How To Rid Puffy Eyes & Bags Under The Eyes - Best Way To Cover Dark Circles With Makeup
Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2010
by Kacycarr
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Puffy Eyes - Have you got bags under your eyes and no matter what you do, or have done, or the eye treatments you've used to treat them, the bags remain? Is the eye problem you have more like puffiness and dark circles than that of heavy looking saggy skin below the eyes?
Puffy eyes are something of a common condition among women and men, however not one that they tolerate easily. People who wake up in the morning to find bags under their eyes tend to panic, and without thinking reach out for the first medicinal looking antidote to put on their eyes, this is an unhealthy, not to mention dangerous move with the most severe consequences if something goes wrong. The eyes are organs of the body not to be messed around with. There you're seeing organs and should only be treated with medicated eye creams and eye drops prescribed by your doctor.
Forget cosmetic surgery to correct eye wrinkles, saggy skin or other as there is no need. It's safer to treat eye problems by your own hand and under the guidance of a doctor, than have a surgeon do this for you with a knife. Unless the bags under your eyes are interfering with your eyesight and caused by something serious and your GP suggests surgery, then this is a different matter altogether.
Eye puffiness is usually the result of fluid build-up (edema) in the tissues around the eyes, called the orbits. Puffiness and swelling will lessen if you find a way to drain the fluid.
Quick fix remedies for puffy eyes include cucumber and teabags. Settle slices of chilled cucumber over your eyes to soothe them and bring swelling down. Cold is the key for effectiveness. Cold moist tea bags work the same as cucumber, they help reduce circulation. And, with chilled tea bags straight out of the fridge they have a slightly astringent tissue-shrinking effect. Put 2 metal tablespoons into the cooler box and then place gently against your eyes and leave till they need cooling again.
Are you getting enough sleep? More times than not this is a chief cause of dark circles and puffiness. If you believe this the problem then quite simply the remedy is to get more sleep. Are you a night hawk staying up all night watching videos, or a party owl who dances into the early hours, if so then it has to stop? If you tend on keeping Dracula hours to amuse yourself then let's hope you have enough money to keep you in cucumbers and tea bags?
If you are vulnerable to puffy eyes it is most likely because you're dehydrated. Drink plenty of water
Keep your head raised when you sleep. Lying down for hours in a horizontal position can encourage fluid to settle under the eyes. This will have them appear swollen; by elevating your head at bedtime will help limit the amount of water filling around the eyes. Eye puffiness is usually a symptom of surplus fluid retention.
To help reduce puffy eyes
- Cut down on salt
- Eat bananas and raisins, both an asset to people with puffy eyes because both particular eats lessen fluid retention. Eat plenty of green cabbage and drink cranberry juice.
Some eye puffiness is caused by conditions of a more serious nature that cannot be cured by eating bananas, or cabbage, or by placing cucumber slices over them. I would like to believe that if you are suffering from an eye problem that you know for sure is not caused through lack of sleep, that you have contacted a doctor. If you haven't then I suggest that you do.
Pointers listed below can be usual causes in many cases of puffy eyes
- Pregnant women see many new changes happening to their body in pregnancy, and one symptom is fluid retention
- Hormonal disparity in the menstrual cycle (periods) can be linked to fluid retention
- Skin disorders, and dermatitis namely being one is likely to swell in response to irritants
- Allergies may reason serious issues towards a person's health, and depending on the allergy it can even be fatal. Allergies can give grounds for leakage in the subcutaneous capillary beds around the eyes
- Puffy eyes may be an early symptom of and eye infection
Before you go wading in with whatever concoction you have, remember the skin around the eyes is sensitive and may not take to likely to the product solution or cream you're armed with, so it is important to take time and do everything by the book so as to speak. When it comes to covering up the dark circles under the eye, bear in mind the skin in this area is different from other places on the face.
Don't go blaming anyone, but under-eye circles are supposedly hereditary. They also become more distinct as you age. With age the skin below the eye thins allowing the blood vessels to appear through the skin. There is no permanent remedy for ridding them completely but with the help of cosmetics you can conceal them so not as prominent
A US co-corporation has suggested that products that consist of vitamin K and retinol can have a lightening effect, and a much affective treatment for dark circles under the eyes.
Concealer
- When purchasing a concealer don't just pick any old one and be done. You need to protect your eyes so select a concealer that's been opthamologist tested.
- Shade of the concealer is important. The colour of the concealer should be if you're to get it right, be one to one-and-a-half times lighter than your natural skin tone. Using a concealer that is to light will give off a grey ashen shade, that can make you look ill, and choosing one to dark in colour can compound the problem.
- Before applying the concealer, moisturise the skin first. This will permit the concealer to smooth over evenly thus preventing caking.
- Before the concealer goes on apply face foundation. Foundation helps lighten the load if you like because it partially hides some of deep colouring of the circles under the eyes.
- Avoid using your fingers to apply the concealer and apply it with a brush instead. The cosmetic brush is more handy to get at the difficult spots.
- Not all concealers are the same, nonetheless they all do the same job, but some better than others. If the concealer feels too thick, or appears dry and cakey then add a drop of eye cream to it. Blend well and this will then be absorbed into the skin and thin the concealer into a more viable consistency.
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