Bags under your eyes are nothing to be proud of. It takes away your youth and makes your face look dull and tired. These bags appear under your eyes for a variety of reasons and you must not just try and hide them with cosmetics; they are of no use. They will act as a temporary solution to hide the dark marks on your face but beyond that they serve no purpose.

You need to understand the reason why you are suffering with dark circles. Chances are that you are suffering with a vitamin deficiency, in order to take care of this you need to either get supplements or you need to change your diet. Eating a healthy diet that includes plenty of fresh fruits, juices and vegetables will be an asset to your health. Drinking plenty of water and flushing out the toxins from your body. If excess water or water retention is the cause of the puffiness under your eyes then drinking water will help you to flush out the excess water from your body.

You also need to reduce the amount of sodium that you are eating. Sodium causes water retention that leads to dark circles and puffiness under the eyes. Avoid foods that are sodium rich; this includes fried foods, fast foods and cheese. You must also avoid using sodium in your food preparations. Ready to eat foods and soups are also sodium rich and must be avoided.

Sleep well at night and make sure that you get adequate sleep. Its quantity and not quality that will make a difference. Get adequate sleep during the night and make sure that there are no disturbances in the bedroom. Make sure that the television and computer are out of the room and keep all allergens out. Use an air purifier to get rid of all allergens. Keep the bedroom dark.

Also make sure that you live a life devoid of smoke. Cigarette smoke is the worst thing that you can expose yourself too and if you are then it is on of the main reasons why you are displaying circles and bag around your eyes. Quit smoking and do not expose yourself to second hand smoke either.