Everything You Need to Know About Dark Circles: Remedy Tips and Causes

You don’t wake up with purple half-moons under your eyes one fine day. It happens over months and sometimes years. While the causes are many, the effects are overwhelming. 

You struggle to hide it under layers of concealer and use color correctors— but nothing works like magic. Neither is it supposed to. It can fade dark circles but not make them invisible. 

Most people are too busy to regulate their lifestyles and carry forward with unhealthy procedures. This could include sleep deprivation and alcoholism. Not claiming these to be the sole factors behind dark circles. But an unruly lifestyle plays a big role.  

However, most people tend to ignore the symptoms in the early phases. Resulting in severely affected dark circles and hyperpigmentation around the eyes. While influencers on Instagram offer an untellable number of hacks to get rid of dark circles, most go in vain.  

Early Symptoms of Dark Circles  

• Slight discoloration under the eyes.  

• Eye bags.  

• Relatively significant allergy effects in the mentioned region (as compared to other areas). 

• Fine lines become more prominent. 

Different Types of Dark Circles  

As skin types and tones differ heavily from one another, so do the dark circles. The under-eye crescents can be of multiple types. Including:  

• Vascular Dark Circles – Often, purple or blue. These dark circles are the result of your skin’s veins becoming visible. Such conditions occur when the skin starts thinning. Be it because of age or fatigue.  

• Pigmented Dark Circles – This occurs because of excess melanin in the skin. Sometimes, the melanin gets unevenly distributed, resulting in darker or lighter patches around the eyes. These are generally, brown.  

• Structured Dark Circles – When your skin becomes loose, bags take shape under your eyes. Making them look like dark circles. It can also happen if you already have eye bags and are facing skin laxity.  

How to Reduce Dark Circles?  

Like already mentioned, dark circles can be managed by several procedures. Even genetic ones. So, let’s dive straight into the hacks! 

Vitamin C Serum  

Vitamin C is famous for correcting dark spots and patches. It does so by restricting excess melanin production. So, gradually, the dark patches wither away over time. This is a great hack for those who have too much sun exposure. Any dark circle that is a result of hyperpigmentation can be controlled with a fine, 10% Vitamin C Self-Activating 50 ml 

Keep Your Body Hydrated 

Dehydration, over a long period, is a serious problem. It’s noticeable in your eyes, your posture and your skin. Fine lines appear on every crevice, making your skin look more aged. Maintaining a daily goal of hydration is key to keeping your skin youthful and healthy.  

To keep your skin hydrated from the outside, you can also opt for hydrating creams. However, it may be applicable for sensitive skin only. But there’s nothing to worry about. A few hydrating sheet masks and 3 liters of water daily, and you’re good to go. 

Use a Heavy Sunscreen  

This applies to people with sun as well as screen exposure. Sunscreen is a must, or you can forget about healthy skin. We’ve watched clients heal from severe pigmentations by using sunscreen religiously.  

So, we truly believe a broad-spectrum sunscreen is very necessary to keep your skin from aging rapidly. The Daily Sheer Broad-Spectrum SPF 50 blocks not only UV-A and UV-B rays. It also works on IR-A rays and blue light (HEV). So, worrying about overexposure to screens can be a thing of the past. To treat dark circles, sunscreens are an important step. It’ll also keep your skin hydrated, lowering dark circle risks.  

Put Your Faith in A Retinol Eye Cream  

While it may seem superficial, it’s the best way to treat dark circles. Eye creams are often infused with retinol to treat dark circles. Retinol itself is a solution that catalyzes cell turnover and collagen production. This evens out the melanin in your skin, preventing the risk of any dark patches or dark circles. Get your hands on a good eye patches cream that works both on pigmentation and wrinkles.  

Introduce a smooth jade roller for under eyes to your skincare routine. Apply the eye cream under your eyes. Then, use the roller to infuse the cream into your under-eye skin. Use your jade roller correctly in gentle and slow motion to see effective results in less than 6 months!  

What Causes Dark Circles?  

Some of us have dark circles that cannot be controlled or made to vanish. However, some are more manageable. Identifying the cause helps the procedure and course of remedy. Applying ten hacks when your dark circles are hereditary will not work miracles. So, let’s take a look at some of the reasons behind dark circles: 

Hereditary Dark Circles  

Often, it’s in your genes. It’s a condition termed Periorbital Hyperpigmentation and a major chunk of it is because of genetics. While it isn’t very controllable, there are non-invasive therapies that can help with such severe conditions. It includes microneedling for dark circles, laser therapy for dark circles and more. It is advised that you consult with an experienced dermatologist before undergoing such procedures.  

Sun Exposure Effects 

People whose jobs involve them being out in the sun for longer hours are more susceptible to this condition. While it’s necessary to receive the natural vitamin D, being out in the sun for long has adverse effects. It causes increased production of melanin. Resulting in dark patches under the eye. The skin under the eyes gets highly affected because of its thin nature.  

Screen Overexposure  

People with desk jobs have no mercy, either. Looking at the screen for more than 10 hours comes with shortcomings. Your optical nerves are strained and above that, the blue light emitted by the screen causes harm to the skin. This puts your undereye skin under stress, causing dark circles and hyperpigmentation.  

Exhaustion or Tiredness 

Sleep deprivation or overworking yourself can result in dark patches under the eyes. It may not be severe in the beginning, but it aggravates over time. Sometimes, oversleeping can cause it too. Make sure you’re getting the right amount of sleep. Working out a good balance will keep your body free of stress and your under-eyes free from dark circles.  

Aging 

Aging shows up first under the eyes. Why? Because the skin under our eyes is rather thin. That’s why, when our skin starts sagging or showing signs of laxity, it is first noticed under the eyes. There are many ways to minimize the effects of aging.  Leading a healthy lifestyle is one of the most important methods. However, aestheticians may help you solve your problem. By prescribing eye creams and facial rollers to stimulate collagen production and more.  

Before You Go  

There are other factors like nutritional deficiency, stress and heavy smoking. But the conversation gets far more serious with these issues. Lifestyle changes and, often, medication are required to treat such dark circles. However, since all three require more clinical intervention, I’d like to save that conversation for the doctors.  

For the rest of you, there’s hope in retinol eye creams. Instead of stressing out over which to get, get the Zein Obagi Intense Eye Cream. Use it with a jade roller around your eyes and in 6 months, your undereye skin will be as youthful as a baby’s bottom.