Dark Circles Causes !!!

Everyone sometime or the other experiences dark circles under the eye. Not only does it affect the appearance of a person, it is also a sign of undue stress, ill health and aging. There aren’t exactly over the counter pills available to resolve the issue, yet is it also the second most dermatological problem that affect people. And no one really wants to pet the puffiness and dark circles that form under the eye.  

In order to be able to treat them, one must understand what all causes the problem in the first place. You must know what made it persistent and how serious the issue is. If you can figure all this out, one can find an inexpensive and most importantly, effective method of waving dark circles good-bye. 

Let us look at some of the factors that causes under eye problems: 

Dehydration

This is the most common cause behind getting dark circles. Our body requires a minimum of six to ten glasses of water on a daily basis. Drinking plenty of water is the secret behind a glowing skin. It is best you avoid things like coffee, hard drinks like alcohol and too much of sodium in your diet. These hinder the hydrating process.  

Rubbing one’s eye

If you constantly keep rubbing at your eye, you are making the problem worse. Things like air pollution and the environment as well as nutrition cause itchiness and dryness. Avoid rubbing your eyes persistently. You are simply aggravating the problem.  

Let us look at ways in which you can treat dark circles. There are many things that you can try and see which works best for you. Whatever you do, going the natural way is the most advisable.  

1. Topical creams easily available in the market are an option. Continue using the one that suits you the most. It is best you do not go on experimenting too much with your skin. Stick to the one that works for you as not every single one of them is likely to work.
2. Using tea bags on closed eyes is a natural way to get rid off unwanted dark circles. If you practice this regularly, applying tea bags on your eyes for ten minutes daily, you will be successful in getting rid of your problem. Another thing you can try is cutting cucumber into thin circles and leaving them on your eyelids. Make sure you relax yourself. It will surely lighten the dark circles and minimize the puffiness that comes along.
3. Another natural and effective solution to your eye problem is applying castor oil. What you can do is soak up a few drops of this on cotton wool and apply it under the eyes before going to bed. You can replace the castor oil with olive oil as well as it is very effective too.

 Well, hope the above mentioned solutions help you reduce your under eye dark circles. Try all of them and see which method you are most comfortable with. Make sure to pass them around.