Cucumber
Lie down on your back (which makes it easier to balance the slices of cucumbers on your face) in a cool place with as little direct lightning as possible, close your eyes and apply thin slices of cucumber on the eyes for about 5-10 minutes. Make sure that the cucumber slices have contact with the skin under the eyes. This will not only help to reduce the appearance of dark circles under eye, but also sooth and cool the eyes. Avoi sunlight or harsh bright lights as they will drain the moisture out of the cucumbers and may worse the appearance of dark circles under eyes.
Alternatively, cut a couple of fine cucumber slices with the skin on it, mash or squeeze them and apply the fresh cucumber juice to the dark circles under eyes daily. Leave it on for about 10-15 minutes, and then wash it off. Cucumber juice has cooling and soothing effects. It also has mild bleaching properties. Be careful not to get cucumber juice in your eyes.- Follow the abovementioned dark circles treatments regularly on set days of teh week and at a set time each day, which will hydrate your skin under eyes, reduce puffiness and help eliminate the dark circles under eyes.
Potato
If you do not have a cucumber in the house, try using slices of potato. It works almost as well.
Tea Bag
Lie down, preferably in the morning, close your eyes and apply used cool tea bags (you may refrigerate them overnight) on the eyes for about 10-15 minutes and you will see a noticeable improvement in puffiness and dark circles under eyes. The caffeine in tea bags acts as a remedy for dark circles by diminishing puffiness. Caffeine in tea helps to diminish water in the tissues around the eyes and tea contains antioxidants that are beneficial to the skin. Make sure the tea bag is somewhat dry because irritating tea can get into your eyes if it is too moist.
Herbal tea bags are not recommended, except for chamomile. Chamomile tea bags can help in reducing dark circles and puffiness around the eyes due to its anti-inflammatory properties.
Almond Oil
Massage under and around the eyes with almond oil daily for 2 weeks. Almond oil is the excellent skin food which helps in lightening the dark circles under eyes.
Towel
Apply hot and cold towel alternatively under eyes for 5-10 minutes for the first thing in the morning. This will help to increase circulation and reduce constricted blood vessels under the eyes, at the same time alleviating swelling and dark circles.
Cotton Ball
Dip cotton balls in rose water or chilled water and keep it over the dark circles under eyes for 5-10 minutes to reduce the appearance of dark circles. A chilled spoon under the dark circles can also do the magic.
Eye Cream/ Serum
Use dark circles eye cream/ serum with Vitamin E and C and gently pat on dark circles under eyes, blending inward from outer corner. Use it daily, which help to reduce the appearance of puffiness and dark circles. Use eye cream/ serum with at least SPF 20 and PA ++ for morning session.
Massage dark circles under eyes with eye cream/ serum at day and night time for better blood circulation.
Yoga
Do 'Kapalabhati' Pranayam for at least 5 minutes daily. 'Kapalabhati' Pranayam - Take 2 normal breaths. Inhale. Now exhale, pulling in your abdomen, repeat 20 times, keeping a steady rhythm and emphasizing the exhalation each time. Then inhale, exhale completely, inhale fully and hold your breath for as long as you comfortably can. Slowly exhale. In Sanskrit, 'Kapala' means skull or forehead and 'bhati' means shining. Regular practice of this cleansing breathing exercise not only helps to reduce dark circles under eyes, but also keep your skin glowing.
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