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9 foods that helps reduce dark circles

Health expert, Dr Rohini Patil tells you how to combat dark circle with foods

The skin around the eyes is much thinner as compared to the facial skin. It also contains a fewer number of oil and sweat glands. This is the reason it tends to remain dry and more prone to damage. When the colour of the skin around your eyes is darker as compared to that of your face, we call that dark circles. "Dark circles are not a disease, consider it as a warning, as an indication that something is going wrong in your body," warns Dr Rohini Patil, MBBS, Nutritionist. Actually dark circles are considered the first sign of mature ageing. "Dark circles have become a very common problem nowadays," says Dr Patil. We ask the health expert to give us a fresh insight into prime reasons why we suffer from dark circles and how to combat them with food. "Now while the reasons could be many, some of the common culprits are heredity, lack of sleep and fatigue: they are probably the major reasons," she says. Other reasons include poor nutrition, and salty food, excessive screen time, dehydration, rubbing the eyes, excessive exposure to UV rays,  Nasal congestion, pollution, smoking, alcohol consumption, stress, anger and anxiety contribute to increasing dark circles. "Nothing to scratch your head out, you can treat dark circles with the help of proper nutrition," affirms Patil. Here are some great foods- organic home solutions to combat and minimise dark circles, regular intake of which can help you reduce the condition to a great extent! Keep scrolling...

All images from FreepikTomatoes

We all love the sight of big, juicy red tomatoes now, don't we? A common household ingredient, tomatoes are rich in antioxidants like lycopene that helps to protect blood vessels and improve circulation to the eyes. They help in the protection of delicate skin under the eyes, by boosting the circulation of blood. Tomatoes are rich in vitamin C, potassium, etc that is to maintain the health of skin regime. You can try eating a healthy mix of salad with tomatoes or simply cut fine slices and apply over the eyelids at regular intervals.


This one goes without saying, many beauty treatments laud the benefits of cucumber while loading this magical vegetable heavily in skincare products. Commonly marketed as a cooling agent for the eyes, in reality, cucumber has high content of water that simply rehydrates. Consumption of cucumber helps to fight the uneven tone of skin and boost collagen production. Cucumber is rich in vitamin A, K, E, C which improves the elasticity of blood vessels, coagulation and blood clotting. It hydrates the body as well.

Watermelon Watermelon

Watermelon sugar high...This song finds perfect expression while trying to banish dark circles away from your life forever! It includes 92% of water that is good for hydration of the body. It is also rich in antioxidants including beta carotene which is beneficial for eye health. Watermelon contains vitamins B1, C, B6, as well as magnesium and potassium.
 So what are you waiting for, load up on this goodness!

Blueberries Blueberries

No smoothie bowl is ever complete without tossing a few blueberries in! Now, while this superfood may increase the aesthetic value of your breakfast food, blueberries are also rich in vitamin k, c, omega 3, manganese etc. It helps to protect the blood vessels and improve blood circulation to the eyes.
 Now there's absolutely no excuse to skip the morning routine of blueberry smoothies! 

Vitamin E rich foodsVitamin E

Vitamin E
Vitamin E helps to fight enzymes that break the skin elasticity. It fights against wrinkles and ageing. A great ingredient in beauty products, it also, it removes dark circles and blemishes. Foods like almond, peanuts, spinach, sunflower 
seeds, broccoli etc are rich in vitamin E.  

Green Vegetables Green Vegetables

Green Vegetables
You've often heard your parents insist that you load up on your greens! This highly neglected toddler food is now your saviour to getting rid of dark circles. According to Dr Patil, eating green veggies boost blood circulation and improve the texture of the skin. Mint, Spinach, Broccoli etc are rich in vitamin K that plays an important role in promoting circulation of blood to reduce puffiness and discolouration. You can either juice the greens or have them in your lunch salad. 

Oranges, image courtesy FreepikOranges

Orange is rich in vitamin A and C that removes the free radicals from the skin and helps to boost collagen.
 This citrusy goodness is best eaten as is. Orange you glad that your dark circles are no more?



Who would know that a humble food would help you get rid of dark circles? It is the red pigment from the betalain antioxidants that are useful for eye health and detoxifies. It is rich in magnesium, dilate, betalains and vitamin C that reduces dark circles.  

Papaya, image courtesy Freepikpapaya

Papaya is rich in vitamin A and it has anti-ageing properties for the skin. It helps to remove dark circles. It also includes vitamin C and magnesium. It is a natural bleaching agent to remove dark circles and clears the skin.  So go on, include this magic fruit in your fruit salad or simply eat it as is!


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