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45 years old and developing dark circles? There is nothing more normal about this physiological upheaval. Resulting from several factors, dark circles can appear at any age. But it's when we get older that they get bigger. But then whose fault is it? And what solutions exist to get rid of dark circles at 45? This is what we will see in this article by first learning about the factors responsible for the development of dark circles at your age. Then, in a second step by discovering all the solutions available to you to prevent, reduce or eliminate dark circles at 45 years old. 

Dark circles at 45: why do they appear under my eyes?

What internal process triggers the arrival of dark circles?

The manifestation of dark circles at 45 is the result of a inefficient blood and lymphatic circulation (the lymphatic system allows tissue drainage and eliminates waste present in the body). You should know that the skin under the eyes is much thinner (0,5mm thick against 2 on average) than on other parts of the body. Hence the fact that this disturbance of blood or lymphatic microcirculation is so edifying on this body part and that it manifests itself physically by the arrival of dark circles.

Several types of dark circles are likely to develop at age 45:

• dark circles (brown or blue / purplish). These are recognized by the pigmentation that is localized under the lower area of ​​the eye. These dark circles can occur following various causes at 45 years old. In terms of brown / yellow circles, it is a pigmentation problem. For the bluish circles it is quite simply a physical phenomenon. The skin being 4 times thinner on the area under the eye, the vascularization is visible. In other words, the blue / purplish circles at 45 years old are due to the thinness of the skin which allows the blood circulation to appear by transparency. In both cases, poor lifestyle habits and poor lymphatic and blood microcirculation are the two causes that may make the problem worse.

• The hollow dark circles are caused by the skin aging. Usually, they are written into the genetic makeup. These dark circles are the result of the loss of muscle and fat around the eye, which causes loss of volume and therefore the appearance of a hollow groove below the eyes.

• Full circles or aka bags under the eyes. These are the result of a buildup of watery fluid and fat under the eyes. Usually they happen as they get older. Also be aware that they are generally genetic. In addition, the microcirculation also has its share of responsibility. Indeed, when it does not work properly, it will tend to intensify the arrival of these pockets. What, once again, be careful to have a healthy lifestyle.

Comment: be careful not to confuse this type of pocket with the pockets that are drawn on your face when you wake up which are due to a lack of lymphatic and venous drainage during your sleeping hours and which dissipate after a few minutes or hours. These morning bags are usually encouraged by overwork, fatigue, insufficient sleep, alcohol, and smoking.

Factors responsible for dark circles at 45 years old

The number one cause responsible for the development of dark circles at age 45 is the fact of get older. In fact, as we age and especially at peri-menopause, the physiology of the layers of the skin will change and deteriorate. In addition to losing muscle, the skin will then become thinner, less firm, less elastic and the tissues will sag. All of this will both lead to the appearance of wrinkles at age 45, but also to the aggravation or appearance of dark circles.

One of the other main factors that is responsible for the formation of dark circles at 45 years, East genetic. Indeed, each of us has more or less a genetic tendency to have bags or dark circles. These hereditary rings are also called "congenital rings". In other words, if members of your family tend to have dark circles, you are also more likely to see them develop too.

One of the other causes responsible for the appearance of dark circles at 45 is a poor lifestyle. This includes various other factors which are:

• Tiredness. When your body is tired, the lymphatic system et blood flow get lazy and do not turn as it should. The microcirculation is notably poorer, and toxins are not eliminated well enough. As a result, they cluster in the lower eyelid and dark circles appear at 45 years of age. If fatigue persists, do not hesitate to make an appointment with a doctor who will give you a check-up to check that everything is fine.

• Not enough sleep. Of course linked to fatigue, you should also know that not having enough hours of sleep will increase the appearance of dark circles at age 45 because the lymphatic system is slowed down when your body is active. As a result, she normally takes advantage of your rest and therefore of your sleep time to run at full capacity and effectively drain the body. Thus, when one does not get enough sleep, optimum drainage cannot take place. As you will have understood, dark circles appear as a result.

• Stress or anxiety creates mental fatigue which interferes with the proper functioning of the lymphatic system and therefore encourages the appearance of dark circles.

• technological devices and their light. It is now demonstrated that young people your age spend on average too much time watching TV screens, laptops or computers. And these devices that emit blue light will disrupt sleep and cause visual fatigue responsible for the appearance of dark circles at 45 years.

