How to remove dark circles?
If you have dark circles under your eyes then the following tips may help you to remove them:
- Get adequate sleep: Sleeping relieves stress and heals the body. In addition, your eyes work less while you are asleep. It helps to reduce eye strain and dark circles.
- Stay hydrated: If your skin cells are dehydrated then they lose their natural glow. They don’t look very healthy. Moreover, dehydration may cause sunken eyes. A dark circle around a sunken eye looks more prominent. Therefore, at least two liters of fluid intake per day is recommended. If you live in a warm climate and you sweat a lot then you should drink more than two liters of fluid per day.
- Reduce eye strain: Do not use your mobile phone or PC in a dark room. Keep the room properly illuminated to reduce eye strain. You can also your blue light filters on your screens.
- Correct refractive errors: If you have some vision problem then you should visit an ophthalmologist fast. Because eyes with vision problems must work harder to focus on an object. It creates excessive stress around the eye which may cause dark circles.
- Reduce stress: Stress relaxation is very important for skin health. You can use meditation, yoga etc to reduce the stress. Mindfulness, healthy eating and overall healthy living will keep your skin as a whole much younger.
Remedies to remove dark circle
- Wear sunscreen: Sun can make your skin a few shades darker. Therefore apply sunscreen around your eyes when you go outside your home. You may also apply sunscreen if you cook a lot. Sunscreen can give you some protection from the heat waves coming out of your oven.
- Use moisturizer: It is very important particularly if you have dry skin. Moisturizers keep the skin cells properly hydrated and help remove dark circles.
- Apply cucumber paste: You can create cucumber paste using your blender and apply it over your dark circles. It works as a natural moisturizer. In addition, it feels cold, relaxing, and soothing. You can also apply aloe vera paste instead of cucumber paste. Both will work fine. Applying ice under your eyes may also give you some benefits.
- Wear big sunglasses: You can wear high sunglasses that cover your entire eye area including your dark circles. It would protect your eyes and darkened areas from sun and heat.
- Use dark circle removing creams: There are many over-the-counter dark circle removal creams or beauty creams. Although medical literature usually does not support using these creams, you can use them if you feel benefited.
- Scrub your skin: You may use gentle scrubs under your eyes to remove dark and dead skin cells. But keep in mind that the skin under your eyes is very delicate.
- Use skin peeling agents: You can use isotretinoin or other chemical peels according to your doctor’s advice to peel off the dead skin cells under your eyes.
