potato.
ReplyDeletealmond oil may help..apply on a q tip and rub on the bags..they run in my family...
ReplyDeletehow to get rid of dark circles under your eyes? help please!
ReplyDeleteOne of the greatest remedies for dark circles is Arbonne's NutriMin C RE9 Repair. It’s a corrective puffiness and dark circles eye cream that does additional benefits – firming, moisturizing and repairing the delicate tissue around the eye.
ReplyDeletetry wrapping some ice cubes in a towel (i suggest a cloth towel) and hold it under or on your eyes, this will reduce the bags noticeably... also, I soak a tea bag in ice water and hold it on my undereye bags. I
ReplyDeleteuse almond oil
ReplyDeletemassage daily before sleep on dark circle
I know how you feel I've struggled with them also! A good moisturizer definitely helps with any dryness you may have or you can ever try to garnier eye rollers which have caffeine in them! Cucumbers of course till work to help wake up the eye! I've also heard that green tea bags work if you steep them then put them in the freezer for 5 minutes and then place them over your eyes. Make sure to drink enough water everyday! Also, make sure your dark circles aren't from any underlying causes such as allergies or anemia! As for concealer, make sure to apply eye cream before concealer and remember less is more. The best concealer I have ever found for under eye circles is the bobbi brown corrector and concealer, which are on the pricier side, but there are lots of other alternatives at drugstores, try applying the concealer with your fingers to warm it up and make it blend easier.
ReplyDeleteUse tinted moisturizer just use the really light color or get more sleep
ReplyDeleteuse Preparation-H; it shrinks tissue and removes dark circles--seriously!
ReplyDeletewhen you wake up, immediately rub ice gently on the dark circle areas, and then around that area, too. if you do this every now and then, it should begin to go away...
ReplyDeleteit's better if the ice you rub is green tea ice, where you freeze green tea into ice cubes :)
after about 5 minutes of this, wash it off.
try to sleep more, as well. and get into that habit! and also, drink heaps of water and try not to be too stressed, if you are :)
Using Gulab jal in face packs, consume Amla Juice is also helpful. You can use Gulab jal for preventing dark circles
ReplyDeleteyou can slice those cucumbers and place them in your refrigerator. Wait for about 15-20 mins and get them out. Place them on your eyes and you have an instant cooler to your eyes. This makes it more effective because of the cooling and soothing effect it has.
ReplyDeleteFor under eye circles and wrinkles, mix a drop or two of honey with 2-3 drops of fresh lemon juice. Apply to the area under the eye. I honestly can not remember how long to leave this solution on, but I leave it on for about 15 min. to 1/2 hour and it seems to work.
ReplyDeleteTo remove the dark spots of eye apply something cold on your eyes.
ReplyDeleteSometimes its just heredity. But do stay out of the sun and use sunscreen everyday all year. You can use a cold tea bag under the eyes for 20 minutes in the evening. Only use cool water on the face, and do use a good eye lubricant that your eye doctor can give you. Drink orange juice vit C is good. Do not rub your eyes, can be allergies as you mentioned. Last, you can use an under eye concealer or an eye bright serum to soften the under eye tissue.
ReplyDeleteRegular application of a smooth paste of poppy seeds under the eyes cures dark circles and inflammation of the eye lids.
ReplyDeleteCream concealers can be used for facial imperfections, but may not be suitable for dark circles under the eyes.
ReplyDeletedon't stress hun,that makes it worse.grind up sliced cucumber and potato slices.it should be a paste.chill it for a while.then rub that all over your face and a lot on the dark circles.leave it on for about 15 minutes.do this as often as needed,i would try every other day.it may take a while for them to lighten,but don't prod at them.i am going to try this tomorrow,and it supposedly is great!it is great for all your skin and it moisturizes and returns vitamins.have an at home spa day!give yourself a facial with a bunch of different masks
ReplyDeleteyou can used simple ad to this problem
ReplyDeletesleep well in night, do not stay let night.
drink lots of water in morning when you weak up
and do not see tv very closely so you can
solve your dark circles with out any medicine and side effect
you will see result within 15 days.