• Poor food consumption, alcohol consumption, and smoking. These three causes have a point that connects them: they bring or develop organic waste in the body. The lymphatic circulation will therefore have to increase its efforts to eliminate this waste. On the other hand, they are toxic in high doses and interfere with the proper functioning of the body including drainage and blood microcirculation, the main responsible for the appearance of dark circles at 45 years.

How to get rid of dark circles at 45?

To get rid of dark circles at 45, you will need to pay attention to your lifestyle and your skincare routine. In the event that you are not getting convincing effects, you can also consider more extensive medical treatments, which in the majority of cases give impressive results.

Have a healthy lifestyle

1 - Good sleep against dark circles at 45

Given that the leading cause of dark circles at age 45 is the fatigue, it will be necessary get enough hours of sleep. Indeed, this will drain toxins and avoid having dark circles when you wake up. When you are 45 years old, it is recommended to sleep between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. If you have trouble falling asleep, you can, to cite just these examples, do activities that relax you (yoga, meditation), do a infusion or even stop the screens thirty minutes before going to bed.

2 - good food consumption

Adopt a good, balanced and healthy diet allows not to cause the accumulation of organic waste in your body, but above all to provide the nutrients required for the lymphatic and blood systems to work optimally. In the end, a good diet is an essential factor in stimulating good vascularity in the body. To prevent the appearance of dark circles at 45 years :

• Avoid foods containing saturated fats and refined sugars responsible for the production of free radicals and toxins. On the contrary, prefer foods that contain good fats (fats of vegetable origin).
• Eat fruits and vegetables that are rich in vitamins and fibers that help keep your skin hydrated and healthy.
• Try to eat foods rich in antioxidants that prevent premature aging of cells on a regular basis. We recommend the consumption of red fruits which are among the foods richest in antioxidants and therefore effectively fight against the development of free radicals and skin decline.
• In general, consume products rich in vitamins, trace elements, omega-3 and proteins which ensure the proper balance of the skin and therefore prevent the appearance of dark circles at 45 years.

3 - Drink to avoid dark circles at 45

The hydrolipidic film (or otherwise called the protective film) of the skin consists in part of water. It is responsible for protecting your skin and keeping it healthy. When your skin is lacking in water, its condition will deteriorate, your complexion will dull and blemishes such as dark circles will emerge. To avoid this, drink at least 1,5l of water every day.

4 - Watch out for smoking and alcohol

It is better to avoid cigarettes and alcohol which are responsible for the deterioration of the condition of the epidermis. Indeed, alcohol and tobacco are harmful to the body and damage the constituents of the dermis. As a result, in addition to depositing a lot of waste in the body, they severely hamper the irrigation of skin tissues and cause dark circles at 45 years of age.

5 - Avoid being overwhelmed with dark circles at 45

If you want to fight dark circles at 45, you will have to at all costs avoid too many activities, stress and solicitations. Conversely, practice activities that relax you. And nothing beats a reminder, to limit visual fatigue, avoid spending too much time in front of TV, laptop or computer screens, especially before going to bed. Switch on "Night mode" or lower the brightness of your screens as soon as possible. Remember to take breaks frequently enough to allow your eyes to rest.

Which actions and which products to adopt to fight against dark circles?

1 - A cosmetic concealer

The concealer eye contour treatments will encourage circulation and therefore make dark circles less visible at age 45, or even remove them. For that, it will be necessary to be assiduous and to apply your care daily, morning and evening.

To avoid having bags under the eyes, prefer a cream containing ingredients that promote lymphatic and blood circulation and therefore have a draining action. When it comes to pigmented dark circles, choose a cream that hydrates and with decongestant ingredients. Some also have a metal tip often called "Roll-on", which allows you to use your cosmetic while massaging your skin for increased efficiency.

Annotation: Favor the use of products with ingredients of natural origin and from organic farming to guarantee the maximum effects and avoid potentially harmful compounds. To help you know which one to adopt, we recommend the app INCIBeauty who examines the formulation of cosmetic care to confirm whether it is healthy or not.

2 - Take the right actions against dark circles at 45

Circular massages

One of the most effective remedies to fight dark circles at 45, is to practice massages / tapping on the skin around the eyes. The massage to be performed is also called lymphatic massage. This type of massage is best done when you apply your concealer eye contour treatment.

