5 budget-friendly hacks to get rid of dark circles

Use Honey

Apply a thin layer of honey to lighten the skin under the eyes. Leave the honey mask under the eyes for 20mins or overnight.

Apply raw potato

Potatoes have natural bleaching agents that can lighten dark circles and help you get rid of puffiness. Grate a chilled potato to extract its juice; soak a cotton ball in it, and apply it on your eyelids. Leave it on for about 15 minutes and rinse it off with cold water. Follow it up with a gentle eye cream. Chilled potato slices applied over the dark circles also help.

Apply tomato paste

Tomato paste is one of the most effective remedies for dark circles. You can make it easily at home. Take one or two fresh tomatoes, one tablespoon of lemon juice and a pinch of gram flour and turmeric powder. Blend these ingredients nicely until they become a thick paste and apply it very gently around your eyes. Rinse it off gently with clean water after 10 or 20 minutes.

Use tea bags

Apply cool tea bags or an ice cube wrapped in soft cloth to your eyes daily. The tannin in tea bags reduces swelling and discoloration. Lie down, preferably in the morning, and leave the cool and damp caffeinated tea bags over your eyes for about 10-15 minutes. Keep your eyes closed. You can refrigerate them overnight so they will be ready in the morning.

Use cucumbers    

You have to place chilled cucumber slices on your closed eyes, and the cool temperature helps in backing off the puffiness by diminishing aggregation of liquid under eyes. Cucumber is, by a wide margin, the most applied home remedies to get rid of dark circles under eyes. Numerous explores have observed that cucumber contains various antioxidants, for example vitexin, cucurbitacins, orientin and isoscoparin, also vitamin K and vitamin C that help reduce discolouration under eyes.

Have you tried every trick in the book and still have failed to get rid of half eight shadows, under your eyes? Eye bags and dark circles, sure can mar your beauty. In case you have collected an assortment of eye creams and still have failed to achieve results, it is time you switch to natural remedies.


We bring to you some DIY home remedies to banish under eye circles.