What causes Dark Eye Circles?

dark eye circles

They said you won’t get dark eye circles if you got at least 8 hours of sleep.

I did yet I still have ugly dark rings under my eyes and I’m honestly sick of people asking me “Why are you so tired?”

Fatigue isn’t the only reason for under-eye circles. What appear to be under-eye circles are sometimes just shadows cast by puffy eyelids or hollows under your eyes that develop as a normal part of aging.

I went online to search for causes and here are some common causes listed

  • Allergies
  • Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
  • Heredity — dark under-eye circles can run in families
  • Lifestyle factors, such as physical or emotional stress, smoking, or chronic alcohol use can take a toll on your appearance
  • Nasal congestion (which can dilate and darken the veins that drain from your eyes to your nose)
  • Pigmentation irregularities — these are a particular concern for people of color, especially blacks and Asians
  • Rubbing or scratching your eyes
  • Sun exposure, which prompts your body to produce more melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color
  • Thinning skin and loss of fat and collagen — common as you age — can make the reddish-blue blood vessels under your eyes more obviously
  • Lack of iron causing anaemia, so blood cells are unable to carry enough oxygen to the body’s tissues including those under the eyes.
  • Weak or unhealthy functions of Liver, kidney and spleen.

I’m inclined to find the root causes and not restrict to the common home remedies that asked us to slap Cucumber slices or cool tea bags over closed eyes.