Natural remedies for bags under your eyes

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Bags under the eyes are often the result of temporary conditions and may be some combination of: lack of sleep, chronic stress, poor diet and/or fatigue which can result from illness or medications for example. People who suffer from allergies and sensitivities often have a bigger problem with bags under as well.

Bags under the eyes are seen as mild swelling in the skin below the eyes. How chronically the eye puffiness continues, really depends on the cause(s), and if these causes become resolved. Bagginess under the eyes may also be due to genetics, and in these cases, are difficult to resolve and may be more permanent. They may appear almost overnight, may develop over time, and may stay for as long as the underlying cause is unresolved.

What are Baggy Eyes?

It helps to decipher baggy eyes if we see the area around and below the eyes as hills and valleys.

There are three valleys below the eye: the tear trough (orbital rim hollow), the eyelid crease hollow, and the zygomatic hollow. The hills are called the orbicularis roll, the orbital fat bag, the fluid bag, and the malar mound. As fat and musculature change and shift with aging, their placement on these hills and valleys change the surface appearance.

The triangular malar mound’s appearance varies, depending on whether genetics, thyroid disorder, allergies, or aging affect it. The changeability of the different hills or bags varies. For example, the changes in the fat bag increase slowly over time, while changes in the fluid bag vary from day to day.

Changes due to the fat bag tend to develop gradually over time, though not always.

• Aging. As we age, the muscles supporting the eyelids sag, fat in the lower eyelid moves downward, and gravity generally shifts everything downward over the hills and valleys below the eye.
• Genetics. Inherited causes tend to be long-term and difficult to resolve, and they are often a permanent problem without a natural solution.

Changes due to the fluid bag tend to be of a shorter duration and/or a more rapid onset.

• Fluid retention. Nutrition, poor diet, and especially foods that increase fluid retention such as salty foods.
• Allergies. Seasonal and other allergies, including food allergies.
• Sensitivities. Other environmental sensitivities.
• Lack of sleep.
• Stress.

Other causes include the following:

Medications such as stimulants that affect sleep patterns, long-term use of pain killers that cause adrenal fatigue, and long-term use of antibiotics that affect proper digestion. Medications that may cause swelling under the eyes include ACE inhibitors, such as benazepril (Lotensin), captopril, enalapril (Vasotec), fosinopril, lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril), moexipril, perindopril (Aceon), quinapril (Accupril), ramipril (Altace), and trandolapril (Mavik).

Thyroid and/or kidney problems and disorders may occasionally, not often, cause baggy eyes. See dark circles under eyes.

Adrenal deficiency may be a cause, such as excessive stress, poor diet, lack of exercise, and lack of sleep, or medications.

Conventional Treatment

Bags under eyes are usually a cosmetic concern and don't require specific treatment, though they may indicate underlying health concerns.

Conventional treatments include:

• Rest and relaxation.
• Allergy medications for hay fever and other sensitivities.
• Surgical interventions such as laser resurfacing, chemical peels, and fillers that may improve skin tone and tighten the skin.
• Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is an option to remove bags under eyes, which is usually an outpatient procedure. The risks of eyelid surgery include eye infection, and dry eyes (resulting in problems with vision, tear ducts, and eyelid repositioning).

Home Remedies & Complementary Care

Natural approaches have the best chance of working when the bagginess under the eyes is due to lifestyle considerations rather than genetics. This is because sometimes they are a symptom caused by poor diet, lack of sleep, chronic stress, and more. If the bagginess is due to these causes or other health issues such as allergies, hypothyroidism, and chronic fatigue syndrome, etc., natural approaches (along with your doctors’ suggestions) will help support energy and overall health. Supplements by themselves may help reduce the bagginess as well as support overall health, but lifestyle changes may also be needed to make the natural approach more effective and enduring.

Sufficient sleep, good stress management, and a healthy diet are the simplest home remedies. As part of natural eye care, the healing aspects of flowers and plants are frequently used to treat minor problems, such as puffiness under the eyes.

How do you get rid of eye bags naturally?

The following tips can help you reduce or eliminate bags under your eyes:.
Use a cool compress. Wet a clean washcloth with cool water. ... .
Cut down on fluids before bedtime and limit salt in your diet. ... .
Don't smoke. ... .
Get enough sleep. ... .
Sleep with your head slightly raised. ... .
Reduce allergy symptoms. ... .
Use cosmetics..

What makes bags under eyes go away?

Maintaining healthy habits like drinking water, quitting tobacco, reducing alcohol use, taking care of your skin and avoiding unnecessary exposure to the sun can make a noticeable difference in the appearance of under-eye bags.