What is the physical cause of dark circles under eyes?

Question

NOTcauses such as lack of sleep or lack of iron, rather, what is the physical cause of them?

Answer 1

There are many causes of dark circles, from age, heredity, allergies, cold or sinus infection, bone structure and glasses which are not so commonly known.
http://www.mydarkcirclesblog.com/2006/11/27/causes-of-dark-circles/

If you would like to apply home remedies to reduce dark circles, here are some of my suggestions:
Buy a box of regular, old fashioned unflavored gelatin (e.g. Knox) from grocery store. Take a small cup or bowl and put in 1 teaspoon of the gelatin mix. Add one tablespoon of boiling water & stir for a minute. Test it on your wrist to make sure it is not too hot. Then, using a cotton ball, pat it under your eyes as you would an eye cream or gel. Go lie down and listen to some music, or take a bath & let it stay on for at least 30 minutes. Then just rinse it off.Gelatin is very high in Vitamin K & Biotin. It will not remove your dark circles on the first application (but you will notice a difference), but if you do it daily for a week, and then 2-3 times a week for maintenance, you should notice a drastic reduction in dark circles.
http://www.mydarkcirclesblog.com/2007/01/01/special-spa-home-remedy-to-reduce-dark-circles/



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Answer 2

Besides the low iron and stress, heart conditions can cause bags and circles, clustering the blood vessels under the eyes can cause darkening too. The loss of elasticity as people age tend to make dark circles because the underlying vessels are closer to the surface. Trauma to the eye, like being jacked in the face, obviously, or internal trauma, like when scuba diving and there is too great of a pressure, the vessels beneath the eyes will rupture.

Answer 3

Dark circles are due to anemia as well as lack of sleep, but if you are asking what it is exactly that causes the circles to be dark, it is leaky capillaries-when hemoglobin is boken down-similiar to what happens when you get a bruise anywhere on your body.

Answer 4

I was told it's lack of water. Whether it's true or not, I don't know. My eyes have dark under them because my mother does and I'm starting to look just like her.

Answer 5

I heard broken blood vessels. I have them too and only way to remove them is to drain them with surgery. Because the skin is translucent, you can see it there more. Rubbing your eyes can aggrevate it too. Prob hereditary has something to do with it. Good luck!
Physician's Formula yellow conceler stick works really well for me, if you need a concealer. =)

Answer 6

.I've always been told they were an indicator of allergies.I really see them in my son when he is affected by seasonal allergies.

Answer 7

it is heredity. simply thin, more translucent skin. I feel your pain...

Answer 8

the truth not jaja!