Sunday, July 6, 2008

Dark Undereye Circles

You look like a panda bear despite a restful sleep and you're not even that old. It paints a tired look on you face even when you're more pumped up than the energizer bunny. The problem on dark undereye circles continues to haunt women for ages. What gives?

I will clue you in on the common causes of dark undereye eyes circles and offer remedies to help you out.

Common Causes:
  • Genetics. Observe your family lineage of pandas... err dark undereye circles. Excess pigmentation can be inherited. Sometimes, it may run in your blood that the skin beneath the eyes are thin enough to be transparent, causing the bluish color of the veins to be evident.
  • Lack of sleep. If you live like a vampire, chances are you will be prone to dark undereyes. Nocturnal lifestyle and fatigue can contribute to the pallor of the skin which exposes the bluish tint of the veins.
  • Allergies. When your allergies are acting up due to triggering factors like pollens, dust and the like, it causes the smudges around the eye area. Rubbing of the eyes, in turn can worsen the darkness because the skin around the eyes are delicate.
  • Dehydration. Notice how people suffering from diarrhea develop sunken eyeballs in a few hours. That's an indication of dehydration. You, too can have those if you don't drink up enough glasses of water a day.
  • Water Retention. Okay, stop gobbling up your 1oth gallon of water for the day. People with kidney problems like nephrotic syndrome have difficulty excreting the water that comes in, hence retaining the water in tissues and dilating the blood vessels which gives rise to dark undereye area. Excessive intake of salt and smoking aggravates the condition.
  • Sun exposure. This increases pigmentation and thinning out of the skin.
  • Medications. Drugs causing the vessels to dilate such as birth control pills which increases blood flow and will be remarkable in the undereyes because of the thin skin.
  • Alcohol intake. This dehydrates and thins out the skin. Go easy on the margaritas.
  • Pregnancy and Menstruation. Both cause pallor of the skin and subsequent exposure of the veins beneath. Water retention also plays a role.
  • Nutrition. Conditions like Iron deficiency anemia can contribute to the bluish discoloration around the eye area.
  • Eyeglasses. The weight of the glasses can cause poor blood circulation.
  • Deep set eyes. The bone structure of your face could contribute to the shadowing which exacerbates the dark discoloration on the undereyes.
  • Aging. Skin starts to sag upon aging due to the loss of elasticity. This makes the darkness more noticeable.

Save for gene overhauling, here are helpful remedies :
  • Hydrate. Water can do wonders for your health and beauty.
  • Cucumber. Slice and put them over closed eyes for at least 15 minutes. The cooling effect is soothing.
  • Teabags. Effects same as cucumber.
  • Sunscreen. Use it to prevent the damaging effects of the sun on your skin.
  • Fruits and vegetables. They are rich sources of antioxidants to help strengthen the blood vessels.
  • Vitamin C. Feed your skin with the antioxidant effects of this vitamin.
  • Get enough rest. If you look tired, then maybe you are.
  • Lessen salt intake.Thiss will address the water retention problem.
  • Eye creams. I will be dishing out some brands that you could choose from, soon.
  • Concealers. For quick cover up. Makeup techniques on concealing will be up soon, so stay tuned.


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