Puffy Eyes Treatment With Home Remedies

Puffy Eyes Treatment With Home Remedies

Puffy eyes and dark circles are very easy to treat as long as it is coupled with discipline and patience. Although these problems are not harmful to our health, they somehow minimize our self confidence. That is why we need to take care of our body inside and out for us to look good and earn the confidence we have always wanted.
After heating the tea-bags in water for a few minutes, take them out and let them cool. Wrap each tea-bag in a small piece of tissue paper and place it over each eye. Tea contains tannins-these act as a strong astringent. The tannins are able constrict the blood vessels within and around the eye. This helps to ease the swelling.

Before endorsing any new fresh methods for treating your eye puffiness get a second opinion from your doctor. If we are looking to treat puffy eyes that you are "sure" are not caused by other eye conditions, then you can consider trying the options below to rid eye puffiness. The treatments given are successfully treating patients and their eye issues, however what may work for one person may not for the other.

Home Remedies for Puffy Eyes:

The natural home remedies that are outlined in this article will make you easy and very simple to treat the puffy eyes.

1. Cucumber

Cucumber contains astringent properties so it not only cools and soothes but also helps to constrict blood vessels and reduce the inflammation to cure the bags under the eyes and also to have beautiful eyes.

Process:

1. Take a cucumber and cut it into thick slices.
2. Place these slices in refrigerator for 8 – 10 minutes to have cooling effect.
3. Then take it out and place it on the closed eyes
4. Leave it to stay for about 10 – 15 minutes or until the cucumber gets warm on closed eyes.
5. Several times a day the process has to be repeated to prevent the puffy eyes and also to get rid of the wrinkles and brighten the skin tone under the eyes.

2. Potatoes

Potatoes also very effectively used in the treatment of puffy eyes. Potatoes contain starch which has anti-inflammatory properties that help to prevent the bags under eyes.

Process:

1. Take a small sized potato and peel it off
2. Wash it and let it dry it for few minutes.
3. Then take the dried potato and grate it as fine as possible
4. Now place this pulp in a clean cloth and fold it properly to make it like a poultice.
5. Place this poultice over your eyelids and let it be on for about 15 – 20 minutes
6. Take it off and same process has to be repeated to get rid of the puffy eyes.

3. Egg White

Egg white contains skin tightening properties which help to give relief from the bags under the eyes.

Process – 1:

1. Take 1 – 2 egg whites and whip it until it becomes stiff.
2. Then take a brush or soft cloth and apply this under your eyes
3. Leave it like that for few minutes or until it gets dry
4. Wash it off with water and repeat the same process regularly to get clear from the puffy eyes.

Process – 2:

1. Take 1 or 2 eggs and separate the egg white from yellow Yolk.
2. Whip the white until it reaches proper consistency.
3. Then add few drops of witch hazel (acts as natural skin tightening astringent) to it and mix it well
4. Take a brush or soft cloth and apply this under your eyes and let it dry for few minutes
5. Rinse it with water and repeat it regularly to prevent the puffy eyes and to make your skin tight.

4. Chilled Tea Bags

Tea either black or green will works well in soothing the puffy, irritated eyes. The caffeinated teas will helps to constrict blood vessels to reduce the swelling. While coming to herbal teas like chamomile it contains anti-irritants which help to soothe redness and inflammation to cure the puffy eyes.

Process:

1. Take 2 tea bags and steep it in hot water for about 3 – 5 minutes
2. Then allow it to get cool until the bags are comfortably warm to touch
3. Now lie down and close your eyes and put these tea bags over your eyes
4. Cover the tea bag over the eyes with a soft cloth and repeat it regularly to prevent the problem of puffiness of eyes.
5. If you’re suffering this puffy eye during hot summer then use a cooked tea bag that is kept on the refrigerator and apply this on your eyes to have refreshing and rejuvenating experience.

5. Strawberry

Strawberries contain alpha-hydroxy which helps to make the skin to look smooth and young. It reduces the eye puffiness and swelling.

Process:

1. Take few strawberries and keep it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes
2. Then remove the top of the cold strawberries and cut into thick slices
3. Now lie down and place these thick slices over your eyes
4. Leave it for few minutes and remove the slices to find out the positive improvements.
5. Repeating this process will definitely benefits you in treating the puffy eyes.

6. Milk

Milk is used when you have extremely puffed eyes. It helps your eyes in water retention and it would also cool them off.

Process:

1. Take a cotton pad and few drops of chilled milk
2. Dip this cotton ball in the chilled milk and place it on your eyelids.
3. Then relax for about 20 – 30 minutes and wash it off with water
4. Continuing this process will helps a lot in treating the bags under eyes.

7. Cold Water

Cold water helps to prevent the bags under eyes why because it constricts the blood vessels and reduces swelling and inflammation. It is a simple process which takes the time of 10 – 20 seconds only.

Process:

1. Wash your face with several splashes of ice cold water for several times a day
2. Or you can wrap the ice cubes in a clean soft cloth and put it in your eyes.
3. Several times a day, repeat the process until you get relief from the swelling.

8. Spoons

Spoons will also give relief from puffy eyes. Teaspoon size spoon is needed for this process. This spoon remedy will helps your eyes to temporarily reduce the swollen part into normal size. It will tighten up the skin around the eyes and relaxes the blood vessels from tiredness.

Process:

1. Take 4 – 6 spoons and put it in the refrigerator.
2. When they get chilled then take it out.
3. Lie down and place it over your eyes by closing it.
4. Remember to place it on the reverse side of the spoon on each eye.
5. Replace the spoon if it gets warm with another spoon
6. Repeat the same for twice a day to get relief from the puffy eyes.
7. Or you can simply use the bags of frozen vegetables or peas in place of cool metal spoon.

9. Aloe Vera

Aloe vera contains antioxidants and vitamin E which effectively reduces the puffiness around your eyes. It improves the blood circulation and flushes out the fluids present under the eyes and reduces swelling.

Process:

1. Take a fresh aloe vera gel or juice or any aloe vera extract
2. Apply it on around your eyes but make sure that not to apply it inside the eyes, if anything happens then immediately rinse it off with water.
3. Leave it for few minutes and then wash it off with water
4. Repeat the process regularly to get rid of the problem.

10. Massage

A light self massage will also help to relieve you from the puffy eyes.

Process:

1. First of all, close your eyes and press your ring finger gently under one eye.
2. Move the finger in arc shape from inside corner to outside corner,
3. Massage it for about 10 – 15 times and then repeat the same for the other eye.
4. Do the same process before going to bed for better relief and repeat the same regularly to completely get rid of the puffy eyes.

11. Salt

Food like jumbo fries, pepperoni pizza and other salt related foods will cause puffy eyes. But salt alone by itself will do well for eyes with its natural properties.

Process:

1. Take 1/2 teaspoon of salt and dissolve it in a quart of warm water
2. Take a cotton ball or facial pads and dip it in the salt water solution.
3. Then lie down and apply the pad on your eye lids
4. Let it rest for at least 10 minutes and rinse it off with water
5. Repeating the process will be beneficial to you in curing the puffy eyes.