Home Remedies for Tired Eyes

Been partying all night? Working/studying late again? Staying up to watch your favourite Korean soap drama while you sob over how sad it is?

And the next thing you know you couldn’t even recognize yourself in front of the mirror?

What had happen to my eyes?!

Well, it’s never too late to realize it now :)

I’m here to teach you 3 simple tricks to make eye masks that soothe tired eyes! And you don’t even need to spend a fortune on it! (*Please note that results takes time and loads of efforts. Not forgetting getting enough rest too.)

Trick 1. Cold Milk Eye Mask

All you need is some cold milk and 2 cotton pads.

Soak the cotton pads into cold milk and place it over your eyes. Now lie down and relax for 15-20 mins :) Once done, simply rinse it off with water.

If you think milk is too runny, you can add 1 tbsp of baking soda to 15ml of milk. Whisk it till smooth and rich and chill it in the refrigerator for half an hour. Then soak in the cotton pads and use it as eye masks.

Milk will help to moisturize your eyes area to prevent wrinkles while the cold temperature in milk will help to reduce puffiness in your eyes.

I recommend doing it twice a week.

Trick 2. Tea Bags Eye Mask

Don’t throw away brew tea bags!

Remove the tea bag from your tea before you drink and fridge it overnight. Once chilled, place it over your eyes. It has soothing effects to your eyes. Remove it after 30 mins and rinse your eyes with water.

Another option is to dip the used tea bag to slightly warm water (make sure is not too hot) and place it over your eyes. Remove it after 15 mins and rinse off with water. The warm temperature will help to promote blood circulation around the area of your eyes. This will help reduce dark circles.

Tea contains caffeine that helps to reduce eyes puffiness. I recommend doing it twice a week.

Trick 3. Tomato Slush Eye Mask

This is my all time favourite trick! First, chill the tomato and if you’re using medium size tomato, simply cut it half and blend the half into slush.

Next, take a piece of cotton pad and peel off a thin piece of cotton. Spoon the tomato slush onto the cotton pad and cover it back with a thin piece of cotton. Do the same for the other cotton.

Now lie down and place it over your eyes and relax. Place it for 30mins. I prefer not to rinse off its essence as it is not sticky– just gently massage off any excess juice. I recommend doing it 3 times a week.

Tomato contains anti-oxidants that prevent wrinkles and has vitamin C to help brighten the eye area. Chilled tomato slush also helps to reduce puffiness :)