These gentle massages will both increase the penetration of the active ingredients contained in your cream and boost the blood and lymphatic microcirculation so that the blood and lymph do not slow down and therefore circulate optimally. To explain it another way, when you massage your skin around the eye area you are therefore manually draining the circulation around your eye. As a result, your dark circles and puffiness are much less visible.

How to perform this lymphatic massage to fade or remove dark circles at 45 years old?

Morning and evening, apply your concealer eye contour to the skin of the inner corner of the eye (at the level of the nose) where the tear sac is located. Massage and gently palpate the underside of the eyes, staying on the hard part and without going too high (leave about 0,5 cm between your finger and the insertion of the eyelashes). Make circular movements, smoothing out, making several strokes with your fingertips from the inner corner of your eye to the outer corner. You can also do the upper eyelid, just below the browbone, always doing these circular movements.

Cold

The cold technique wakes up the eyes by activating the microcirculation and therefore fade or even easily remove dark circles at 45 years old. There are several techniques, but one that works the best and the fastest to have a glowing gaze again is to put two teaspoons in the refrigerator for about a quarter of an hour. Then, position them over the eyes for about five minutes.

A grandmother's remedy effective against dark circles at 45: cucumber

Cucumber is a vegetable that provides a great source of hydration since it has more than 95% water. What is more, it is enriched with vitamin K which boosts blood circulation. It therefore provides both decongestant and very interesting moisturizing virtues. By putting it in the cold, it will have all the more effects. To use it, it's simple. Place a washer before going to bed on each eye and leave for 10 minutes.

3 - The jade roller: an effective tool against dark circles at age 45

When applying your beauty product or massaging daily in front of the TV for example, you can massage the area where your dark circles are with a jade scroll.

Indeed, it is very useful for, in particular, decongesting the eyes and revive the microcirculation. Therefore, it is ideal for getting rid of puffiness and dark circles at 45. At the same time, it is also perfect for:

• Improve the radiance of the complexion;
• firm and plump the skin;
• energize the pores of the skin thanks to the fact that the stone of the roller remains cold (put it in the fridge to stimulate the microcirculation even more);
• promote collagen production and smooth even established wrinkles;
• Slow down the aging of the epidermis.

Hide your dark circles 

Finally, know that having dark circles is natural. When you have a tendency to have them, it turns out to be very difficult to avoid them completely and permanently. To make your dark circles at 45 years, the last solution will therefore be to make up them using a pigmented concealer. The latter will hide the pigmentation. The best choice to effectively cover your dark circles is to use a concealer a half-tone below the color of your complexion (do not hesitate to ask for advice in store). Indeed, a too dark concealer concealer will increase the visibility of dark circles and a too light concealer will not camouflage them sufficiently.

Medical treatments to get rid of dark circles at 45

Finally, note that if your dark circles at 45 are causing you discomfort and complex, medical remedies more or less heavy exist to fight against the latter. There are some with or without surgical interventions. To have a treatment adapted to your dark circles, you will have to call a health professional. Each dark circles and each organism being unique, the latter will be able to advise you on a treatment that suits you.

Treatments without surgical interventions

These treatments, which we are going to see, do not require surgery and anesthesia. They have the advantage of being quickly produced.

• The laser. It will be recommended for colored circles because it will act on the pigments of the latter by eliminating them. Thus, the color of your facial skin and that of your under the eyes will be particularly close.

• Hyaluronic acid injections. This solution is suitable for people with dark circles at 45 years old. It works by stuffing the loss of volume with hyaluronic acid. Depending on the person, these injections are visible from 6 months to 18 months.

• Radio frequency. Technique adapted to eliminate pigmented dark circles at age 45, it acts by densifying the skin under the eye. As a result, blood circulation becomes less marked and dark circles at the same time!

• The peeling. Appropriate specifically for dark circles, the peeling technique boosts cell renewal and allows you to erase or reduce the coloration resulting from melanin. On the other hand, it will have to be used periodically for a result that lasts over time.

Treatments performed under anesthesia

Certain dark circles at 45 can only be treated by plastic surgery.  

• Lipofilling. Adapted for hollow dark circles, this manipulation amounts to introducing its fat from another part of the body at the level of the underside of the eyes to fill the hollow.

• Blepharoplasty to remove full dark circles at 45 years old. Cosmetic surgery is the only way to remove bags under the eye. It works by removing the accumulation of fat and excess skin that is located under the eyes.