When people find out that a woman is expecting, it is often followed by a piece of advice. That piece of advice is "Get your sleep now while you can!" In fact, many pregnant women hear that advice so often, that they almost get more nervous about the imminent sleep deprivation than of labor itself!
The reality is that when you're a new mom, it's such an exciting and beautiful time in your life, often you don't mind the sleep deprivation as much as you think you will. Try to take as many power naps as possible.
Unfortunately, if you are one of those tired new mommies, you may look in the mirror and see dreaded bags under your eyes. Dark circles can happen anytime during your life but are especially common after childbirth when you're sleep deprived. This is due to the fact that the thin skin underneath your eyes has many small veins and capillaries and when you are tired or dehydrated, these blood vessels can dilate and become engorged with blood. This results in dark circles and a swollen, puffy appearance under the eyes. Some extra melanin pigment may also be released, which darkens the skin, creating dark circles under and around the eyes.
If you're looking for how to get rid of puffy dark circles under or around the eyes: really the best way to prevent them is to drink plenty of water and get lots of sleep. Unfortunately, we all know that getting plenty of sleep is a real challenge when you are waking every few hours to feed or care for your new baby.
Belli Skincare has a great tip for how to get rid of puffy dark circles under or around the eyes using their Eye Brightening Cream. The advice is to refrigerate Belli Motherhood's Eye Brightening Cream and then pat the cool cream under your eyes. The Eye Brightening Cream features both Vitamin K and Vitamin PP to keep eyes looking fresh and well-rested.
In Dr. Jason Rubin's educational articles, he says that these ingredients are important because "...topical Vitamin K (phytonadione) has been shown in several published research articles to help improve dark circles under and around the eyes. Clinical studies also support the Vitamin PP's ability (derived from the Saccharomyces Cerevisiae yeast) to increase microcirculation and reduce the appearance of dark circles under or around eyes."
(Also, a perk is that the Eye Brightening Cream also contains rice protein, soy protein, and ginseng root extract to reduce the appearance of fine wrinkles. Who needs Botox when you have this product?)
Additionally, the Eye Brightening Cream is a part of Belli's Motherhood line, which means it is allergy tested, and free of artificial dyes and parabens. For nursing mothers, Belli screens each ingredient of all of its Motherhood products through the LACT-MED database to help guard against harmful chemicals.
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