What can cause Dark Circles Under Eyes?

Published by Frank on September 24, 2010

In most women a typical beauty problem is having raccoon eyes. These dark circles wreak havoc to the self esteem of a woman so it makes her look constantly tired or sick or worse appear like well, a raccoon. What and exactly why do dark circles appear under the eyes?

The thinnest and most delicate skin in the body is the skin throughout the eye that is thinly dotted with oil glands. When this specific location dries out, the veins become prominent giving the eye a dark coloring

 

 

 

• Heridity: If your mom and dad have dark circles under eyes then there’s a high probability of you getting them too because the thinness of the eye area is a hereditary trait. Also if you’re prone to skin allergies then it could be the cause of those dark circles. Rubbing the eye area and inflammation of the skin around the eye makes it look dark.

 

 

• Not Enough Sleep:

   

  Late night partying, lesser amounts of sleep, fatigue, stress, infected sinuses and pregnancy makes the skin pale. Veins are more prominent when skin is pale which make you have bags under eyes look.

   

   

• Facial Bone Structure: If you have deep set eyes, it gives the appearance of dark shadows around the eyes giving the impression that you have dark circle.

 

 

• Too Much Sun Exposure:
  If you are too exposed to the sunlight, the pigmentation of your skin increases causing the skin to tan. When this happens to the area under the eyes, the exposed skin darkens.

 

 

• Medications:
  A lot of medicines cause the blood vessels to dilate. under eye puffiness will appear due to the thinness of the skin in this area.

 

 

• Improper Nutrition:
  With poor nutrition, the skin will become pale due to the lack of essential nutrients absorbed by the body. Paleness of skin emphasizes the appearance of veins making the skin look dark.

 

 

• Age: Aging is inevitable and as we grow old the skin in the eye area become more dry and wrinkled due to loss of fat and collagen. When this happens the reddish-blue blood vessels under the eyes appear as dark circles.

 

 

• Lifestyle:
  Smoking, an excess of alcohol and caffeine consumption also contributes to having dark circles under eyes.