The problem of bags and dark circles under the eyes is unpleasant, but solvable. And the solution can be different: home masks, special creams, herbal compresses, salon procedures. All of them are effective when used in their area of operation and taking into account the cause of the problem. Content:
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Causes of bags and bruises
- Mechanism of bruising
- Why do bruises appear?
- Sacking mechanism
- Why bags under the eyes
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Treating bruises and bags
- How to get rid of at home
- Folk remedies
- Masks at home
- Cosmetical tools
- Treatment in a beauty salon
The desire to be beautiful and attractive in the eyes of the opposite sex is inherent in a woman by nature. Therefore, we so often and intently peer into our reflection in the mirror, looking for flaws. Most often we find them and desperately fight them. Here we will talk about how to cope with one of these flaws - bags and bruises under the eyes.
The causes of bags and bruises under the eyes
There are many factors that contribute to the formation of bags and "blue" under the eyes. From banal lack of sleep to serious somatic diseases. Therefore, it is so important to establish the true cause of such defects.
Bruises under the eyes: causes and mechanism of formation
Any modern woman knows that the skin around the eyes is extremely delicate and very thin. Its structure differs significantly from the neighboring areas of the facial skin: the layer of the epidermis and subcutaneous fat is thinner, the blood vessels are located almost under the skin surface, collagen and elastin are in a minimum amount. Because of this, it is extremely sensitive to any changes and stress - external and internal.
Undergoing age-related changes and / or aggressive external factors, as well as in response to pathological processes in the body, the skin around the eyes becomes even thinner and loses turgor. The vessels also react - the blood in the capillaries thickens and stagnates, the hemoglobin is saturated with carbon dioxide and becomes darker in color. Such dark vessels show through thinned skin, resulting in dark, bluish circles under the eyes.
Dark skin pigmentation in the periorbital area can also be inherited or develop over time as a reaction to sagging skin or increased sweating in the area.
Why do bruises appear under the eyes
The reason that the skin under the eyes becomes bluish can be:
- Heredity (very thin or very white skin, deep-set eyes, location of blood vessels close to the skin, etc.);
- Overwork (lack of sleep, stress, physical activity, lack of fresh air);
- Dehydration (overheating in the sun or in a high temperature room);
- Eye strain (prolonged reading, working at the computer, watching TV);
- Intoxication (nicotine, alcoholic);
- Abuse of strong hot drinks (tea, coffee) and foods with a lot of salt and hot spices, canned food;
- Malnutrition (strict diets, sudden weight loss, "shortage" of vitamins and minerals with food);
- Age-related changes;
- Cosmetics (incorrect use or incorrect selection of products, poor quality, ignorance);
- Anemic conditions (iron deficiency anemia, large blood loss, including due to heavy menstruation);
- Metabolic disorders (problems with the thyroid gland, adrenal glands);
- Chronic infections (rhinitis, conjunctivitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis);
- Helminthic invasions;
- Somatic diseases (intestines, stomach, kidneys, pancreas, heart, liver, respiratory organs).
Given this "variety", it is better to entrust the search for the real cause of "blue" under the eyes to a specialist. And you need to start with a beautician.
Bags under the eyes: causes and mechanism of formation
In addition to the already mentioned structural features of the skin in the orbit area, another anatomical nuance affects the formation of bags under the eyes. It is called the orbital septum. It is a membrane of connective tissue between the skin of the eyelid and periorbital tissue. That is, in fact, it keeps the fatty layer inside the eye socket.
When this layer increases in volume (due to edema or overgrowth), it puts pressure on the orbital septum. The latter stretches and protrudes over time, forming bags under the eyes.
Such a mechanism for the formation of saccular protrusions under the eyes was discovered relatively recently - in 2008. Prior to this, it was believed that the cause of the bags is not an increase in the volume of the fatty layer, but the loss of elasticity of the orbital septum itself.
It is noteworthy that in the case of bags of an edematous nature, dynamics is observed: overnight they "run in", during the day they "leave". If the process is based on the growth of adipose tissue, they remain constant regardless of the time of day.
Why bags under the eyes
Since bags under the eyes have the same "habitat" as dark circles, the reasons for their occurrence also largely overlap:
- Individual trait inherited. In this case, the growth of the fatty tissue of the eye is inherent in nature itself.
- Body wear. Parties, lack of sleep, too much alcohol, smoking, drugs, nervous and physical stress, sudden weight fluctuations - all these factors, especially in combination, lead to puffiness in the eye area.
- Load on the eyes (at night, or even daily, sitting behind a computer monitor or a laptop screen, tablet, in front of a TV or a book).
- Excess salt or fluid in the body. Love for pickles, spicy and salty foods makes tissue cells, and the fatty layer in the eye area, including, to accumulate fluid.
- Overkill of ultraviolet radiation. All tanners of all backgrounds should be aware that a beautiful bronze skin tone has the side effect of puffiness under the eyes.
- Wearing lenses. Inadequate contact lenses or lenses with low oxygen permeability can also contribute to swelling in the eye area.
