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BAGS UNDER EYESGet rid of bags under eyes through some very easy yet effective ways |
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UNDERSTAND WHY BAGS UNDER EYES HAPPEN AND GET SOME EASY TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS TO GET RID OF THEM
Eyes are one of the most attractive features of our face. But are your eyes screwed by ugly bags under eyes?
These bags under eyes can really spoil the charm of your eyes and face taking away the attention from your face to those ugly bags. They give the impression to others that you are stressed, tired and even sick.
You may try to apply concealer to hide it, but this may not work fully. Also even expensive creams may not be as successful in removing these bags as you would think.
With age, these bags may start appearing under your eyes – this happens since your skin begins to lose elasticity.
With aging, your eyes swell too and the skin under it also needs to grow larger. However, if the skin is not so elastic, then it may lead to formation of bags under eyes.
Reasons for “Bags under Eyes”
Following are some of the reasons which lead to bags under eyes. It may be a genetic condition for some people. However, there are other causes too:
1) Inadequate Nutrition
2) Deprivation of sleep
3) Over intake of Alcohol
4) Allergies
5) Retention of Water in your body
How to Get Rid of Bags Under Eyes?
One of the easiest and quickest ways to get rid of bags under eyes would need some preparation. Place some unused teabags in the freezer. In a few hours, they will become good and cold. Once that is done, you can simply drape the frozen tea bags on your dark circles for about 15 mins. This should work quite well in most cases.
If you wish to get rid of bags under eyes through a nature method, you would need to tackle the swelling problem where it starts — i.e. in your daily food intake. If you consume too much of sodium, or do not consume enough water daily, there is a very high chance of formation / aggravation of bags under eyes. Similarly, if you consume a lot of salted food items, you should think of replacing it with alternatives which are low on salt. Thus, rather than eating a pack of potato chips, have an apple or some other fruit. Increase your intake of water at the same time as you limit how much salt you eat. Drink a lot of water, with a minimum of around 12 glasses each day. After few days, you will notice a reduction in the dark circles under your eyes – this will continue till they are completely gone! Just by changing your food habits and drinking habits, you can easily reduce the dark circles under your eyes.
However, if you are growing old, it may not be as easy to avoid the area under your eyes from swelling.
Let us try to understand how to reduce them or slow down the process:
Cold Compress
Apply cold compress on the eyes twice every day for 10-20 minutes. This will help reduce the swelling. In the long term, it will help restrict the stretching of skin on your face – thus limiting the formation of bags. You can purchase cold compress masks – then cool them and apply on your face.
Make sure that this becomes a part of your daily life.
Chilled Green Tea Bag
Green tea contains antioxidants which helps in slowing down the aging process of the skin on your face.
Apply green tea bags similarly as you would apply cold compress.
Avoid Allergy causing factors
A lot of times, allergies are the reason behind the bags under your eyes. Hence if you can spot what causes allergy to you, you can avoid such substances and thus avoid triggering formation of bags under eyes.
You can also seek help of a professional doctor - a general physician or even better an allergist. They would prescribe a battery of skin tests to understand which substance triggers allergies in you.
Water Retention
Another reason for bags under the eyes is higher retention of water in your body.
Hence you need to address the issue of water retention in your body – one of the most significant ways is to reduce the intake of sodium.
Begin with reduction of salt in your foods.
Another way can be drinking a lot of water (as mentioned earlier too). Don’t be mistaken – drinking more water wont lead to more water retention, rather it will help your cells release water as they don’t need to preserve water due to continuous supply. It also helps cleanse impurities from your skin cells.
Diuretics
Taking a lot of diuretics causes the formation of urine in the kidneys – thus leads to purging the body of water content.
One common form of diuretics is Alcohol – so avoid such substances to avoid swelling under your eyes.
Proper Sleep
With lesser than adequate sleep, you will suffer from both dark circles as well as puffy eyes.
Hence try to have a sound sleep for atleast 7 hours a day.
Smoking
Due to smoking, blood vessels under your eyes become even more prominent. By quitting to smoke, it will not only help to reduce puffy eyes, but also avoid them.
Avoid rubbing your eyes
If you constantly rub your eyes it will only increase swelling near your eyes. This is so because by rubbing you induce blood rush to that area.
Treatments: Botox Injections
One of the effective treatment for bags under the eyes is taking Botox injections. This will help you treat the puffiness for upto a year with a single treatment.
However, talk to your physician for the pros and cons of such a treatment before you actually use it.
Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic surgery which is commonly known as eye lift is a commonly used method to get rid of bags under your eyes.
For such a procedure, you need to ensure that you visit a good plastic surgeon.
However, be warned that it would be very expensive and could cause some problems too.
Hence, do not be in a hurry to get a cosmetic surgery done. You should think of it only as a last resort. Using the above tips and suggestions, you can try getting rid of bags under eyes through non invasive, natural methods.
One of the easiest and quickest ways to get rid of bags under eyes would need some preparation. Place some unused teabags in the freezer. In a few hours, they will become good and cold. Once that is done, you can simply drape the frozen tea bags on your dark circles for about 15 mins. This should work quite well in most cases.
Cold Compress
Apply cold compress on the eyes twice every day for 10-20 minutes. This will help reduce the swelling. In the long term, it will help restrict the stretching of skin on your face – thus limiting the formation of bags. You can purchase cold compress masks – then cool them and apply on your face. Make sure that this becomes a part of your daily life.
Chilled Green Tea Bag
Green tea contains antioxidants which helps in slowing down the aging process of the skin on your face. Apply green tea bags similarly as you would apply cold compress.
Avoid Allergy causing factors
A lot of times, allergies are the reason behind the bags under your eyes. Hence if you can spot what causes allergy to you, you can avoid such substances and thus avoid triggering formation of bags under eyes.
You can also seek help of a professional doctor - a general physician or even better an allergist. They would prescribe a battery of skin tests to understand which substance triggers allergies in you.
Water Retention
Another reason for bags under the eyes is higher retention of water in your body. Hence you need to address the issue of water retention in your body – one of the most significant ways is to reduce the intake of sodium.
Begin with reduction of salt in your foods.
Another way can be drinking a lot of water (as mentioned earlier too). Don’t be mistaken – drinking more water wont lead to more water retention, rather it will help your cells release water as they don’t need to preserve water due to continuous supply. It also helps cleanse impurities from your skin cells.
Diuretics
Taking a lot of diuretics causes the formation of urine in the kidneys – thus leads to purging the body of water content. One common form of diuretics is Alcohol – so avoid such substances to avoid swelling under your eyes.
Proper Sleep
With lesser than adequate sleep, you will suffer from both dark circles as well as puffy eyes.
Hence try to have a sound sleep for atleast 7 hours a day.
Smoking
Due to smoking, blood vessels under your eyes become even more prominent. By quitting to smoke, it will not only help to reduce puffy eyes, but also avoid them.
Avoid rubbing your eyes
If you constantly rub your eyes it will only increase swelling near your eyes. This is so because by rubbing you induce blood rush to that area.
Treatments: Botox Injections
One of the effective treatment for bags under the eyes is taking Botox injections. This will help you treat the puffiness for upto a year with a single treatment. However, talk to your physician for the pros and cons of such a treatment before you actually use it.
Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic surgery which is commonly known as eye lift is a commonly used method to get rid of bags under your eyes. For such a procedure, you need to ensure that you visit a good plastic surgeon. However, be warned that it would be very expensive and could cause some problems too.
Hence, do not be in a hurry to get a cosmetic surgery done. You should think of it only as a last resort. Using the above tips and suggestions, you can try getting rid of bags under eyes through non invasive, natural methods.