The villain called ‘dark circles’
Dark circles under eyes are a very common facial beauty problem. The skin beneath the eyes is very delicate and is thinly made up of oil glands unlike the skin on rest of the body. Due to several reasons the skin under the eyes becomes dry and thin. The veins below the eyes appear prominently when the under eye skin becomes dry and thin. This lends the area a dark appearance.
Causes
Heredity is the primary cause of dark circles. Like so many things – eye color, curly or straight hair, and skin tone – predisposition for dark circles is mostly inherited. Heredity however is not the only cause of dark circles. A variety of factors, both common and uncommon, can influence or cause the appearance of dark circles under the eyes.
Natural cures
Mix one teaspoon milk, one teaspoon flour, a pinch of sugar, a quarter teaspoon honey and squeeze the juice of half a lemon. Apply it on face and once it is dry, rub the face with wet hands, till the pack in removed.
Grate some cucumber or potato and squeeze fresh juice out of the gratings. Dip two cotton balls and keep these balls on eyes. This is an effective way to relax the eyes since it relieves tiredness of eyes.
Powdered fenugreek and milk are said to deal with dark circles. Apply a paste of fenugreek mixed in milk on dark circles at night before going to bed. Wash it off in the morning and watch dark circles vanish for good.
Take a teaspoon of tomato juice, a few drops of lemon juice, a pinch of turmeric powder (if you are not allergic to it) and a little flour, enough to make a paste.
