Does anyone have any home remedies for circles under the eyes from lack of sleep?
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Lack of sleep, allergies, too much salt or alcohol and harsh environmental conditions can result in sleepy, irritated eyes. Eye gel packs and cucumber based gels and pads work great, but if you need a quick "de-puff" you may only have to reach as far as the fridge or medicine cabinet: \n\n* Slice of Life Throw on a couple of cool cucumber slices on your eyes and relax for a few. Cucumbers are loaded with nutrients including Vitamin C and will add an instant freshness to your face. \n\n* "Eyes" Tea Soothe with the healing power of Chamomile or Herbal Tea bags. Dip the tea bags in cold water and place on your eyes for about 15-20 minutes. \n\n* Potato Your Peepers Boiled not baked. Let it cool off till it's slightly warm. Slice and place on your eyes. Potatoes contain a high content of starch, which reduces puffiness and redness. \n\n* Witchy Woman Soak a couple of cotton pads in Witch Hazel and place on the eyes for about 15 minutes to reduce inflamed eyelids and help lighten dark circles. \n\n* A Little Preparation Who Knew! Dabbing on a small amount of Preparation H shrinks the baggage under your eyes too. (Hey, beauty pageant queens do it!) Just be careful not to get it in your eyes. \n\nYou can also dive in your make-up bag for a quick cure. Applying a white liner or shadow in the crease of your eyelids will instantly widen the appearance of your eyes. If you want to diminish dark circles apply a concealer that has an orange tint, this will neutralize the blue that makes you look sleepy. \n\nHere's a list of suggested products that will brighten up tired eyes. \n\nHydra-Firming Eye Gel with elastisome®\nLocks in 40% more moisture all day!\nFind out more, click here. \n\nAlpha Hydrox Multi-Performance Therapy Cream With the help of antioxidants and alpha-hydroxy acids diminishes puffiness and dark circles under the eyes. Available at drugstores \n\nBeneFit Eye Lift Contains botanicals and plant extracts. Works to minimize the appearance of puffy eyes. Available at most department stores \n\nDu Wop Two Italian Girls "i gels" Soft cool eye gels that come in three different formulas. Each are infused with botanicals and essential oils to diminish under-eye darkness and puffiness. To order call 1-800-600-3458 \n\nPond's Cucumber Eye Treatments Pads are moistened with natural anti-inflammatory agents, including cucumber extract, to soothe and calm tired eyes. Available at drugstores
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my family has the deep dark circles to but i got rid of them by taking vitamins every day! if you can stand it take fish oil pills or vitamin D,B,A
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1. Eat Carrots, Take more milk\n2. Try to get more sleep and take a balanced diet.\n3. There are a lot of dark circle removing creams available. they might help.\n4.try to clear your mind when you sleep. Yoga might help.\n\nbut good night's sleep is important
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I'm an insomniac so I can sympathize! There are all sorts of tricks to try, warm milk, a warm bath, mild exercise about 1 hour before bed. Try to read or do puzzles somewhere other than bed and have your room dark and on the cool side. try self relaxation when you lie down close your eyes and starting at your temples imagine each muscle slowly relaxing as you move down your body.  If all else fails a mild over the counter sleep aid may be needed on occassion or see a doctor. Good Luck and Sweet Dreams!
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Try Lunesta or (over the counter)...melatonin...it works wonders.\n\nQuestions?  Comments?  Concerns?  Email me through the link in my profile, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.  :)
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Lack of sleep is one possibility, but if you've caught up on your sleep and tried a few remedies and nothing has helped, you should see a doctor, as there may be other causes ("raccoon eyes" are a common problem with preganant women and are probably the result of a vitamin deficiency, and skin disorders can cause discoloration).\n\nTry the following remedies:\nIn the morning, cut a couple of slices of cucumber, lay back, and let them sit on your eyelids for 5-10 minutes.\nAt night, take green tea tea-bags (or chamomile tea bags if that's all you have), dunk them in some cool water, and rest them on your eyelids for 15 minutes (I do this in the bath, and time it by how long it takes for 4 of my favorite songs to play on the CD player).
