Natural remedies to combat bags and dark circles

Alba Llano Olay

We have been confined in our houses for more than a month in the midst of the health crisis of the Coronavirus and it is normal that at some point, stress, lack of sleep or even the lack of the vitamin D of the sun begin to be reflected in the face.All this added to poor diet, at all times that most of us pass in front of the mobile, to genetics or age, can end up making dark circles and bags appear at some point in the face.

But confinement can also be the perfect excuse to devote more time to beauty routines and to take advantage of every moment to take care of us.And not necessarily with expensive products, but you can also get a good result with home remedies and taking advantage of what you have at home.

These are some homemade tricks that will help you fight those annoying dark circles and bags:

-Green or chamomile tea bases: a good option to reduce that appearance of tiredness in the eyes is to save the green or chamomile tea bags already used and let them cool in the fridge, to then apply them on the dark circles as a patchesApproximately 20 minutes.

- Pepine slices: This remedy is one of the best known for its many properties and for being a great ally to combat swelling and moisturizing the skin.You just have to cut the cucumber into slices, put it in the fridge and place them on each eye for about 15 minutes.

- Tomato: Tomato antioxidants will help you relieve dark circles.To make this dark circles mask you will only have to crush it, add two tablespoons of flour and a half of squeezed lemon.Then mix everything until a paste is left and apply on the dark circles 15 minutes and clarify the area with warm water well.Avoid this treatment if you are going to expose yourself to the sun or if you have very sensitive skin.

- Potato patches: To make these patches you will need to peel a potato and grate it with the help of a grater.When you have the potato scratches you will only have to apply it on the eyelids and on the dark circles for about 20 minutes.Potato starch will help decongest the area.Then retire it, clarify with warm water and apply your usual moisturizing cream.

- Caffeine patches: You will need a cotton disk that we will have to cut into two half moons to apply it in the eye contour, an eye contour cream that we have at home and coffee poses.Mix the two ingredients, join it in each part of the cotton disk and let it act for about 15 minutes on the dark circles.Then clean the area well with a clean cotton disk and apply your usual eye contour.