Home Remedies for Dark Circles

How to get rid of dark circles under the eyes? You may want to try these home remedies for dark circles to remove dark circles under eyes. Find out also what are dark circles causes.

Some of the possible causes of dark circles around eyes are allergies, hay fever, eczema, stress, fatigue, lack of sleep, vitamin deficiency, fluid retention and heredity. Rubbing your eyes may also cause dark circles. Another factor is aging. Having dark circles under the eyes is one of the signs of aging as the skin becomes thinner and loses fat and collagen.

If you know the underlying cause, it's easy to find a solution. If it comes with aging and shows under eye discoloration, what you can do is conceal it with dark circles eye cream or eye serum.

Home remedies for dark circles No. 1 - Diet, supplements and vitamins

A deficiency of iron may cause dark circles or also known as eye circles. If you also experience lack of energy, thin, brittle and white fingernails, brittle hair and low blood pressure with the change of sitting or standing position, your body may lack iron. The solution is to eat foods that are high in iron such as clams, oysters, beef or chicken liver, enriched breakfast cereals, cooked beans, lentils and pumpkin seeds. Or you can take iron supplements.

Many eye creams and eye serum for dark circles use vitamin K as one of its ingredients. This is because vitamin K eye cream when used topically has shown to improve the appearance of skin tone and elasticity, help repair skin structure and minimize the appearance of dark circles. The human body seldom experience deficiency in vitamin K because besides getting it from foods such as kale, collards, spinach and turnip green , some good bacteria in the intestine can make vitamin K. But if you think that you lack the vitamin, eat more green leafy vegetables.

You can also add vitamin C as one of the home remedies for dark circles because it helps strengthens blood vessel walls. Some of the foods that are rich in vitamin C are papaya, bell peppers, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and oranges. Grapeseed extract is another supplement that may help reduce and treat dark circles because it is high in antioxidants and also help strengthens blood vessels. Another method is to pierce a vitamin E capsule and apply the oil under the eyes.

Home remedies for dark circles No. 2 - Use eye pad or compress

Cucumber is commonly used as home remedies for dark circle because it is known to enhance firmness around the eyes. To use it as a natural eye pad, slice two pieces of cool cucumber and leave it on your eyelids for 15 minutes. Do this often to see improvements. Chilled tea bags used as a cold compress may also help to reduce dilation and discoloration under eye blood vessels.

Home remedies for dark circles No. 3 - Good Habits to Develop

1. Lack of sleep can make you look pale and cause the appearance of the dark circles to become more obvious. So, get enough sleep.
   
   
   
2. It is a good idea to elevate your head by using extra pillows to avoid fluid from pooling in the lower eyelids.
   
   
   
3. Always apply sunscreen on your face whenever you go out to prevent damage from ultra violet ray.
   
   
   
4. Improve blood circulation under the eyes by gently tapping with two fingers.

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