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How do you get rid of puffy eyes?

without medication would help please and does cucumbers really help?
thank you x

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hiya

i tried cucumbers and they didn't help for me i have puffy eyes too but note mine are extreme. i am trying a holistic approach as products didnt really work. This is what i am trying and maybe helpful for you

1. drink more water, read somewhere years ago that being dehydrated makes your body retain water
2. cut down on salt intake as that causes puffiness. Also have a well balanced diet
3. sleep more - 8 hours + beauty sleep
4. exercise
5. sleep with your head raised e.g. on 2 pillows that raised positions stops puffiness building up
6. if you are applying any eye creams gels dont apply too near your eye as maybe causing puffiness
7. certain medical conditions cause puffiness of eyes.
8. maybe caused by allergies?

hth

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• Tea-bags are very useful for this! Yes, it sounds bizarre, but place a used, cooled teabag over each eye and rest for 10 minutes. If you refrigerate the teabags first it will intensify the effect as the cold will further constrict blood vessels to minimise dark shadows and calm puffiness. Cucumbers help too :)
• Chamomile creams,or tea bags.
  
  You simply soak tea bags in hot water,rinse in cool water,to create an eye pack that really does wonders!Then apply for 20 minutes or so,and this will immediately reduce puffiness and eye bags will begin to fade rather quickly!Chamomile night creams,and eye gels will do wonders as well and are quite reasonably priced.

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• I read once you could put 2 spoons in the freezer and after a little bit when they're really cold, apply them around your eyes gently, a couple seconds at a time. It actually worked well for me.. but now I just stick to wetting 2 washcloths(sp?) and let them sit on my eyes for about 5 minutes..it works wonders!
• Take tea bags and rest them over your eyes for a few minutes. Also keeping a spoon in the freezer also does the trick. I've tried cucumbers before and they dont really work well for me.
• Hello! Use wet camomile's tea bags. First, you have to put the tea bags in the refrigerator. Then, after they get slightly cold, take them out and put them on your eyelids. Break a leg!
• cold water...
• yes cucumber and get enough sleep
• Go to sleep earlier.