What causes dark circles under the eyes?

Many people are troubled by congenital dark circles, because they cannot be effectively solved by various methods. In fact, this is caused by skin pigmentation and some congenital genetic constitution.

1. The deposition of melanin in the skin is closely related to the congenital genetic constitution. Most other family members will have similar situations. Not only do they have natural dark circles under their eyes, but the areas around their lips and skin wrinkles are also darker in color. People with atopic allergies are particularly prone to this condition, especially when the skin is dry, it appears dull and lifeless.

The skin around the eye sockets is the thinnest skin on the human body. If the blood and lymph circulation is poor, the skin color will be slightly purple-blue and appear darker. Poor physical condition, emotional stress, staying up late, smoking, drinking, eating spicy food and other factors may aggravate this type of natural dark circles.

2. For people who are naturally troubled by dark circles under their eyes, in addition to paying attention to a regular lifestyle and a balanced diet, there are also some ways to help improve it. People who are busy with work should try to find opportunities to lie down and rest to improve blood flow to the eyes. Apply hot compress and massage your eyes before going to bed at night to dilate blood vessels and promote blood circulation; if your eyelids are swollen during the day, you can use ice compress to contract the blood vessels and eliminate swelling.

3. When choosing skin care products for people with naturally dark circles, you can use an eye cream with high moisturizing properties to improve dryness. Skin care products containing whitening and anti-wrinkle ingredients such as fruit acid, kojic acid, L-ascorbic acid and vitamin K also have a certain degree of effect. Depending on the severity of the situation, doctors may prescribe some depigmenting drugs, such as azelaic acid, hydroquinone, vitamin A, etc. to inhibit pigment activity.

4. If you want to quickly improve the problem of natural dark circles, you can also use some treatments and surgical methods. Fruit acid peels, whitening treatments or laser treatments can achieve wrinkle and dark circles removal effects and have good results for dark circles of different causes and degrees.