Comments on: Solutions for Eyes: Puffiness and Dark Circles. What’s a Gal to do?

By: Cacau

Cacau — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:55:04 +0000

Man, I have dark circles under my eyes since I was 4 years old…
And I have insomnia for a long time now, so I usually don’t sleep as much as I need to…
I try to use concealer but none worked well ’till now.
I hope I’ll find a solution someday!

By: Grishma

Grishma — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:47:09 +0000

@Samir: I tried garnier and all available forms of creams that claim to reduce dark circles. One thing that has helped me reduce it is i use cotton dipped in rose water and put it over my eyes in the night when i sleep. This seems to be helping my eyes. They dont feel dry in the morning… and the dark circles also look much lighter now though not completely gone. My friend told me that grated cucumber and potato on this cotton pad reduces dark circles further. Have not tried it yet. But rose water seems to be helping me a little.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:30:24 +0000

I’m so glad the review of the Garnier roller was posted here. I was considering buying the Walgreen’s equivalent of it but have decided against it, thanks to the many reviews I read. I just feel that it wouldn’t work for me after reading them.

The second point of interest I found here was the idea of lecithin used to help combat dark circles and puffiness. Whodathunk it? I’m interested in trying it, to say the least. But I have an autoimmune disorder. So I already take all sorts of supplements and medications as prescribed by my doctor and take nothing new without consulting her. In the meantime, I looked it up. What I found is that no one should recommend that anyone take any certain dose of this supplement unless they are a physician advising a patient: http://www.lecithin-source.com/lecithin-supplements.html

There are lots of possible side effects and so people really should speak to their doctors to find out if taking lecithin – and how much – is a good thing for them or not. Do I plan to ask my doctor? Of course! I’ve been dealing with puffiness and dark circles for 25+ years, lol. Thanks so much for the suggestion! But I won’t take anything unless I speak to my doctor about it first. I urge everyone else to do the same.

By: Samir

Samir — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:04:08 +0000

The issue is same with me. My skin color is dark even as an Indian but I am ok with it. However, my dark circles have been around for years and nothhing seems to be working. I am excited to use GARNIER under eye roller but the reviews dont seem exciting enough.
@Grishma: Did you find anything?

Thanks Elena for your advice in lecithin. Will try that.

By: Jen Hill

Jen Hill — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:46:53 +0000

Thank you so much Grishma and Elena for your comments!

Sounds like taking a lecithin supplement is a smart way to reduce swelling in MANY places. I will have to try this.

Grishma, I will also start seeking for an inexpensive eye product that is available in India. Best wishes to you and hopefully we can find something wonderful soon!

By: Elena

Elena — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:40:08 +0000

In my experience, my dark circles are because of my puffiness (as in the puffiness creates the shadows). Because of the heaviness of most eye formulations I’ve rarely used any, more often spread my regular moisturizer to my orbital bones and letting it travel around the eyes.
However that can only do so much. the only thing I’ve found that helps, taking a lecithin supplement (lecithin is a nutrient usually found in egg yolks and soy products that binds water into cells rather than around them, thereby helping treat water retention). It’s made a big difference for me. I also don’t bloat during my period anymore and my cellulite looks a smidge reduced (one of the many causes of cellulite is water retention, and this is why caffeine creams work well, they suck up excess water). Over time preserving water where it needs to be, inside cells, is a great anti-aging strategy. I say everyone, take or eat 2000mg of lecithin every day.

By: Grishma

Grishma — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:16:30 +0000

Dark circle has been a part of me since age 16 or so. Getting a good 8 hour sleep does seem to help lighten it but beyond a point it doesn’t. At one point many people ended up calling me as “Ray ban” for the area around my eyes looked real black not just dark. I have tried cucumber/rose water regularly but that did not improve the condition much. Because of the dark circles, i cant use any form of eye make up as it will just make the dark circle look darker ( I am from India. So i will be really grateful if you can give me some solution which is available in India as well. Most of the times my eyes look tired and weak even though i am bouncing with energy. I am 24 now and i will be thankful to you for the rest of my life if someone can help me out of the problem. I have ended up envying other people who do not have this problem as they use all those pretty colors and liners on their eyes and i just cant afford to use any of those.