bags under eyes & purpleness

eurotrotter

hi ppl
hope yer all well
im just getting a bit concerned about eh bags and purpleness under my eyes
i think i get sufficient sleep, i do excercise regulary, defintiely an half hour a day, i eat well and i dont drink much at all or use drugs.
i just don't know wat it might be, but then again, i wouldnt know much about this topisc anyway.
anyone know what i could do i get rid of these?
thanks for yer help lads
i just thought id throw the thread up cos iv noticed a lot of ppl out there seem to have the same issue.
thanks

artnotort

i heard sleeping with your head slightly higher helps.
as does reducing the amount of salt you have

xzanti

If you're putting any gels or creams under your eyes be very careful not to get it into you eyes, just pat it around the area... Under your eyes do not have ducts to excrete foreign substances and it will sit there and make your eyes even more puffy...

Stark

Could be a sign that the muscles around the eyes are strained (if for example you were sitting around using a VDU all day). Or could be just damage to the delicate skin around the eye area, in which case a gel or a cream should help.

I'm trying L'oreal men expert at the moment, but it's fairly crappy imo. Seems to work on the bags but is having no effect on the purple. I'm going to try picking up some Clarins at some point, I've heard it's supposed to be great.

little miss

It could be a mineral deficiency or an allergic reaction. I've had this before and had to take iron supplements and stop drinking red wine and eating nuts. Got much better! For bags under eyes, I recommend benefits new cream. Don't remember its name but I have it and its fab!

Stargal

Aaaaaaages ago someone on this board recommended E45 cream for dark circles under your eyes; it sounded totally random at the time but I tried it cos loads of people started raving about it, and it was actually really effective.

I can't think of anything else really tbh; has anyone actually had any results from natural stuff like teabags and cucumbers? Always really dubious about them, but hey, maybe there's something there!

Siogfinsceal

I get terrible shadows under my eyes probably as they are very deep set. Have heard of an opp you can get for eyes like mine where they inject filler to plump them out a bit but thats too extreme for me! I did find the origins nightamins eye cream very good though. its dear but I got mine at a bargain price on ebay. estee lauder concealer is fantastic for covereing them up too

SarahSassy

Its also a sign of dehydration so start drinking about 1.5 litres water per day til it settles down.