Eye puffiness is a constant cause of worry for women of today. It makes you look overworked, tired and severely stressed and also greatly decreases your attractiveness. To combat dark circles from forming underneath your eyes, here are simple activities and methods which you can do within the comforts of your own home.

The first step to prevent dark circles from forming is to have enough rest and sleep for the day. Physicians usually recommend 6 to 8 hours of sleep. The Chinese also believe that when you sleep during the hours of 11pm to 3am, your liver naturally rejuvenates your body. Sleeping during these hours help you garner more benefits from it that sleeping in the wee hours of the morning. When sleeping, you can also elevate your head with pillows to help decrease eye puffiness. Your head should be higher than your heart when sleeping. Gravity will help lessen the accumulated blood underneath your eyes when you sleep in this position.

Eye puffiness is also caused by the pooling of blood into lax blood vessels underneath the eyes. Cool tea bags and ice wrapped in a soft cloth, when applied to the eyes also reduce their puffiness. These items are known to decrease the distension because of the tannin in the tea bags and the strong cooling effect of ice, which are known to vasoconstrict the blood vessels, thus decreasing blood from pooling in them. Cucumber slices also help in reducing eye puffiness and dark circles. Apply them for about 15 minutes to reduce the puffiness and you