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Try listening to relaxing music.\nJazz, Samba anything that is relaxing to you. avoid the loud ones.\n\nOr apply Night Lotions that have bedtime scents.\n\nGood luck. :D
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Yep, it sounds like you have hereditary eye circles. My cousins are just like that. Since it is naturally causing you can try under eye circle cream. There is one (I think it's rather expensice) but I hear it might work. I think it's called Hylexin (about $95.00) There is "Eyecircle"for 60 dollars and so on.\nBecause these are soooo expensive, I use a cheapo one for about $20. I cant remeber the name but I will include a link to a beauty website that can help:
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I have tried just about everything imaginable for my dark circles.  I usually get more than enough sleep.  I don't think lack of sleep is the cause of it.  \nI use a yellow concealer with my other make-up to hide what I can't get rid of.  :-)  \nI hope someone comes up with something I *haven't* tried!!
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A lot of sleep, if you can't do that, use a cold eye mask in the morning and in the evening. A good eye cream also helps.
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Some people just naturally have darkness around their eyes. (I don't understand why people call them dark circles when they're not really circles) In this case, getting more sleep or eating better isn't going to help things, and neither will so-called "skin brighteners". The only thing that will really help is under-eye concealer. Use a shade slightly lighter than your skin tone, and set it with powder so it will last through the day.\n\nAs a last resort, if yours are really bad, they also have laser treatments available to lighten the skin in that area.
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For tired or puffed eyes, place a cotton pad soaked in chilled rose water. Keeping thin slices of cucumber ready in the refrigerator beforehand is ideal. \n\nGrated cucumber, by itself or mixed with carrot juice, can be spread under the eye, to reduce black circles and sagging skin.
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Actually, it might be more a case of what food you need to avoid - dark circles under the eyes can be a sign of an allergy, often to a common food like wheat or milk.  You might try eliminating each of these entirely for a couple of weeks at a time, to see if removing one of them makes it better.  IT can also be a sign of an environmental allergy too, though, in which case the allergen is harder to avoid.\nGood luck.
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Try some warm Chamomile tea. It works for me! Also, don't watch TV before bed. Reading and tea.
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take plenty of eye breaks before they get too tired. just close your eyes for a few minutes and let them rest and pick something in the office you can look at for a few seconds to keep from staring at the screen all the time buy some natural tears eye drops or some other kind of eye drops that sooth the eyes, only use these by the directions on the box. Read the eyedrop boxes and find the one that is for soothing tired eyes
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Those are called eyebags, I believe. They're kinda puffy and soft and make you look real haggard.\n\nYou get it for not sleeping well and not sleeping enough.\n\nThere're a few commercial products out there which help you reduce the size of the eyebags, but ultimately a healthy diet and good sleep is the best option.\n\nA random home-remedy-thingum that i found;\n\nWell, this is the easiest remedy I’ve ever run across, and it really works!\n\nI was so surprised by the single kitchen-cupboard ingredient that this How-To calls for--it's not a cucumber, and you’re sure to have one on hand. Find out the secret here:\n\nRaw potato slices will help tighten baggy, puffy eyes. All you need is a potato and a knife or slicer!\n\nTo Make:\n\n1. Slice 1/4 potato to fit over your eyes.\n\n2. Cut 2 slices or, if you prefer, 5 to 10 very thin slices, several for each eye. Either method works.\n\nTo Use:\n\n1. Spritz eye area with water.\n\n2. Lying down, place the potato slices on your eyelids and leave in place for at least 10 minutes for best results.
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dark circles under the eyes are usually cause by blood clots... there's creams that you can buy at the pharmacy or you can consult a dermatologist....if the lines just appear it could be due to the lack of moisturizer.. or maybe if you spend to much time in the sun and dont' apply sunblock...good luck chrys