| |

Best Routines For Getting Rid Of Under Eye Bags

ByKayla Halvey RD, MS
Under eye bags

Waking up with under eye bags in the morning makes our day unpleasant and challenging. Why does this thing happen, and what are the causes? In some cases, the weakening of the facial muscles in the eye area contributes to this pouch-like appearance. In other cases, they appear due to your lifestyle mistakes or underlying health conditions.

Here we have gathered the real causes of eye bags, natural DIY methods you can do at home, and available medical treatments.

Table Of Contents

What Causes Bags Under The Eyes?

The following are vital factors that play a crucial role in inducing or worsening eye bags. 

General Triggers

  • Heredity And Ethnicity: Eye bags may be a physical characteristic transferred to you from your parents or ancestors.
  • Aging: Skin tissue and muscle weakening lead to eye bags as you age.
  • Eating High-Salt Content: High salt intake causes your kidneys to retain water, leading to body swelling. The delicate skin under the eye is more prone to this swelling.
  • Sleep Deprivation: Lack of sleep irritates your eyes and makes it dry. It leads to inflammation, swelling, and puffiness. 
  • Allergies: Allergens from certain clothes, products, pollen, or pet dander may irritate your eye and give it a swollen, puffy look. 
  • Smoking Habits: Tobacco smoke affects the tissue under your eyes and causes puffy eyes.
  • Alcohol Consumption: Alcohol intake dehydrates your body. It makes the skin under your eyes weak, causing eye bags to form.
  • Dehydration: Lack of enough water intake dries out your skin and develops eye bags.
  • Crying: The heavy-duty of lacrimal glands while crying results in eye bags. 
  • Stress: Stress levels affect cortisol levels and increase the intensity of puffiness and bags under your eyes 
  • Overexposure To Sunlight: Prolonged sun exposure depletes the vital moisture in your skin.
  • Frequent Rubbing: Frequent rubbing habit breaks the tiny blood vessels beneath your skin’s surface, resulting in dark circles and puffiness.
  • Increased Screen Time: When you stare at a computer or digital screen for a long time, you blink your eyes less. This activity can cause fatigue and eye swelling.
  • Immobile state: Staying in a room without movement (diseased people) may cause fluid to build up in the tissues and lead to swelling, especially eye bags.

Medical Conditions

  • Medications: ACE inhibitors, medications for high blood pressure and heart failure, may cause eye bags in some cases. 
  • Thyroid: Hypothyroidism causes swelling around your eye area and loss of the hairs in your eyebrows.
  • Kidney Problems: Sometimes, eye bags indicate that your kidneys are draining a lot of protein through urine rather than keeping it in your body.
  • Anemia: Iron deficiency prevents blood from carrying enough oxygen to your eye tissues and causes eye bags and dark circles.

How To Prevent Bags Under The Eyes?

Prevention is always better than cure.

  • Keep yourself hydrated by drinking plenty of pure water or fresh juices. 
  • Reduce the inclusion of salt, sugar, and refined carbohydrates, and add more healthy foods to your daily diet.
  • Do not rub your eyes more often because it breaks small blood vessels around the eyes and gives you a tired look with eye bags.
  • Quit smoking as it aggravates your skin, especially the eye area.
  • Change your sleeping position. Sleep on your back or add an extra pillow under your head to avoid fluid buildup.
  • Use sunscreen designed for your skin type all day and every day to protect the skin under your eyes.
  • Wipe out your makeup before bed using cleansing oil or washcloths.
  • Give the needed moisturization for your under-eye area to avoid eye bags due to skin dryness.
  • Get at least 8 hours of sleep daily to keep your body and skin fresh and healthy.
  • Exercise daily to enhance blood circulation in your body.

At-Home Treatments For Puffy Eyes

Many simple natural home remedies can help you reduce under-eye bags. They are

Tea Bags

Caffeine has antioxidant properties that stimulate blood circulation in your skin. Thus, it lessens dark circles and eye bags. Take two tea bags and soak them in a cup of warm water for two to three minutes. Next, let it cool for a few minutes in the refrigerator. Keeping one bag over each eye for 5 minutes eliminates eye puffiness and makes the blood vessels near your eyes smaller.

