6 Natural Home Remedies to Remove Dark Circles

Don’t you just hate it when you everything about your look is just on point and the only deal-breaker are dark and rather persistent rings beneath your eyes?

Don’t worry, most of us have been there at some point in life. Let us tell you a secret, even some of the most stunning women often have to resort to concealers and make-up to hide their dark circles. Not only do these under-eye circles make you look much older than what you actually are, but they also have you looking ill or unhealthy. Before we even begin this natural journey, let me tell you that dark circles take time to cure and require great discipline. A regular skin and health care program should be followed, by the book, so do not expect magic to happen overnight. It needs to be understood that these natural remedies are only intended to help get rid of dark circles, which in turn are tied to so many factors like your stress levels or nutrition.

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Here Are Some Common Causes of Dark Circles

Firstly let’s get down to some of the basic causes of dark circles.

1. Lack of proper intake of water – It is important to flush out toxins from your body constantly and store them lest they harm you. Start with at least 10-12 glasses of water in your daily intake.

2. Haemoglobin Levels – You need to also check on internal problems with regards to your hemoglobin levels and get an appointment with your doctor to see if there is any internal weakness for which you may have to take vitamin supplements. This, however, can also be substituted with a high protein and balanced diet.

3. Genetic causes – Many times, the reason for dark circles may be genetic and not be directly related to your nutritional intake. In such a case, you will not be able to get rid of them completely but once worked on properly, will definitely be able to reduce them drastically.

4. Sleeplessness – For the night owls who party hard, smoke or drink, dark circles are bound to appear. Balance out your lifestyle and get proper rest.

5. Stress – Most people who are very stressed out also have sleep problems. Either they suffer from disturbed sleep and toss and turn or due to incessantly thinking don’t get to sleep. They often wake up groggy in the morning.

6. Lack of proper diet – Junk, preservative-heavy food and lack of fresh salads and adequate nourishing food in your diet will also cause the skin to look sallow and give you dark circles.

7. Prolonged illness – When recovering from a long illness, dark circles could begin to appear due to internal weakness.

8. Computer hours – Long hours in front of the computer can be harrowing for the eyes and can lead to eye stress and dark circles. Cup your eyes in your palms every hour to relax eye muscles and improve blood circulation.

Here Are Some Natural Remedies For Dark Circles That May Help

So how do we combat them? How do we look younger and most of all how do we even out our complexion?

For all of you who have internal problems, whether it is weakness, bad diet or irregular lifestyles, you know exactly how to change it. Lessen stress in your life by incorporating yoga, meditation or even a hobby at least three times a week into your life. This will change the way you look and feel.

Vitamin supplements are often needed and I would recommend Vitamin B & C which help repair and improve the skin texture. Citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, kiwi fruits, apricots and melons have high contents of Vitamin C and should be included in your diet as well.