Home remedies to cure dark circles !!

Quick tips to reduce dark circles from outside:

• Apply Cool cucumber slices or cotton balls dabbed in grated cucumber juice on the eyes to prevent skin discoloration. Use them for 5 to 10 minutes daily.
• Apply Cool raw potato slices or cotton balls dabbed in grated potato juice on the eyes to reduce dark circles. Use them for 5 to 10 minutes daily.
• Put slice of Vitamin E rich Avocado under each eye.
• Leave a soaked cotton pad in milk on your eyes every night for 10 minutes.
• Gently massage the under eye area with almond oil/Peanut oil / Coconut oil / olive oil before going to bed .
• Place a wet spoon in freezer and after few minutes press it on under eye area.
• Take used tea bags, cool them, squeeze them and keep them on eyes for 10 minutes.
• Apply ice cubes rapped in thin cotton cloth to under eye area.
• Apply Vaseline regularly on under eye area before sleep.
• Apply leftover egg whites in the bottom shell to the dark circles under the eye.

Eye masks to cure dark circles:

• Mix one tomato juice , 1 tsp. lemon juice, pinch of turmeric powder and 2 tsp. of gram flour and apply on dark circles for 15 minutes.
• Mix equal amount of orange juice and glycerin and apply around the eyes.
• Take paste of fresh mint leaves juice, squeeze half a lemon into it and apply on dark circles for 15 minutes.
• Mix crushed almonds and milk and apply to the dark circles.
• Mix equal amount of milk and honey and apply to under eye area.
• Mix equal amount of almond oil and honey and apply on under eye skin.
• Mix equal amount of milk and lemon and apply the mixture with a cotton ball to the eyes.
• Mix equal amount of corn flour and yoghurt and apply to under eye area.
• Mix equal quantities of castor oil and milk cream (Malai) and massage around the eyes.
• Mix a paste of rose petals and milk and apply the paste around the eyes. 

There is no one remedy for all. So carefully choose what best suits your skin and apply accordingly. Like few people who get small boils after applying tomato juice should avoid any home remedies that has any form of tomato in it.

My way: MIX and MATCH !!

MIX : When I have enough time to pamper my eyes , I tend to mix the tips. Like mix raw potato juice and cucumber juice .Chill it for a while. Using cotton pads place it on eyelids covering the dark circles. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash it off.

MATCH : Match the ingredients with whatever is available in kitchen and apply . Like when cooking using potatoes, keep a slice of potato aside and later use it for the dark circles. Or while preparing salad, keep a piece of cucumber aside and use it when possible. Some days when you feel really tired, just dab some almond oil from the ring finger under the eyes and that’s it !

The important point to remember is be consistent for at least two weeks. I can feel huge difference in my under eye dark circles so give it a try .

If after trying these natural remedies, there is no improvement in the darkness around the eye, then consult the dermatologist for advice.