Especially women suffer when they are affected by dark circles or eye rims. Unsightly shadows under the eyes often ruin the otherwise flawless appearance of many affected people. However, numerous home remedies are supposed to provide relief here. For many affected persons, the question arises as to which home remedies are available at all for combating dark circles under the eyes and which ones help particularly quickly. In addition, alternative remedies for the treatment of dark circles under the eyes are also used again and again.
What helps against dark circles under the eyes?
The active ingredients in black tea have a calming and relaxing effect on the skin. Cucumber slices, in turn, produce a freshness effect that can help alleviate dark circles. There are numerous home remedies that can help against dark circles under the eyes. Probably the best known home remedy is a tea bag filled with black tea. This is put into boiling water for a few minutes and placed on the eyes while still lukewarm. The active ingredients contained in the black tea have a calming and relaxing effect on the skin. Frozen tea bags also make dark circles disappear. These are also placed on the eye. A light thawing offers itself here regarding the cold. The tannins contained in the tea cause the vessels to contract. The coolness immediately reduces swelling in the affected area of the body. Furthermore, cooled teaspoons and eye masks are very popular with affected persons and are said to help quickly. The coolness here also causes relaxation of the skin and alleviates the visibility of dark circles under the eyes. Especially the eye masks are becoming more and more popular, because they can be easily taken out of the refrigerator and hold ideally on the face. While spoons, which are placed on the eyes, must be held, you can relax quietly with the face masks and enjoy the result afterwards. A curd mask is also often recommended. Here, low-fat curd is mixed with two teaspoons of lemon juice and one teaspoon of olive oil until a smooth paste is formed. This is spread on the affected skin areas and remains here for a good two hours. The mask ensures that the skin becomes supple and soft. It also has a slight bleaching effect. The cucumber slice is also an indispensable home remedy against dark circles. The moisture of the cucumber slice penetrates the skin and provides more elasticity and relaxation of the tissue underneath. In addition, you should make sure to drink enough water if you are affected by dark circles. Drinking plenty of water effectively helps to prevent dark circles. Drinking replenishes the water depots in the skin and thus ensures that the skin is tightened. This makes it much harder for dark circles to appear and they quickly subside when you change your drinking habits. Furthermore, there are numerous creams and ointments that are supposed to help against dark circles. These can be found in any drugstore, but also in pharmacies.
Quick help
Basically, the home remedies that are used against dark circles under the eyes do not work overnight. The treatment must be carried out here regularly and usually also permanently further. Only in this way can the dark circles disappear completely. However, most affected people want a quick immediate effect. But this is only possible with cosmetic help. Here, the use of a so-called concealer is recommended. This is a concealer that is applied under the eye. This is adjusted to the rest of the skin by rubbing it in with the finger. One should always choose a shade lighter than the actual skin tone. Only in this way can the dark discolorations be ideally covered and an immediate effect achieved.
Alternative remedies
In addition to home remedies to combat dark circles, naturopathy shines with the so-called Schuessler salts. Depending on which mineral is missing in the body, a different Schuessler salt is administered. Due to the lack of minerals, dark circles may appear. Often Calcium flouratum (No.1), Kalium phosphoricum (No. 5) and Ferrum phosphoricum (No.3) are used in this context and provide rapid relief.