- Hormonal "games". Outgoing and incoming swelling under the eyes can be observed with significant fluctuations in hormones throughout the menstrual cycle.
- Diseases of organs and systems (disorders in the functioning of the kidneys, heart, respiratory system, allergic conditions, infections of the eyes and sinuses, runny nose, SARS).
- Age related changes.
Regardless of the reasons, puffiness under the eyes clearly indicates that something needs to be treated in the body, or something to change in your life.
Treating bruises and bags under the eyes
Depending on what caused the swelling and dark discoloration of the skin under the eyes, the methods of getting rid of these defects will be different. Someone will just need to get enough sleep, while others will need to undergo difficult treatment. And it is better that this method is chosen by a specialist - a cosmetologist or a doctor.
How to get rid of bruises under the eyes at home
If your puffiness under the eyes is not causally related to diseases, it is enough to simply change your life:
- Review your daily routine … Allocate enough time for a healthy sleep (at least 7 hours), be outdoors more often, limit "communication" with gadgets and TV, if work is connected with a computer - take more breaks, be sure to leave the monitor.
- Change your eating habits … Try to wean yourself off very salty and spicy foods. Don't drink a lot of fluids, especially at night. In the fight against puffiness, your friend is vitamin B5, as well as products containing it. These are liver, dairy and dairy products, meat, eggs, cabbage, beets, asparagus, beans, mushrooms (porcini, champignons), nuts, wheat (bran, sprouts), whole grain bread. Replace strong coffee and tea with mineral water, green or ginger tea, herbal teas.
- Provide proper care … Find the right care products for you. Use them correctly and regularly. Throw away any cosmetics that are out of date and cause any discomfort to the eyes. Take off your makeup before bed. It is especially important to fulfill this point for those who inherited bags and bruises.
- Protect your skin from the sun … In sunny weather, make it a rule to wear sunglasses, wear special glasses when visiting the solarium.
- Reduce your susceptibility to stress … Remember, if you cannot change the situation, change your attitude towards it. Notice more of the positive, add a touch of humor to any stressful shake. Try to respond appropriately - just as large as the problem is. Do not pull your hair out, but look for a way out.
- Defeat bad habits … There is nothing to expect benefit from harmful, first of all - on the face.
The effect of these actions will greatly increase if you add additional care procedures to them - masks, lotions, massage, gymnastics, salon methods of rejuvenation.
How to remove bruises under the eyes with folk remedies
It turns out that the most effective remedies to defeat dark circles under the eyes are at our fingertips. These are raw vegetables, herbs and herbal extracts. From them you can make compositions for masks and creams, apply in the form of lotions, freeze in cosmetic cubes.
Here are some effective recipes:
- Contrast herbal lotions … Make an infusion of dried sage herb (1 teaspoon of raw materials for 1 tbsp of boiling water with settling for about half an hour). Freeze half of the volume with cubes, heat the other half (when there is already a ready-made "ice" infusion). Blot the skin around the eyes with a cotton swab (cosmetic disc) with hot herbal infusion, then wipe the same area with ice. The interval between these steps should be minimal. Repeat the procedure 5-6 times. Sage can be replaced with a mixture of chamomile and dill (1 teaspoon of each plant).
- Compresses with herbal infusions … Make an infusion of chamomile, linden blossom, mint leaves, field horsetail or eyebright (1 tbsp of medicinal raw material - 1 tbsp of boiling water). You can make a mixture of chamomile with tea (for 1 tbsp. Boiling water - 1 tsp. Flowers and green or black tea). Gently apply cotton swabs or discs soaked in infusion to your eyes for 15-20 minutes.
- Lotions … Apply cosmetic cotton pads soaked in warm infusion of parsley, cornflower flowers, dry rosemary, chamomile or tea to your eyes for 15-20 minutes, based on the calculation of 1 tbsp. l. medicinal raw materials - 1 tbsp. boiling water with a settling time of 15-20 minutes.
- Cosmetic ice … The above infusions of herbs or tea can be frozen in the form of cubes and wiped the skin in the eye area with them twice a day.
- Butter cream with herbs … Mix 2 tsp. softened butter with 1 tbsp. l. chopped parsley (you can use both leaves and stems) until a uniform consistency. Use as usual - in the morning and in the evening every day.
If there is no time for making compresses and lotions at all, you can simply attach thin circles of fresh cucumber, potatoes or cottage cheese to your eyes.
Masks for puffiness and dark circles under the eyes at home
There are also masks that can solve two problems at once - and remove bruises under the eyes, and remove puffiness. The most effective ones in our selection are:
- 2-step mask with potatoes and cream … Stage I - apply gruel from grated fresh potatoes to the eyelids for 10-15 minutes. Stage II - remove the mask and apply a cream on the skin (it should contain vitamins A and E) for the same 10-15 minutes. Remove the remains of the cream and mask with a weak tea leaves.
- Potato and oatmeal mask … Mix 1 tbsp. l. oat flour with 1 tbsp. l. potato mass, finely grated from raw potatoes, or mashed potatoes from boiled, and milk (cream), bring the mixture to a pasty state. It is better to choose fatter milk or cream. The duration of the mask is 15-20 minutes, the rinse is done with warm green tea.
