What mineral deficiency will cause chronic dark circles under the eyes?

Question

The internet research that I found, suggested magnesium.

Answer 1

Dark circles and fatigue could be due to an iron deficiency or can be caused by many different factors.

The following are the most common causes of those unattractive dark circles.

HEREDITY
Like varicose veins, dark circles under the eyes are usually an inherited trait. If you have dark circles, there is a good chance that others in your family also have them. The skin under the eye is very thin. When blood passes through the large veins close to the surface of the skin it can produce a bluish tint. The more transparent your skin, also an inherited trait, the darker the circles appear.

EXPOSURE TO THE SUN
Even in darker skinned people, exposure to sunlight, especially during the summer months, can cause a higher-than-normal level of skin pigmentation (melanin) under the eyes.

- People get sun tans because exposure to the sun increases the natural pigmentation of the skin and draws that pigmentation to the surface. The same principle applies to the skin under the eyes.

ALLERGIES, ASTHMA and ECZEMA
Any condition that you have that causes your eyes to itch can contribute to darker circles under the eyes because rubbing or scratching the skin can darken the skin. Hay fever sufferers particularly will notice under-eye "smudges" during the height of the allergy season. Some food allergies can also cause the area under the eyes to appear darker.

MEDICATIONS
Any medications that you are taking that causes blood vessels to dilate, can cause circles under the eyes to darken. Because the skin under the eyes is very delicate, any increase blood flow shows through the skin.

NUTRITION
The lack of nutrients in the diet, or the lack of a balance diet, can contribute to the discoloration of the area under the eyes.

FATIGUE, LACK OF SLEEP
A lack of sleep or excessive tiredness can cause paleness of the skin, which again allows the blood underneath the skin to become more visible and appear more blue or darker.

PREGNANCY and MENSTRUATION
The skin can also become more pale during pregnancy and menstruation, which again allows the underlying veins under the eyes to become more visible.

AGE
If you have a propensity to have dark circles under you eyes, as you grow older, they are likely to become more noticeable and permanent. Excess folds of skin under the eyes will also make dark circles more pronounced.

Answer 2

Chronic Dark Circles Under Eyes

Answer 3

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RE:
What mineral deficiency will cause chronic dark circles under the eyes?
The internet research that I found, suggested magnesium.

Answer 4

A lack of iron will cause dark circles. A lot of anemic people have dark circles under there eyes. For females a prenatal vitamin supplement can be helpful or your doctor can prescribe or recommend a supplement.

Answer 5

As mentioned above, multiple reasons: lack of sleep, mineral deficiency(Iron & Magnesium ARE frequent ones), allergies(also frequent), medications, nutrition, underlying illness, etc. Best plan of action is to correct each one in checklist order until relief from dark circles happens(by the way mine WAS Iron & Magnesium).

Answer 6

iron, anemic people have dark circles under their eyes. My sister who does not have an iron deficiency has dark circles under her eyes, she was underweight for her body type, but until they figured that out they kept testing her for anemia.

Answer 7

Lack of sleep, stress, prolonged depression, and insufficient vitamins can all contribute to the dark circles. Lack of moisturizer and rubbing don't cause these, I don't think.

Answer 8

having dark circles below your eyes is not of any mineral difficiency but due to lack of sleep. when one lacks sleep, the tendency of the eyes is to get a bit sunken wrinkling the skin below it causing dark discoloration in the area. for a simple and natural relief, please try putting fresh cucumber on both eyes while they closed. it can be done one to two hrs. before sleeping.