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What causes dark circles under the eyes? Is there really anything that can be done to reduce them once they appear?
As we get older our skin gets thinner – particularly as the collagen and elastin fibres that form the 'scaffolding' of our skin break down. These same changes are what contribute to wrinkles around the eyes, and this area is particularly at risk because the skin is stretched so thinly over the bone. Without fat and other tissue underneath, the blood vessels and shadows of bone start to become more visible with age.
Your family genes also play their part, so if your parents have them then the likelihood is your circles are going to be more pronounced. A lack of sleep can also cause them to appear darker, but the exact reasons for this are unclear, though probably to do with skin and blood supply changes in the eye area. Medical professionals recommend getting as much sleep and rest as possible – particularly good quality sleep. So if your partner snores like a rhino, think about investing in some good quality ear plugs to help in the battle against those bags.
Some treatments aim to slow down the degradation of the blood vessels under the eyes, meaning that they should remain stronger and prevent blood leaking out to form the purple bags. Vitamin K is used in a lot of cream treatments – our experts agree that it's just not scientifically proven to work when used topically.
Once again, however, the key thing you must bear in mind is that few celebrity photographs are complete without the obligatory airbrushing of any blemishes, including the dark circles that result from so much heavy partying. Let's leave it to our hundred luscious ladies to have the final say on this, check out our Naked Truth consumer test...
Check out the results of our under eye dark circle cream test >>
As we get older our skin gets thinner – particularly as the collagen and elastin fibres that form the 'scaffolding' of our skin break down. These same changes are what contribute to wrinkles around the eyes, and this area is particularly at risk because the skin is stretched so thinly over the bone. Without fat and other tissue underneath, the blood vessels and shadows of bone start to become more visible with age.
Your family genes also play their part, so if your parents have them then the likelihood is your circles are going to be more pronounced. A lack of sleep can also cause them to appear darker, but the exact reasons for this are unclear, though probably to do with skin and blood supply changes in the eye area. Medical professionals recommend getting as much sleep and rest as possible – particularly good quality sleep. So if your partner snores like a rhino, think about investing in some good quality ear plugs to help in the battle against those bags.
Some treatments aim to slow down the degradation of the blood vessels under the eyes, meaning that they should remain stronger and prevent blood leaking out to form the purple bags. Vitamin K is used in a lot of cream treatments – our experts agree that it's just not scientifically proven to work when used topically.
Once again, however, the key thing you must bear in mind is that few celebrity photographs are complete without the obligatory airbrushing of any blemishes, including the dark circles that result from so much heavy partying. Let's leave it to our hundred luscious ladies to have the final say on this, check out our Naked Truth consumer test...
Check out the results of our under eye dark circle cream test >>
