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Preventing excess eye baggage

Do you suffer from dark circles under your eyes even when you’ve had a good night’s sleep? Have you spent hundreds of dollars on expensive eye creams without any results? Dark circles are not only a sign that you may need more sleep or you’ve been out drinking too much alcohol, they can also indicate an underlying health condition such as an allergy to certain foods or something in your environment, a nutritional deficiency, adrenal fatigue or dehydration. The combination of having a fair complexion and thin skin under the eyes is also a common cause of dark circles.

Identifying and treating the cause of dark eye circles is the best solution for a clear, healthy complexion around your eyes, together with some helpful natural topical treatments.

EXCESSIVE SUN

Chronic sun exposure is a major cause of destruction of collagen and elastin within the skin, which results in the skin losing its elasticity and tone. This damage can accumulate over the years and eventually lead to premature skin ageing, particularly around the eye area, which can worsen dark eye circles.

Increased sun exposure on the face can also cause overactivity of

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