Many women (and men) are bothered by the bags under their eyes. In order for them to be able to get rid of them, they need to be aware of what is causing them in the first place. There are many causes for ugly bags under the eyes and some might be temporary and inoffensive while others might be serious and they might require medical attention. Depending on what’s causing bags under your eyes in your case, you can decide which the best treatment to eliminate under eye bags is.

Hot to Remove Bags Under Eyes

Here are some things to remember, when trying to get rid of bags under eyes, or any other under eye treatment.

• Crying – when you cry, the salt in your tears might affect the skin on your face and mostly from under your eyes and make it swollen. Some people might be more sensitive to salt than others and might suffer of swollen face or extremities not only after crying, but also after eating salty foods.

• Allergies – allergic reactions can have different effects. Some of them include the fact that your face gets swollen. Allergies might also affect your blood vessels and cause them tiny breakages. Not only allergies, but also the medication you might be prescribed for them can have the same effect and can lead to bags under the eyes. Steroids for instance are pretty tricky because when they are first taken, they reduce inflammations, but after a while they cause swelling.

• Fluid retention – this means that your cells are filled with more fluid than normally. This is the most common cause of bags under eyes in both men and women. Fluid retention can also have a multitude of causes and reduced salt intake might prevent it. People who suffer of fluid retention often wake up with bags under eyes because when they are lying down and sleeping, fluids migrate towards their face.

• Nicotine and alcohol – both these substances deteriorate the skin condition and speed up the ageing process. This makes skin to lose its elasticity and to become wrinkled. A bad skin condition also makes you more vulnerable to unsightly bags under your eyes. Alcohol also dehydrates you and this leads to fluid retention. Don’t be too surprised if you wake up with bags under eyes after you have partied the entire night.

• Hormonal changes – they don’t actually cause bags under your eyes, but fluid retention. Pregnant women, women during their period and women who use contraceptive pills are likely to have bags under eyes.

Sometimes there are other things that causes bags under eyes are a symptom of a more serious medical condition. Here are some diseases that might result in bags under the eyes. However, keep in mind that these are usually accompanied by other symptoms also. If you suspect that the bags under eyes might come from one of these, address your doctor immediately.

• Mononucleosis – not only the inferior lid is swollen, but also the upper one.

• Dermatitis – it is an inflammation of the skin and it is often caused by allergic reactions to cosmetics. The skin under the eyes is more sensitive and should be taken care of more gently than the skin on the rest of the body.

• Hypothyroidism – others symptoms include changes in the condition of the skin and increased sensitivity to low temperatures.

• Chagas disease – it is caused by a parasite that lives in tropical regions.

• Trichinosis – besides bags under their eyes, sufferers also experience high fever and muscular pain.

In most people bags under eyes are a problem that appears as they get older. When the skin ages, the levels of collagen and hyaluronic acid decrease and this leaves the skin less elastic than it used to be.