The appearance of eye bags and dark under eye circles can be enough to annoy anyone.
When you are persistently plagued with the dreaded eye bags and dark under eye circles, it can feel like nothing really helps.
Ageing is one of the main causes of eye bags and dark circles, followed swiftly by lack of sleep, allergies, fluid retention and smoking.
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Genetics have also proven to cause eye bags and dark circles, so unfortunately, you could just be genetically predisposed to suffering with these issues.
However, there are ways that you can improve the appearance of your under eye bags and dark circles, that are easy to use and can mostly be found at home!
In the case of eye bags, here are 6 ways to reduce the appearance of your eye bags:
- Cool compress - Using a cool compress on your eye bags has been proven to reduce the inflammation of your eye bags. You can use a cloth, wet it with cold water and lightly apply pressure to your eye bags. Alternatively, placing spoons in the freezer overnight and in the morning, gently pressing the back of your freezing spoon against your eye bags can also help.
- Fluids - Cutting down on fluids before bed can help reduce the appearance of under eye bags, which makes sense as fluid retention is one of the leading causes for eye bags. Limiting salt in your diet may also help.
- Water - Drinking water throughout the day can help with getting rid of your eye bags. Staying hydrated is key to many health tips and this is no different.
- Sleep - Fighting the appearance of your eyes bags with sleep has proven incredibly useful. As eye bags can be caused by lack of sleep, it’s no wonder that a good night's sleep will help refresh your under eyes.Elevating your head while you sleep may also help reduce the appearance of your eye bags.
- Makeup- If all that doesn’t work, you can try some good old fashioned concealer to cover your eye bags.
Of course, if your under eye bags are causing concern, are persistent, or are bothersome to you, contact your doctor and seek advice.
Dark under eye circles have also caused their own distress for sufferers, dragging the eyes down and making you look tired.
Like under eye bags, dark circles can be caused by ageing, lack of sleep, allergies and smoking.
However, dark under eye circles can also be caused by stress, over sleeping and similar to eye bags, genetics may have an influence on your dark under eye circles.
The tips for reducing the appearance of your dark under eye circles are nearly identical to managing the appearance of your eye bags, however, you can also use eye creams on your dark under eye circles to improve the appearance of your under eyes.
Health professionals suggest that you should make an appointment to see your doctor if you start having problems with your vision, blurred or double vision and if your eyes become sore, tender, swollen or red alongside your dark under eye circles.
In addition, health professionals insist that you see a doctor immediately if you have dark under eye circles and are experiencing swelling which is severe, persistent, painful, itchy or red.
They also suggest you immediately seek medical advice if you’re experiencing fatigue, increased sensitivity to cold, constipation, dry skin, weight gain or a sore throat, and swollen lymph nodes in addition to dark under eye circles.
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