Aging blood vessels make You vulnerable to Dark Eye Circles 

The small blood vessels present in your eye lids (capillaries) are delicate structures that are asked to withstand years of fluctuations in blood pressure. External pollutants, damaging U.V. rays, and poor diet result in the presence of free radicals, inflammatory molecules and hardening sugars that damage your capillary walls. These damaged capillaries are susceptible to tears and can leak red blood cells into the tissue. Once outside of the bloodstream, the red blood cells will rupture and release iron-rich hemoglobin molecules that discolor the skin around your eyes. If you've ever seen a rusty nail, you know that iron has a distinct dark red color. When the hemoglobin collects in the tissue, it can cause an underlying dark appearance similar to a bruise that is difficult to conceal. 

Aging skin also makes You vulnerable to Dark Eye Circles

The skin is composed of three major layers, the epidermis, the dermis, and the hypodermis. The dermis has the largest volume because it contains a collagen and elastin mesh fully hydrated due to the presence of a water-hoarding molecule called hyaluronic acid (HA). HA can hold up to 5000 times its weight in water! Young skin is smooth and elastic because it contains high concentration of HA and a healthy intact collagen and elastin network.

Stress, free-radicals, and age result in damage to the collagen and elastin network, and the skin cells (fibroblasts) slow down their production of these essential proteins. In addition, the skin gradually decreases the production of HA, and this dehydration results in the collapse of the collagen network resulting in a thinner dermis. The skin surrounding your eye is some of the thinnest skin on your body, making it one of the first places that age damage becomes visible.

The overall result is that as you age, your collagen and elastin network begins to collapse and your dermis becomes thinner and thinner, your blood vessels become increasingly easy to see through the epidermal layer, thus creating a discolored skin tone around your lower eye lid. 

Dark eye circles caused either by the aging process or heredity used to be a reality that we were forced to live with. But due to very exciting scientific advancements there are now proven preventative and corrective products that drastically minimize the appearance of dark eye circles! Please take the time to read about how these advanced products work--then go ahead and order the products that you need most to help your skin regain the tone and coloring present in your youth!