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How Iced Coffee Can Reduce Dark Under-Eye Circles


By Sarah Kinonen, Allure

Confession time: I've become a bit of an insomniac within the past year. Every night, the time I creep into bed gets later and later, and when I do eventually climb into my Casper, I end up tossing and turning for what feels like hours. Needless to say, come morning, the lack of sleep is clearly evident on my face: I've got what you'd call permanent dark under-eye circles. Ugh.
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Believe me, I've tried just about everything to hide them: extra coats of concealer, various shades of color correctors, and, when desperate enough, a deeper BB cream shade. But I've got to be honest here: Sometimes, the makeup just doesn't cut it — which is why when I recently heard a rumor that iced coffee — as in the beverage I should have permanently IV-dripped into my veins — could help clear up my purple-ish half moons, I was all ears.

Apparently, the idea is that coffee, when frozen into ice trays, can be used to de-puff and de-purple under-eye issues. Curious of the caffeinated drink's efficacy, I asked Elizabeth Tanzi, founder and director of Capital Laser & Skin Care and associate clinical professor, department of dermatology at the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., about the science behind the at-home hack. "The caffeine can constrict blood vessels, while the cooling can reduce swelling," she tells Allure.
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Before you start chilling your strongest brew, Tanzi warns that while the trick does work, it's not an end-all-be-all treatment for under-eye bags. "It can be somewhat helpful, but don't expect miracles," she says. What might work better? Altering your diet. "It may not be 'sexy,' but a low-carb diet can help reduce facial puffiness, which, in turn, helps under-eye circles," Tanzi says. "It costs nothing, but does require a bit of discipline."

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