At-Home Beauty Treatments # 3 Recipes for Puffy Eyes and Dark Circle

With stress, age, and insomnia, it's no wonder your eyes look like they do. Try these simple, at-home recipes for spa-quality eye treatments.

Green Tea Cucumber Slices

A variation on the traditional cucumber remedy, with twice the results.

Ingredients:

½ cucumber

1 green tea bag

Instructions:

Brew green tea, steep, chill. Slice cucumber and add to green tea. Refrigerate until cool. Place soaked cucumber slices over eyes for 10 minutes.

Avocado-Almond Rinse

A rich masque for your eyes.

Ingredients:

5 drops almond oil

3 slices ripe avocado

Instructions:

Blend almond oil into avocado, smear around eyes. Rest 5 minutes. Rinse with cool water.

Potato Puffiness Cure Cream

Moisturize and soothe your eyes with this simple recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 raw potato

1 tsp moisturizer

Instructions:

Peel potato, grate finely. Measure 2 teaspoonfuls into moisturizer, mix well. Apply liberally around eyes, cover with damp cotton pads or gauze. Let rest 10 minutes. Rinse with cool water.

Sour Cream & Parsley Pillows

Reduces puffiness and increases circulation.

Ingredients:

2 tsp sour cream

1 tsp fresh parsley

2 squares cloth

Instructions:

Chop parsley finely, mix into sour cream. Place half of mixture into the middle of each square of cloth, fold into "pillows," put one on each eye for 10-15 minutes.

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