Dark circles under the eyes are caused by many factors like heredity, lack of sleep, sun exposure, medications, and hormonal imbalances. Home remedies for dark circles include applying cucumber, potato, or lemon juice to lighten the skin. Getting enough sleep, staying hydrated, eating a nutritious diet, and reducing stress can also help reduce dark circles. Concealer makeup can temporarily hide dark circles but does not provide a permanent solution.

1. Dark Circle Home remedies
Natural remedies and Home
remedies for Dark Circles Under Eyes
Author – Dr. Savitha Suri
Consultant Ayurvedic Physician
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2. Introduction
Dark circles under eyes are a common beauty problem. These under
eye dark circles give us an appearance of tiredness or illness. They
make us to feel worse and are rather detrimental to our self
esteem.
What are dark circles under eyes?
The skin below our eyes is very thin and is sparsely dotted with oil
glands unlike the skin on rest of the body. Due to various reasons
the skin under the eyes becomes thin and dry. Veins below eyes
appear prominently when the under eye skin becomes dry and
thin. This lends the area a dark appearance.
Structure of Bone
Eyes set deep in skull bones may develop ark shadow under them.
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3. What causes Dark Circles ?
There are various reasons which cause dark circles. Few of them have
been listed below.
Heredity:
• If others in your family have dark circles then there are fair chances
of you getting dark circles under eyes. The thinness of under eye
skin is a hereditary character. The thin under eye skin reveals dark
veins underneath and appears as dark circles under eyes.
• If you are more prone to allergies like itching of skin which is
inherited then dark circles under eyes may be caused due to
rubbing and inflammation of under eye skin.
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4. Dark Circles - Causes
Lack of Sleep and Fatigue:
Partying all night, lack of sleep, fatigue, sinus infections,
pregnancy all these may cause paleness of skin. Pale
skin makes blood vessels to appear prominently and
give an appearance of dark circles.
Exposure to Sunlight
Exposure to sun light increases the level of pigmentation
and cause tanning. Same thing applies well for the skin
under eyes. When skin under eyes gets exposed to sun
it tans and appears dark.
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5. Dark Circles - Causes
Medications:
Medications which cause dilation of blood vessels cause dark
circles under eyes. Dilated blood vessels allow more blood to
flow through them and these blood vessels look prominent
through under eye skin which is very thin.
Nutrition
Poor nutrition leads to paleness of skin under eyes. Lack of
essential nutrients in diet or poor diet causes discoloration of
under eye skin.
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6. Dark Circles - Causes
Hormonal Imbalance
We experience hormonal imbalances in different stages of life.
Hormonal Imbalance during pregnancy, menstruation,
menopause etc cause paleness of skin and this leads to
appearance of dark circles under eyes.
Age:
As we grow old the skin under eyes become more dry and
wrinkled. The wrinkled skin below eyes appears as dark
circles around eyes.
Stress:
Stress causes release of stress hormones which accelerate
aging process and thinning of skin. This leads to appearance
of dark circles
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7. Tips for Dark Circles Under Eyes
How to get rid of dark circle under eyes is the question that
arises in your mind when you are suffering from under eye
dark circles. Here are solutions for under eye dark circles
1. Conceal the dark circles around eyes through make up
techniques.
2. Avoid use of bleach or peels to make the dark circles around
eyes light. This aggravates the problem
3. Treat the cause of illness mentioned in list causes of under
eye circles
4. Sleep for sufficiently long hours to prevent formation of dark
circles under eyes. A good sleep reduces stress and allows
skin to repair itself.
5. Apply moisturizer daily on dark circles
6. Avoid caffeine, tobacco and alcohol
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8. Tips for Dark Circles Under Eyes
7. Do not scratch the under eye skin. Scratching damages skin and
increases dark circles
8.Diet, which is rich in nutrients like protein, vitamins and minerals
helps to remove dark circles around eyes. This type of diet
nourishes the skin and supplies it with essential nutrients required
for repair and maintenance of skin health.
9.Lightly tap the under eye skin with one or two fingers to increase the
blood circulation.
10. Salt should be restricted as it dehydrates the body by fluid
retention.
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9. Ayurveda Treatment for Dark Circles Under Eyes
Accumulation of toxins in body cause dark circles. The ayurveda
treatment for dark circle consists of two steps.
Body detoxification. :According to texts of ayurveda “ama” a
body toxin gets accumulated in body due to unhealthy diet
and lifestyle. This toxin vitiates vital forces of body and causes
imbalance in body tissue. Thus a process of detoxification is
necessary to expel the body toxin. After detoxification
Skin rejuvenation . :After detoxification the skin as whole and
under eye skin in particular is rejuvenated through herbal
preparations.
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10. Top Ten Home remedies for Dark circles under eye
• Grate cucumber and squeeze fresh juice out of gratings. Dip
two cotton balls in it and keep these cotton balls on eyes. This
relaxes eyes and relieves tiredness of eyes. Considered as the
best remedy for under eye dark circles.
• The above process has been found to be effective when done
using potato.
• Apply a paste of lemon juice, tomato puree, orange lentil flour
(masoor dal ) and turmeric powder (if you are not allergic to
it) on under eye dark circles. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash
it off.
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11. Top Ten Home remedies for Dark circles under eye
• Drink plenty of water (more than 15 glasses). Water helps to
flush the toxins and increases the moistness of skin. Thus
thinning due to dryness of skin can be prevented .
• Eat fresh fruits, green vegetables which are rich in fiber. Fresh
fruits and vegetables provide required nutrients like vitamins
and minerals to skin. They also provide antioxidants and fiber
. The fiber from fruits and vegetables relieve constipation and
prevent accumulation of toxins.
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12. Top Ten Home remedies for Dark circles under eye
• Sleep well at least for 7-8 hrs daily. A good sleep relieves
stress and reuces dark circles considerably.
• Reduce stress levels by practicing yoga and meditation. Our
body releases “feel good hormones” when our stress level are
low. These hormones boost body immunity and accelerate
repair of body tissues and promote health.
• The deep breathing exercise Pranayama aids good supply of
oxygen to our body and skin. This improves skin health.
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13. Top Ten Home remedies for Dark circles under eye
• Avoid sweets ,chocolates, junk food, deep fried foods etc.
These foods cause indigestion and lead to accumulation of
metabolic toxin “ama”. Accumulation of toxin in turn
aggravates dark circles.
• Dip two cotton balls in rose water and place them on your
eyes, covering dark circles.
• Keep thin cold cucumber slices on eyes when your eyes are
too tiered.
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14. Make-up tips for concealing dark circles
• Good cosmetics and proper tools effectively hide dark circles.
But it is not a permanent solution for dark circle. It is not wise
to use concealers daily.
• The color of concealer should be one shade lighter than your
normal skin if the dark circles are blue black. If puffiness is
associated with dark circles then the concealer color should
be one shade darker than normal skin. Yellow base is always
the best choice.
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15. Make-up tips for concealing dark circles
• The concealers effectively hide dark circles as they are
opaque. Dark circles can not be concealed with normal make
up.
• Apply concealer from the inside corner of eye to outside till
the concealer blends completely with your skin. Spread it
evenly along entire area around dark circles to achieve
effective blending with the normal skin. This prevents uneven
skin tone and shading.
• Do not apply mascara on lower lashes as flakes of mascara
which fall on lower eye lid darkens the dark circles.
• Use a light and uncolored powder at the end. This gives a
smooth well polished appearance.
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