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You can take a metal spoon and put it into a cold cup of really cold ice water. Leave it for about 3 minutes and take it out and but it under, over, (i don’t recommend on) your eyes/eye lid or where ever your dark circles are. Good Luck! )

I have hereditary dark circles as well and have been trying more botanical based products now – and now sell them.
I know the circles are not going to go away, but I religiously use Arbonne’s eye cream EVERY DAY! It has helped to not make the circles look as dry and smooths them out. I have been using the same tube for the past 4 months. I rub a little on my eyelids and under the eye right after a shower
You can try it and order online at http://www.kimo.myarbonne.com. It is delivered to you by UPS and directly from the warehouse. If you don’t like it, you can always call and have it sent back.
You can also follow up with me via my website too.

ok i know you said no makeup….but i have 2 answers that you should consider that are technically cosmetics. #Orgins No Puffery ~ this helps with puffiness and and bags. #2 Smash Box ~Photo Op undereye lightener. It is not a concealer, it is a light diffuser. I love those two products, they’ve helped me anyway! good luck!
Oh yeah look up skin lightening lotions, the proactive brand has one. It’s a light skin bleacher, just be careful!

Dark circles can treated with regular and gentle care.Eat vegetables and fruits that are rich in vitamin E. Include a multivitamin with iron tablet in your diet. Eat at least one green leafy vegetable a day. Check out http://useinfo-darkcircles.blogspot.com/ for more info.

Wash your face with cold water in the morning and at night.
When you sleep, wet a small wash cloth with ice water, and put it on your eyes for 20 – 30 minutes.
Make sure you get enough sleep.
Don’t spend time with screens.

If you want to use make up you can buy a stick that is yellow and you put a little under your eye and then pad with foundation on a make up pad…I dont think they are hereditary,just caused by different things!

I don’t think so they are hereditary but vitamin k is so post to help.

CAUSES:
Heredity
Like varicose veins, dark circles under the eyes are usually an inherited trait. The skin under the eye is very thin. When blood passes through the large veins close to the surface of the skin it can produce a bluish tint. The more transparent the skin — also an inherited trait — the darker the circles appear.
In people with a deep-set bone structure, shadowing contributes to the dark color under the eyes.
- Allergies, asthma, and eczema
Any condition that causes the eyes to itch can contribute to darker circles due to rubbing or scratching the skin around them. Hay fever sufferers particularly will notice under-eye “smudges” during the height of the allergy season. Some food allergies can also cause the area under the eyes to appear darker.
- Medications
Any medications that cause blood vessels to dilate can cause circles under the eyes to darken. Because the skin under the eyes is very delicate, any increased blood flow shows through the skin.
- Anemia
The lack of nutrients in the diet, or the lack of a balanced diet, can contribute to the discoloration of the area under the eyes. It is believed that lack of mineral iron can cause dark circles as well. Iron deficiency is the most common type of anemia and this condition is a sign that not enough oxygen is getting to the body tissues.[citation needed]
The skin can also become more pale during pregnancy and menstruation (due to lack of iron), which again allow the underlying veins under the eyes to become more visible.
- Fatigue
A lack of sleep or excessive tiredness can cause paleness of the skin, which again allows the blood underneath the skin to become more visible and appear more blue or darker.[citation needed]
Some skin care experts say that fatigue has nothing to do with the dark circles, but it has to do with when one lies down since gravity can cause fluid to collect in the lower eye lid.[citation needed]
- Age
Dark circles are likely to become more noticeable and permanent with age. Excess folds of skin under the eyes will also make dark circles more pronounced.[citation needed]
Medical conditions
Another cause may be bad blood circulation. Cardio exercise increases blood circulation and may help the dark circles to disappear.[citation needed]
Dark eye circles could be a sign of excessive loss of water from the body (dehydration).
TREATMENT:
Although to date, there has been no end-all to curing or reducing dark circles, there are many home-made ingredients that can help make the dark circles less visible. For example it is said that putting teabags under the eyes, drinking plenty of fluids and a lot of rest can suffice.[citation needed] Make-up can be used to change the coloration of any exposed skin.
Vasoconstrictors
The Preparation H version with phenylephrine HCl 0.25% will constrict the capillaries resulting in the [temporary] reduction of the appearance of dark circles. The cream has less petrolatum than the ointment which is important to avoid the greasy appearance.
Other vasoconstrictors such as tetrahydrozoline hydrochloride as found in Visine may offer similar temporary results. Use should be limited in order to avoid a rebound effect.
Massage
One treatment is to massage almond oil with honey around the eyes before going to bed[citation needed]. This will lighten the skin around eyes and brighten it considerably[citation needed]. Also, try gentle massage around eyes while taking shower. The steam from the shower helps for effective massage. However, some say that the constant rubbing will only cause the circles under the eye to become worse, similar to the Hay fever described above.