Been glued to your laptop screen? Spending more time on your mobile playing games or watching videos to kill boredom during this coronavirus lockdown? It's time to give a break to your eyes. Longer screen time makes your eyes suffer by straining them and causing tiredness. Till the time you are working from home, the best way to give your eyes some relaxation is by using homemade eye masks. These are not just good for soothing the eyes but can reduce dark circles and puffiness too. The best part is that you can find all the ingredients right in your kitchen. So use these natural ingredients to look after your skin and stay gorgeous. That is why, we have come up with 5 amazing homemade eye masks for you which are effective and easy to make.
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Homemade Eye Masks You Need To Try
Here is the list of five relaxing eye masks which will also reduce dark circles and puffiness naturally.
1. Potato And Mint Eye Mask
Potato is a great eye mask as it has vitamin A, C, starch and various enzymes, which are great to reduce dark circles from your eyes. Also, potatoes and mint both have anti-inflammatory properties. To use this mask, make potato and mint juice together and keep it in the refrigerator. You can make a good quantity to use it several times. Now dip a cotton pad in the solution and apply to your eyes twice a day. After keeping the cotton pads for 25 minutes, rinse your eyes.
2. Milk And Rose Eye Mask
Milk has vital nutrients like vitamins A and B complex which are good for our skin, especially eyes. On the other side, rose petals give a soothing effect to our skin and promote freshness. That is why both milk and rose can work like wonders for your eyes. Take half-bowl of milk and soak fresh rose petals into it overnight in a refrigerator. Next day rub those petals in milk and dip a cotton pad into it. Apply this to your eyes and relax. You can do it everyday before going to sleep.
3. Coffee And Rose Water Eye Mask
Do you know coffee can reduce puffiness from eyes? In fact, the caffeine present in it reduces dark circles too. To make coffee eye mask, take one tablespoon of ground coffee and two tablespoons of rose water into a bowl. Dip a cotton pad into it and apply around your eyes for 30 minutes. After that wash your face with cold water.
4. Turmeric And Lemon Eye Mask
5. Aloe Vera And Olive Oil Eye Mask
We all know that aloe vera has soothing and calming effect on the skin. There are a lot of skin problems that can be eased with aloe vera extracts. Along with that, olive oil should be added as it has anti-inflammatory properties, vitamins and hydrating power. To make an eye mask, take fresh aloe vera pulp into a bowl and add one teaspoon of olive oil into it. Apply on your eyes before going to sleep. You can leave it to dry after removing the cotton pads.
So what are you waiting for? Take good care of your eyes with these effective eye masks in this lockdown period.
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