Are you tired of having a look marked by dark circles?
Dark circles and pockets affect almost everyone at some point in his life. The causes are multiple: genetics, aging, allergy, stress, fatigue, tobacco ... Here are the tricks of our grandmothers to take care of the outline of your eyes!
- The potato poultice
The potato has whitening agents that will naturally reduce your dark circles. To achieve this trick, finely cut a puck of a small potato raw and peeled. Cut the washer in half. Drop each half-washer over your dark circles and leave to act for 10 minutes.
- Honey
Mix 1 tsp. Coffee of acacia honey with 100 ml of lukewarm water. Soak two cottons of this mixture. Leave it under your eyes for about 10 minutes. Rinse with clean water.
- Green tea bags
Do not throw away your green tea bags anymore! Let them cool in the refrigerator for 5 minutes. Then place a sachet under each eye for 10 minutes, then remove them. This trick will allow to reactivate the blood circulation under the eyes and thus to attenuate the dark circles.
- Frozen spoons
Another method very easy to achieve: The day before, put two spoons in the refrigerator. The next day, apply these to your eyes.
- Ice cubes
Prepare two pockets of ice by wrapping ice cubes in a cloth that you apply to each eye.
- An eye gel mask
A trick also very effective is the application of an eye gel mask. Place it in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, wake up, put it on your eyes for 5 to 10 minutes in order to decongest the eyes and fight dark circles.
- The cucumber
Cucumber slices have been used for centuries by our grandmothers to reduce puffiness and dark circles under the eyes. This nutrient composed of 95% water is an incredible source of hydration. It also brings copper, which promotes the formation of collagen. If you want to follow this tip, just cut two slices of cucumber and let them cool for 1 hour minimum in the refrigerator. Then lie down, keeping your head slightly elevated, and place a slice of cucumber on each ring for 10 to 15 minutes, keeping your eyes closed.
- Coffee grounds
In a bowl, mix 1 tsp. Yogurt with 1 tsp. With coffee of marc. Put your preparation in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Then apply this care on your dark circles. Let stand for 10 minutes, then rinse gently with a cotton pad. You can do this concealer care once a week.
- Milk
Soak 2 compresses of cold cow's milk. Let them sit for 10 minutes under the eyes. This grandmother tip will reboost your look quickly!