Dark Circles- Treat Them at Home

No matter how pretty a girl is or how refined a man’s jaw lines are, dark circles can make a person look terrible. They are a common feature and occur in men and woman. Some of the causes of dark circles are:

• Hereditary– in some cases, occurrence of dark circles seem to run in the family. Irrespective of the eye color or the skin tone, predisposition of the dark circles is inherited.? This is because, these people have weak capillaries around the eyes, due to which the skin receives poor blood supply and nutrition causing the skin to darken.
• Skin tone– people who have increased transparency of the skin around the eye can have more dark circles.
• Sun exposure– sunlight can increase the melanin production to the skin and this makes the dark circles appear darker.
• Fatigue- lack of sleep affects the skin making it appear tired and fatigue. Due to this the wrinkles and dark circles become more prominent.
• The dark circles in women become more prominent during pregnancy and menstruation.
• In some people, age makes the appearance of dark circles more prominent.

There is no known method that can make dark circles disappear instantly. However, some home remedies can decrease the discoloration. Some of them are:

• Increase the intake of green vegetables and fruits.
• Boil herbal tea, strain and keep the water in the fridge. Before going to sleep, dip two cotton bolls in this mixture and place them on the eye for 15 minutes.
• Add half a lime in a glass of water and consume this on and empty stomach early in the morning. This will help the body detoxify, which will help the dark circles to reduce. For better effect, one can also consume only warm water with a dash of lime for the whole day.