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Natural Remedies for Under-Eye Bags and Circles

Natural Remedies for Under-Eye Bags and Circles

“You look tired…” Ah. Those dreaded three words. Thanks to the lovely dark circles and bags that appear for a laundry list of reasons; heredity, water retention, allergies, toxins, hormones, etc., at times we don’t seem as alert and vibrant as we’d like. Try the natural solutions below and you’ll be struttin’ around, wide-awake before you know it.

Prevention

• A healthy well balanced diet is key but there’s new info that says eating two kiwis a day in yogurt can help to eliminate bags.

• Plenty of H20. Drinking water helps flush the toxins from your body as well as reduce water retention. Try restricting caffeine as this can also bloat you.

• No more salt. This is such a simple little tip with big results. Try limiting salt for a week and notice the difference.

Nautral Remedies

• Place cotton balls soaked in milk under your eyes for a few minutes. The lactic acid in the milk helps reduce puffiness and darkness.

• Take protective eye wear or swim goggles; fill with water and freeze. Place on eyes for five minutes.

• Freeze a couple of spoons over night. In the morning rest them on your eyes until they are not cold any longer. If you make an effort to do this every morning you will see a big difference in about two weeks.

• Slice one small piece off of a potato, and cut the slice in half. Put each slice under your eyes and leave them under your eyes for 20 minutes.

• Place two thin lemon slices directly onto your bags or circles. Don’t squeeze your eyes tightly but be careful not to open. After 20 minutes carefully rinse off with cold water.

• Soak two cucumbers in lemon juice for 3-5 minutes. To help get rid of dark circles and puffiness place cucumbers on your eyes for about 10-15 minutes.

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Veronica Peterson

Veronica Peterson has a background in green design and creative writing. She loves discovering and sharing sustainable ways to enrich life. Veronica is a happy urbanite, who lives above a produce market in San Francisco with her dog Winnie.

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8:51AM PDT on May 3, 2013

good ideas

2:02AM PDT on Apr 15, 2013

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4:55PM PDT on Apr 1, 2013

I need to do this pronto !

5:21PM PDT on Mar 30, 2013

Thank you :)

3:59PM PDT on Mar 27, 2013

I think the lemon juice one should have a warning attached: Take care NOT to get in eyes!!

11:21AM PDT on Mar 26, 2013

Thanks for the tips!

9:34PM PDT on Mar 25, 2013

good tips

9:16PM PDT on Mar 24, 2013

Thank you ever so much for the quick fix tips and the long term solutions!

11:25PM PDT on Mar 22, 2013

Best cure is plastic surgery.

1:03AM PST on Mar 9, 2013

Thanks :)

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