Help For Dark Circles Under The Eyes

Sleepless nights often occupy parents lives with newborns or especially young children. Bags under the eyes are a common sign of a parent's up-in-the-night-to-give-the-little-ones-some-TLC lifestyle. One could say the dark circles are a symbol of new parental love. But make sure to give yourself some time too. Self love and relaxation time are important. Eye cream for dark circles can also help alleviate the visibility of dark circles.

• Our lifestyle is often a primary cause for the dark circles under eyes. Partying through the night, smoking or a glass of wine too many will result in a lack of oxygen in the blood.
• If you do not eat a balanced diet, you will often suffer a lack of vitamins and minerals: if your body lacks vitamin C, iron or zinc, the first signs of deficiency may be dark circles under eyes.
• Dark circles can also be caused by not using the right products for this area of sensitive skin, such as eye cream for dark circles.
• Dark circles can sometimes also have a medical cause. But don't worry! Speak to your GP about it on your next visit.
• Also, suffering from hayfever can be a leading cause of dark circles under eyes. Frequent rubbing irritates the sensitive skin and can exacerbate dark shadows under the eyes.
• Spending long hours staring at a computer is a great strain on the eyes and can also be a reason that dark circles form.
• Underlying psychological causes? Stress at work, worrying about exams, issues with anxiety can all be reasons for dark circles.
• Find out more about relaxation exercises, anti-stress tips and massage ideas for inner harmony here. 

Bags under the eyes are different from person to person. For some these bags are more vivid in colour, others have dark circles with more depth to them. Some of the causes of dark circles are:

• Fatigue
• Age
• Eye Strain
• Alcohol
• Allergies
• Dehydration
• Sun overexposure
• Genetics
• Diet

The skin under the eyes is very thin, it doesn't have the usual layer of fatty tissue. Instead, there are lots of little blood vessels and lymph glands. If the body lacks oxygen or fluid, the blood can flow slower and is darker in colour. Blood vessels are visible through the fine, almost transparent skin around the eyes. Depending on your skin type, the shadows, bags or dark circles under your eyes will either be brownish or blueish. In some families, dark circles are genetically determined, meaning that particularly fine skin around the eyes has been passed on in your genes.

The skin under your eyes correlates with age, generally getting darker as your get older. As you age your skin becomes thinner, this can lead to the skin around the eyes darkening, resulting in visible dark circles.

Irrespective of whether you suffer from genetically inherited dark circles, or if you have simply had too little sleep, one way to help diminish visibility of dark circles under eyes is concealer. Concealer is available in stick form or as a thin cream. It should always be a shade lighter than your natural complexion or the make-up you use. As a rule, a small quantity is sufficient to hide dark circles. Eye cream for dark circles should always be used as well as concealer to help reduce the problem instead of only covering it.
Apply concealer either with a fine brush or with your fingertip right under the eye and smooth it in evenly. Blend carefully so that you cannot see the contrasting colours. Alternatively, you can use NIVEA Hyaluron Cellular Filler Anti-Age Eye Cream daily. It immediately corrects darker areas under the eyes and dark circles, reduces puffiness, moisturises and refreshes the eye area and even smooths laughter lines.