- Potato oil mask … Mix 4 tsp. finely grated raw potato with 2 tsp. any vegetable oil. Spread the mask on prepared (oiled) skin for 20-25 minutes. Wash off with medium strength tea (black or green).
- Cucumber sour cream mask … Stir 1 tsp. gruel from grated fresh cucumber with 1 tsp. chopped fresh herbs (cilantro or parsley) and the same volume of sour cream. The mask lasts 15 minutes. The remover is cool water.
- Honey and egg mask … Mix 1 tbsp. l. liquid or melted honey with 1 tbsp. l. flour and 1 raw egg white. Apply under the eyes for 10-15 minutes, rinse with water or tea.
- Curd mask with parsley … Rub 2 tsp well. fat cottage cheese with 1 tbsp. l. chopped fresh parsley (leaves and stems) and 1 tsp. milk. Spread the mask under the eyes for 20 minutes. Rinse - cool water or weak tea leaves.
- Nut oil mask … Mix 2 tsp. flour from walnuts, passed through a coffee grinder, with 1 tbsp. l. softened butter and 2 drops of lemon juice. The duration of the mask is 15-20 minutes, the rinse is done with cool water.
In addition, you can use the above remedies for dark circles - they are also effective against edema.
How to remove bags under the eyes with cosmetics
Ready-made cosmetics for the care of the skin around the eyes are a must-have item in the list of products to combat puffiness and blue in this area. The main task of such a cream or gel is to lift and enhance drainage in the problem area. Therefore, when purchasing such a tool, pay attention not only to its purpose, but also to the composition.
Creams / gels containing liposomes, coenzyme Q10, coffee (but remember that it dries out the skin), collagen, hyaluronic acid, elastin and herbal extracts - sage, horsetail, parsley, string extracts work best with bags and dark circles. But saturated and mineral oils can, on the contrary, stimulate puffiness and cause allergies. To avoid the latter, do not apply the cream close to the lash line.
It is great if the cream of your choice has a metal massage tip. Store it in the refrigerator and the cream will be twice as effective.
A good express remedy for edema is a special ice mask with a gel filler. Put it in the refrigerator and use it as needed or in an emergency. The result will be in a few minutes.
Another way to quickly tidy up the skin under the eyes is to mask the bags with makeup. The first violin here belongs to the concealer. Its color should be as close as possible to your skin color, if you need to hide bruises, then one tone lighter.
The scheme of "camouflage" makeup for the area under the eyes is as follows:
- Cream that meets the above parameters;
- Concealer to be applied gently with a brush;
- Matte compact powder that is applied in a very thin layer to prolong the life of the concealment.
Another maneuver that distracts from bags under the eyes is a bronzer on the cheekbones (without reflective particles in the composition).
Treatment of bags under the eyes in a beauty salon
Here we will present the cardinal ways to improve the condition of the skin in the eye area. They are based on modern technology and are either salon treatments or provided in medical clinics.
Let's consider the most popular ones:
- Masks … Compositions with brown algae, collagen, hyaluronic acid, extracts of leech, horsetail, parsley, chamomile, milkweed, bullock, protein, caffeine, etc. are used. They are effective as a preventive measure, as well as in the initial stages, when the bags are just being "drawn". Such masks are not suitable only in case of allergy to their composition.
- Mesotherapy … A cocktail of active ingredients (enzymes, caffeine, vitamins, lysine, extracts from embryonic cells, etc.) is injected directly under the skin of the problem area to a depth of 0.1-0.6 cm. The introduction is carried out by means of an injection or without damaging the skin - under oxygen pressure. This method solves the problem of fluid stagnation and disorders of blood microcirculation, but is powerless with respect to fatty growths.
- Lymphatic drainage … Here, the outflow of excess fluid and congestion in the vessels is stimulated by electrical stimulation. Microcurrents "expel" all unnecessary through the lymphatic system. This method will remove swelling and bruising, but fatty hernias are too tough for him. In addition, it is contraindicated in the presence of hemorrhages or skin diseases in the area of the conduction, as well as in case of blood clotting disorders.
- Blepharoplasty … Surgical method for solving the problem. Today it is the most cardinal, since it allows you to tighten the skin of the eyelids, relieve puffiness and remove fatty hernias. Since this is a surgical intervention, additional examinations and medical consultations are needed. Recommended after 35 years of age, or if the bags are of a hereditary nature. There is a postoperative period - up to 8 days.
Any of the listed methods requires mandatory consultation with a specialist and professional conduct.
Watch a video on how to get rid of dark circles that occur under the eyes:
As you can see, all factors provocateurs of bags and "blue" under the eyes can be conditionally divided into three groups: a consequence of diseases, the result of an improper lifestyle and heredity. Based on this, you need to choose for yourself the most effective method of solving problems together with a cosmetologist or doctor. Only in this case your efforts and costs will be justified, and the result will be noticeable.