Ice does help along with teabags and cucumbers.
ReplyDeleteThe reason that Ice does work is that the reason for dark circles is the blood that ends up staying under the eyes. It is like bruises.
Ice helps to shrink the capillaries and reduce puffiness.
a small towel dipped in ice cold water and then pressed into the eyes for about two minutes does the trick.
ReplyDeletelightly press your undereye area a few times a day. the darkness is caused from blood piling under your eyes (almost like a bruise) the pressing lightly will help move the blood. within a month your dark circles should be much lighter :)
ReplyDeleteAdd a pinch of turmeric to 2 tablespoons of buttermilk and apply this around your eyes. Wash with cold water after 15 minutes. Regular use of this will not only eliminate the wrinkles but will also remove dark under-eye circles.
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ReplyDeleteTry to get more hours of sleep,your bodies not receiving the amount of sleep it needs which in return creates your dark circles
ReplyDeleteMake green tea, then take the used tea bags and put them on your eyes and leave them for a while.
ReplyDeletedark circles cannot be cured with these home remedies...........you can try this for years and at last u r left with no result..........so be happy ..stop taking tensions..have proper diet..drink 12 glasses of water a day and then see the results
ReplyDeletetea bags and chamomile tea bags.
ReplyDeleteboil a small amount of water,
put in tea bags, and / or chamomile bags in it.
let the sachet sabsorb the tea/chamomile tea completely.
put in freezer.
in the morning, put a towel on yourself, for it not to stain you.
Lie down with the sachets under your eyes for ten-fifteen minutes.
It can just be that your body is tired also if you eat lots of sugary things the sugar willgo to your eyes and make bags
ReplyDeleteI had no idea I could just use raw potato for dark circles. I will have to test that one out.
ReplyDeleteDab a cotton ball in a little bit of cucumber juice, tomato juice, lemon juice or potato juice and rub your under eye with it twice a day.
ReplyDeleteuse Turmeric to get rid of dark circles under eyes.
ReplyDeleteI have dark circles under my eyes and i really tried of it. I felt ashamed when i went to outside. Then someone prefer me plastic surgery and i have undergone plastic surgery.my dark circles had totally removed by surgery. I recommended to it everyone.
ReplyDeleteDark circles are a real problem. I have tried so many different products and have not found one that works yet. Next, I am going to try castor oil, a nice product that has been around for generations.
ReplyDeleteSince a long time I have dark circles under my eyes maybe since my college time when I started using glasses but, now looking at your post I think I can try these easy and natural tips as I am a sucker of herbal beauty tips as it never leaved bad effects on your skin. Thank you for sharing these tips.
ReplyDeleteHi...! Thank you for your great tips. :)
ReplyDeleteDark circles SUCK I thought it was lack of water... quit drinking soda started drinking a ton of water too young to have any procedures done... I will figure it out.
ReplyDeletei have been fighting with dark circles since 5-6 years
ReplyDeletei have used Himalaya eye cream , garnier , asta berry and fair n lovely eye serum too
after that i discussed wid sm famous skin specialist they prescribed vitamin c serum , kozivit cream and wunder eye cream.. all in vain :(
please suggest me some other remedy
i have horrible dark circles :(
@Priyanka: You can practise Sarvangasana and Jalaneti. I've included hte videos for that in the post. However, you shouldn't attempt it on your own, but learn it from an expert yoga teacher.
ReplyDeleteThanks for penning this informative and eye-opening blog post, it was a good read.
ReplyDeleteI love the Image Dermalmd Lightening Serum. I have used it for the last 6 months. I had really dry skin and since using it, it has made my skin soft and very mositurized. I also have very dark circles and since using the serum I have noticed that my dark circles have become much lighter. I have been very pleased with this product, however progress doesn't happen overnight be patient and you will see results!
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