Dark Circle Eye Cream – The Essential Facts About Eye Circles

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What You Should Know

Dark circles or Eye circles are dark blemishes around the eyes.

Also known as "eyebags" and "raccoon attack", there are many etiologies to cause this symptom, such as lack of sleep, heredity, and bruising.

Known Causes

Heredity

In most cases the dark circles under the eyes are blood vessels that can be seen through the skin.

The skin around the eyelids (periorbital skin) is the thinnest skin in the body (around 0.5 mm thick compared with 2 mm in other areas).

Like varicose veins, dark circles under the eyes are usually an inherited trait.

When blood passes through the large veins close to the surface of the skin it can produce a bluish tint.

The more transparent the skin—also an inherited trait—the darker the circles appear.

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In people with a deep-set bone structure, shadowing contributes to the dark color under the eyes.

Allergies, asthma, and eczema

Any condition that causes the eyes to itch can contribute to darker circles due to rubbing or scratching the skin around them.

Hay fever sufferers particularly will notice under-eye "smudges" during the height of the allergy season. Some food allergies can also cause the area under the eyes to appear darker.

Anemia

The lack of nutrients in the diet, or the lack of a balanced diet, can contribute to the discoloration of the area under the eyes.

It is believed that lack of mineral iron can cause dark circles as well.

Iron deficiency is the most common type of anemia and this condition is a sign that not enough oxygen is getting to the body tissues.[citation needed]

The skin can also become more pale during pregnancy and

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menstruation (due to lack of iron), which again allow the underlying veins under the eyes to become more visible.

Fatigue

A lack of sleep or excessive tiredness can cause paleness of the skin, which again allows the blood underneath the skin to become more visible and appear more blue or darker.'

Age

Dark circles are likely to become more noticeable and permanent with age.

This is because as people get older, skin loses collagen and it gets thinner, and more translucent.

Circles may also gradually begin to appear darker in one eye rather than the other as a result of habitual facial expressions, such as an uneven smile.

Medications

Any medications that cause blood vessels to dilate can cause circles under the eyes to darken.

Because the skin under the eyes is very delicate, any increased blood flow shows through the skin.

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Medical conditions

Another cause may be bad blood circulation. Cardio exercise increases blood circulation and may help the dark circles to disappear.'

Dark eye circles could be a sign of excessive loss of water from the body (dehydration).

Periorbital hyperpigmentation is the official name for when there is more melanin produced around our eyes than usual, giving them a darker colour.

We have two main layers of skin, the outer layer of skin (epidermis) and inner layer (dermis).

When excess melanin is being made in the epidermis it appears brown, and when there is more than usual melanin in the dermis it looks blue or blue grey.

Treatment

Although to date, there has been no end-all to curing or reducing dark circles, there are many home-made ingredients that can help make the dark circles less visible.

For example, it is said that putting teabags under the eyes, application of a slice of raw potato under the eyes, drinking plenty of fluids and a lot of rest can suffice.

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Dark circle eye cream can be used to change the coloration of any exposed skin.

Vasoconstrictors like phenylephrine HCl will constrict the capillaries resulting in the temporary reduction of the appearance of dark circles.

Other vasoconstrictors such as tetrahydrozoline hydrochloride may offer similar temporary results.

Use should be limited in order to avoid a rebound effect.

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