Tips To Get Rid of Puffy Eyes

Cures for Puffy Eyes

• Elevate Your Head- Use several pillows to elevate you head to keep fluid from 'pooling" under the eyes. Symptoms should be gone in 2- 6 hours.
• Cold Compress- Use a small Ziploc bag filled with ice, wrap it in a washcloth, and place it on the eyes. Repeat as necessary until the swelling is gone.
• Cucumber / Potato Eye Press- Use either sliced raw potatoes or cucumbers and place slices on closed eyes for 15-30 minutes. This should eliminate puffiness.
• Witch Hazel / Rose water Eye Press- Use a cotton or wool pad as an eye press. Soak the pad in either witch hazel or rose water. Close eyes and leave eye pads on for 15-20 minutes.

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Puffy Eye Reducers

• Eye Exercises- Simply move both eyes in a circular motion first clockwise, and then counter clockwise for one rotation. Then move your eyes in all directions. You can do this exercise as needed to relieve symptoms.
• Hot Water & Salt Eye Press- Mix a half a pint of hot (steamy, but not boiling) water with one teaspoon of salt. Soak cotton or wool eye pads in the HOT saline solution. Apply to closed eyes for 5-10 minutes, until pads cool off, and then squeeze out pads and repeat process to relieve discomfort associated with puffy eyes.
• Cold Cream Moisturizers or Eye Cream- Apply a cold cream moisturizer or eye cream to the puffy area. Gently tap the area around the eyes when applying the cream so that any excess fluid that may be around the eyes will drain away. This is only effective for minimal or mild eye puffiness.
• Cold Water Face Splash- Mix tap water with a few ice cubes in a large bowl (or you can fill up the bathroom basin with water and add ice cubes to the sink). Splash your face with the icy water continually for 2-5 minutes to reduce eye swelling and puffiness.

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