How to get rid of Dark circles

The way you feel on the inside is reflected in your eyes.

But what if you got dark circles under your eyes? Hmm? Today, life for us has become hectic and is reflected by the eyes in the form of dark circles. They make you appear unhealthy, ill, tired and make you look older than you are, although dark circles are not a sign of serious illness.

Dark circles are the darkness of sensitive area around the eyes. They may be caused by various factors. Aging, staying up late, , excessive crying, smoking, stress, lack of nutrient diet, working on computer for long, alcohol, iron deficiency, fatigue, liver problem or some allergy are major causes of these dark circles.

Various creams are available in the market, which claim to reduce darkness around the eyes. Doctors and specialists have come up with lots of new treatments. As it is not a serious skin problem so you can cure it at home and get rid of dark circles under your eyes naturally.

First of all, remove the cause of skin discoloration. Take a beauty sleep, treat allergies, eat healthy food and drink water, etc.

Natural Remedies to get rid of Dark Circles:

Almond oil: 

Regular use of almond oil work amazingly to fade dark circles. Apply almond oil gently on dark circles before going to bed. Do it daily until it fades off. It also improves the above layer of your skin.

Cucumber: 

Cucumber is very effective home remedy to get rid of dark circles and relaxing your eyes. You can use cucumber in few ways, like you can massage your eyes with cucumber juice. Soak cucumber slice in cold water for few minutes and massage with that slices. OR place cucumber in the refrigerator then slice it, and place the slices on your eyes for 15 minutes.

Potato: 

Eating a potato and putting it on your skin are two different stories. Potato has the ability to transfer nutrients to your skin. Coolness of potato reduces the swelling and darkness. Place slices of chilled potato on your eyes for 10 to 15 minute to reduce darkness. You can also use grated potato.

Rose Water: 

Rose water is always an important ingredient in almost every face pack. Soak cotton in rose water, and put that soaked cotton on your closed eyes and leave it for 15 minutes. Follow this remedy regularly.

Ice Cubes: 

Wrap ice cubes in a cloth and put it over your eyes. It will give your eyes, a relaxing effect. Putting ice cubes on your eyes in the morning remove puffiness. Icing contracts your blood vessels and tightens your skin.

Tea bags:

Used tea bags act as a remedy to treat discoloration around eyes. Take used cool tea bags and put it on your eyes for 15 minutes. You can also put teabags in a refrigerator and they will be ready in the morning. Or you can also soak cotton in green tea and put it in closed eyes for 15 minutes.

Frozen Spoon: 

Frozen spoon and frozen peas can help you to get rid of dark circles. What you do is just to put 2 spoons in the freezer for 30 minutes then, put them on your eyes until they become warm.

Turmeric eye pack: 

Take 1 tsp tomato juice, 1 tsp lemon juice, a pinch of turmeric powder and a pinch of gram flour. Mix all these ingredients and form a paste. apply this paste to dark circles and wash it after 10 minutes. Regularly apply this remedy until dark circles disappear.

Mint: 

Mint leaves are also considered as good cure to dark circles. Crush mint to form a paste, and then apply this paste below your eyes. Leave it for 20 minutes. you can also add lemon juice or cucumber juice to make it more effective.

Tomato: 

It is an excellent ingredient to cure dark circles. Tomato has bleaching properties which helps in reducing discoloration. Take a tea spoon of tomato juice and mix it with half a teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply this liquid to dark area and let it sit for 15 minutes. If lemon juice causes burning, skip it next time.