Cold Compress

You may know that cold compress is helpful for getting relief from pain. But can it be a solution for your eye bags? Yes, it can. Gently applying cold compress to the affected area at least twice a day for 10 minutes will help reduce eye bags. When using a cold compress, you must ensure that it is clean. 

Essential Oils 

You can use essential oils like rosemary, lavender, or fennel to massage the eye area. These essential oils contain anti-inflammatory properties that help reduce puffy eyes. 

Egg White Mask

Egg white can tighten your skin muscles around your eyes that make them appear less baggy and toned. Prepare a mask by beating the white of one egg for a few seconds. Gently apply it under your eyes using a brush. Leave it for about 10 minutes, then wash it with cold water.

Strawberries

The astringent, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties of strawberries help lessen your eye puffiness and dark circles. First, take a cooled strawberry and cut it into thick pieces. Lie down on your back and place those pieces under your eye area for about 5 minutes to vanish eye bags. 

Aloe Vera

The powerful antioxidants in aloe vera are highly effective in shrinking puffiness around your eyes. It also hydrates your skin and gives it a new glow with its calming and anti-inflammatory properties. Apply aloe vera gel around your eye area to relieve redness or puffiness.

Medical Options For Under Eye Bags

Professional treatment from a plastic surgeon or dermatologist can give you permanent or longer-lasting results. They are

  • Medications: Antihistamine eye drops can give you relief from eye bags and puffiness surrounding the eyes. Also, diuretics help reduce swelling by removing excess fluid.
  • Lower Blepharoplasty: In this treatment, your surgeon removes the excess fat in the under-eye area to improve the sagging skin and eye bag.
  • Laser Treatments: Laser treatments can help reduce the fluid spread caused by broken capillaries. This method uses light energy to gently exfoliate your skin, thereby reducing the darkness in the area. It can give a better result by treating skin laxity with collagen induction and remodeling, which results in a visible improvement.
  • Microneedling: As one of the most effective treatments, micro needling reduces the visibility of under-eye bags, fine lines, and wrinkles. Microneedling benefits patients with varying skin tones and skin types; its results last about three to five months. 
  • Cryotherapy: A cryotherapy treatment gives your skin around the eyes an extra boost of nutrients. Applying liquid nitrogen to the skin makes it tighter than before. This treatment method can also improve blood circulation and skin tone, and reduce puffiness.

Reduce Eye Bags With Right Eating Habits

Simple dietary change is another way to reduce the look of under-eye bags. 

Eat More Hydrating Foods And Circulation-Boosting Antioxidants

  • Blueberries: The antioxidants lutein and anthocyanins help protect the delicate blood vessels, improving blood circulation to your eyes.
  • Cucumber: Cucumber rehydrates and strengthens your skin, boosts collagen, and increases skin elasticity.
  • Celery: The electrolyte minerals sodium and potassium in celery are potent fluid regulators, capable of reducing eye bags. 
  • Spirulina: Spirulina effectively manages eye bags and under-eye dark circles. The rich antioxidants detoxify your body, and vital amino acids and vitamins provide visible anti-aging effects.
  • Watermelon: The antioxidants and high-water content reduce eye bags, fine lines, and wrinkles around the eye area. The presence of vitamins B1, B6, and C keep your under-eye issues at bay.

Get Rid Of Eye Bags

Age, genetics, skin irritation, lack of sleep, excessive salt intake, allergies, and illness are some of the causes of eye bags. There are numerous natural home remedies to ease these bags if the case is mild. If the reason for your eye bags is age or genetics, we can treat them with topical treatments or surgery.

FAQs

Q: What is the role of coffee in eye bag treatment?

A: The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of caffeine help reduce your eye bags. So, massaging the grounded coffee powder under your eye area is most beneficial.

Q: Which is the best vitamin to treat eye bags?

A: Vitamin B is one of the best vitamins that can reduce the capability of the skin under your eye to retain water elements.

References

Similar Posts