hey i have sort of bags under my eys and i'm 14 and i was wondering i'm going off to bed now shall i put some slices on ym face?? hmmm
2007-02-22 11:31:23 · 14 answers · asked by Huggles [mozzafan] 4 in Beauty & Style ➔ Makeup
I've heard that Preparation H works well. Getting no less than seven hours sleep and no more than ten each day should help. Make sure to drink plenty of water for the delicate skin under your eyes.
It seems they only use cucumbers because they are cold and possibly astringent:
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Q: I read that putting cucumber slices on your eyes/using cucumber puree on your skin is a good facial. Why?
A:Cucumbers are common ingredients in a lot of facial creams, masks, cleansers, etc. Cucumbers have a long folk-medicine history of being used as an astringent, or something that tightens your pores. Astringents are good at soothing sunburns and acne and reducing the appearance of pores and oily skin. In addition, cucumbers are usually cold from the refrigerator, and so help to reduce swelling (like a cold compress) and are conveniently the perfect size to put over your eyes. You can find some recipes for cucumber masques here and here. Most preparations use cucumber in combination with another astringent like lemon juice or rose water, but you can just use cucumber puree on its own. "
excerpt from http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~bcohen/cucumbers/faq.html
Some people just naturally get dark circles. If it bothers you, you might want to try a light foundation make-up.
2007-02-22 11:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by Dante 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do, as long as you wear them for awhile.
I had the same problem, i had to wake up for a photoshoot a 6 in the morning and i had bad bags under my eyes. I used the cucumber slices and they really helped with the bags. they also help for puffiness. Another good thing to use is preperation H.
2007-02-22 20:12:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm..
Generally, cucumbers don't really help if you're like at a salon or something but if your going to sleep with them for like 8 hours, they're probably going to help clear out some of those bags under your eyes!
Plus, it wouldn't hurt to try them one night, would it?
Good luck!
:)
2007-02-22 19:38:50 · answer #3 · answered by yaynaypayway 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend freezing a spoon for awhile and putting that on instead. The silver from the spoon is supposed to help. At least that's what a beauty expert told me when i went to a class. Hope this helped
2007-02-22 23:43:34 · answer #4 · answered by babygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
err. no. cucumbers them self dont help. if you put em in a freezer it helps cause of the cold. usually the cucumbers are just for show. hope i helped
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2007-02-22 20:06:27 · answer #5 · answered by Hannah A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I actually read this really good article about cucumber, you'll find more useful information there I'm sure:
http://www.carefair.com/Skincare/Treatments/Cucumber_to_the_Rescue_845.html
2007-02-22 19:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by Shannon York 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, cucumbers actually don't work--just something invented by spas.
2007-02-22 21:17:30 · answer #7 · answered by olivia 2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a tuna sandwich yes totally .
2007-02-22 19:47:57 · answer #8 · answered by squawinpants 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it cools the bags reducing them
2007-02-22 19:36:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as you are only 14, I shall decline to answer the question!!!
2007-02-23 07:08:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