Under Eye-Dark Circles - How To Get Rid Of Them?

Beautiful eyes speak a thousand words. They play a pivotal role in shaping up your overall personality. Your eyes can make or break things in life. But the appearance of dark patches under eyes may play a spoilsport. They foil the beauty of your innocent eyes. It is not just lack of sleep or rest that causes these unwanted dark circles. Researchers have found out that a number of factors are responsible for under eye dark circles. 

Here are the common reasons behind dark circles:

1. Aging: There are numerous blood vessels passing through the under eye region. As blood cells get clogged in these vessels, they give a blue-black tinge to the region. Aging leads to the thinning of the skin under the eye. This makes the blood vessels more prominent and appears as dark circles.
2. Hereditary factors: You can sometimes blame the bad genes for the occurrence of dark circles.
3. Nutritional deficiency: If you are not taking a balanced diet, you may end up developing dark circles. Your body must get an adequate supply of vitamins A, C, K and E to prevent dark circles.
4. Insufficient Sleep: Lack of proper rest and sleep turns the skin under the eyes pale. Therefore, the blood in the veins becomes more prominent, causing dark circles.
5. Smoking and alcohol: The intake of alcohol or indulging in smoking can lead to dehydration of the body and thus lead to dark circles.
6. Long hours under the sun: Your skin under the eyes gets damaged by the UV rays from sunlight. Moreover, spending long hours under the sun triggers the excess production of melanin pigment. This gives a darker shade to the region beneath your eyes.
7. Pregnancy and menstruation: A woman's skin is largely affected by the hormonal influences at the time of pregnancy or menstruation. The hormonal changes during these periods lead to darkening of the under-eye area
8. Diseases: Researchers have found that certain diseases linked to the liver or anemia often causes dark circles under the eye.
9. Allergies: The colour of the under-eye region often changes due to certain allergic reactions and subsequent scratching or rubbing of the area.

A holistic approach to remove dark circles combines various things like proper nutrition, some body detoxification, some home-made natural face pack, lifestyle change, yoga etc.