Tired Eyes

Tired eyes, besides causing physical discomfort, are also physically unattractive.  Whether the cause is lack of sleep, stress, irritation due to your contact lenses, illness, or strain caused by computer glare or inadequate lighting, there are a number of natural cures that can restore a gleam to your beautiful eyes.

Your tired eyes can be exhibited through a number of physical manifestations, including puffiness, itchiness, soreness, dark circles and being bloodshot.  There are a variety of ways to get rid of your tired eyes; some home remedies can provide relief to all of your irritations at once, while others are more specific to certain symptoms.

Home Remedies for Tired Eyes:

Cold Water Compress:

If your eyes are itchy or bloodshot, try the home remedy most often employed for eye troubles:  immerse a washcloth in ice cold water and place over your face until the washcloth warms.  Reapply the cold compress until the itchiness abates.

Milk Puffs:

The healing properties of milk have long been understood as a natural cure to a variety of ailments.  Dip cotton puffs in whole milk and place on your eyes for 15 to 20 minutes, several times a day.  This home remedy will relieve any soreness you are experience with your tired eyes while helping to reduce puffiness.

Cucumber Slices:

Long the choice of divas and spas, slices of cucumbers can be used as a natural cure for the puffiness that your tired eyes can experience.  After peeling a cucumber to avoid scratching your face with the sometimes rough skin, relax with slices covering your closed eyes for up to half an hour, several times a day.  The juice from the cucumber can also help to reduce the dark circles you may experience.

Tea Bags:

Use tea bags of the flavor or kind of your choice to make a brew that will be one of the best home remedies for your eyes.  Bring a small pot of water to a boil and add two tea bags.  After leaving at a rolling boil for 5 minutes, remove from heat and chill.  Once fully chilled, place the tea bags over your eyes and relax as they take away itchiness, reduce dark circles and puffiness, sooth soreness and reduce the bloodshot appearance.  As an alternative, combine with one of the other natural cures and immerse a washcloth in the chilled tea to produce a compress sure to sooth.

Warm Water Compress:

To relax and calm your tired eyes after a long day, bring water to a boil.  Remove from heat and allow to sit for several minutes, until you can comfortable touch water without burning.  Immerse a washcloth in the water and drape across your face to relieve pain and irritation was gearing up to enjoy a good night’s sleep.