How to get rid of dark circles under your eyes?

*Dark circles may often appear as a result of lack of proper sleep and rest.Many times due to over stress or strain and at the same time,inadequate rest may reflect on your face,making it more dull and pale.Thus to avoid it you should atleast take proper rest and sleep for atleast 7-8 hours in a day.
*Dark circles beneath the eyes may even appear as a result of some nutrient deficiency.Check your diet in terms of essential nutrients specially iron,protein,vitamins.Make your diet more healthy by incorporating more of fruits,vegetables,complex carbs,low fat proteins and fluids.
*Topical Treatments. If you need to take more immediate action to conceal the dark circles under your eyes, many treatments exist that can be found right in your kitchen. These include:
· Cucumber slices: place them on the eyes to reduce and soothe puffiness
· Potato slices: cover your eyelids with them for 20 minutes to increase circulation around the eyes.
· Tomato juice and lemon juice: a tea spoon or tomato and half a tea spoon of lemon juice and add some flour (enough to make a thick paste). Put the paste around the eyes for 15 minutes and remove thoroughly.
· Pineapple juice and turmeric powder
· Almond oil, crushed mint leaves, and avocado oil: place under the eyes to minimize appearance of dark circles.
· Teabags: soak them in cold water, drain excess water and place over your eyes for 10 minutes.

Here are some tips given below which will help you to get rid of dark circles-
# Drink at least 2-3 liters of water per day.
# Take all precautions to avoid strain on the eyes.
# Eight hours of sleep is a must for all of us, specially for people having dark circles under their eyes.
# Do not leave cream on the skin around the eyes for long periods. Remove the cream applied around the eye after 10 min. No cream should be left on the skin around the eyes for long periods.
# Close your eyes and cover eyelids with slices of raw potato or cucumber for 15-20 minutes. Wash with warm water and apply a cream.
# Make a 1:1 mixture of fresh potato and cucumber juices. Soak some cotton and put on your eyelids and keep for 20 minutes. Wash your eyes with cold water.
# Apply a mixture of lemon and tomato juice (equal parts) on the dark circles 2 times a day.
# Apply a paste of turmeric powder with pineapple juice for dark circles under the eyes.
# Crush some mint and apply it around the eye.
# Massage with almond oil under and around eyes at bed time daily for 2 weeks and see the improvement. Almond is very good skin food and helps to remove dark circles.
# Rub the area with a powdered Vitamin E capsule and wipe off with a mixture of honey and egg white. This will reduce darkness around the eye.
# Put hot and cold clothes alternatively under eyes for 10 minutes. Then apply some almond oil on the dark surface before going to bed.