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April 13, 2007

Allergies & dark eye area shadows

Posted in: Causes & Treatment

allergies & dark eye shadows

Another common and misinterpreted cause of dark bags and circles in the eye area, is actually those of which are induced by allergies and other allergy factors.

Commonly referred to as ‘allergy shiner’ and mimicking the appearance of a black eye cause by making the wrong person mad, these pesky critters can be somewhat hard to identify in some people and even harder to find the best course of action against.

There is an infinite amount of allergies that can contribute or add to the appearance of dark circles caused by allergies, but most commonly can be found to relate to sinus and nasal passage problems.

Sinus problems and symptoms can cause the sudden development of bruising around the nose and eyes (notice how sensitive and itchy these get when having a cold for example) and constant rubbing of the eyes works to further increase the dominance of irritated and dark

Allergy related Dark Circle treatment:

  1. Treating your allergies with the proper medication is key and if you notice a more pronounced or develop ring around the eye area in a time of allergy induced symptoms, getting a professional to diagnose and prescribe a course of action is about the best thing you can hope for
  2. Makeup and concealing techniques can help to reduce and hide the dark shadows during this time if you must go out, but you should be sitting at home resting and drinking your chicken noodle soup silly!
  3. Rubbing of the nose and eyes may be worsening the situation, taking care and notice to not be so vigorous in your rubbing and itching will help inhibit the problem from worsening

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