Cosmetic, lifestyle and other topical remedies can hide or treat unappealing puffiness or discoloration around your eyes. A Glamour Beauty article suggests that "illuminating" concealer pens are popular with celebrities, because they provide exceptional camouflage for discoloration under your eyes. The Mayo Clinic recommends peach-colored concealer for bluish circles and avoiding products that contain salicylic or glycolic acid.
Water
Puffiness results from fluid retention. Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water to prevent and release fluid retention around your eyes. The Natural Eye Care website recommends drinking eight 8-ounce glasses of water every day and avoiding alcoholic or caffeinated beverages.
Sleep
Get a good night's sleep to help reduce darkness around your eyes. Lack of sleep does not cause dark circles or puffy eyes, but the Mayo Clinic website suggests that shortness of sleep may make your skin look paler and exaggerate the hollows around your eyes.
Pillows
Use extra pillows. Puffiness may result from fluid that accumulates in the tissue around your eyes during sleep. The Mayo Clinic recommends using two pillows to elevate your head while you sleep. Elevating your head with more pillows may help prevent fluid from pooling around your eyes.
Nutrition
Practice a balanced and nutrient-rich diet to support healthy tissue around your eyes. According to the Natural Eye Care website, nutrient deficiencies may contribute to discoloration around your eyes. Include whole foods, fruits and vegetables in your diet to support healthy skin around your eyes.
Sunscreen
Use facial sunscreen before going outdoors to help prevent dark circles around your eyes. According to the Mayo Clinic, repeated exposure to the sun may increase dark pigments around your eyes over time.
Acupressure
Apply pressure to the tissue around your eyes to help release fluids and discoloration. Close your eyes and gently press the skin under one eye with your ring finger. Gently rub the area under your eye from the inside corner to the outside corner of your eye 10 to 15 times, then repeat on your other eye.
Cold Compress
Apply a cold compress to your eyes. Puffiness or dark circles may result from dilated or discolored blood vessels around your eyes. A cold compress can provide temporary relief and may help reduce puffiness or darkness around your eyes.
Cucumber
Rest slices of fresh cumber on your closed eyelids for 15 minutes. Cucumbers contain vitamin C and A. According to the World's Healthiest Foods website, cucumbers may reduce swelling around your eyes. Cucumbers contain ascorbic acid, which helps prevent water retention.
Creams
Apply vitamin-rich facial cream to help remedy darkness around your eyes. The Mayo Clinic suggests that facial creams that contain vitamins K, C, E and A may help treat dark circles.
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