So you wake up one morning and it looks like you’ve been playing the part of the raccoon all night! These dark circles under and around your eyes make you look a decade older, and can be caused by a variety of reasons.

The scary thing about dark circles is that they affect the look of your age more than everything. Wrinkles and grey hair may be signs of aging, but they don’t have the negative connotation of making you look tired and worn out.

Your Skin

Your skin is made up of several layers, namely the epidermis, the dermis and the hypodermis. Each of these layers play a part in protecting your body from outside invasion.

The outermost layer is the epidermis. It is characterized by skin cells constantly dividing, growing, dying and flaking off. If this layer is properly moisturized, then it will look and be healthy.

The deepest layer of the skin in the hypodermis. This is where your fat cells sit to form a padded layer to protect the body as well.

Between the two layers is the dermis. This is the living part of your skin, filled with blood vessels, nerves and different kinds of glands.

The dermis is also the layer of your skin that gives it texture. It is filled with fibrous proteins called collagen and elastin that wear down over time and cause the skin to weaken.

The Area Around the Eye

However, the skin around the eye is the thinnest skin on your body. With not much hypodermis, and a thin epidermis, the dermis is easily damaged by different factors.

This means that the eyes are the first area to show the signs of aging. Any harm to the blood vessels under the eye will show up as a bruise that will become a dark circle under the eye.

Dark Circles

Since collagen is depleted as we age, the area under the eyes is the first place to take the toll. Just the natural loss of collagen is enough to strain and bruise this area.

However, dark circles can be caused by other reasons. Environmental factors (such as sunlight or allergies) and lifestyle factors (such as poor sleep, drugs or alcohol) will damage the skin in the same way age can, only faster.

How to Cure Dark Circles

If the dark circles are caused by and environmental or lifestyle factors, those factors need to be addressed to prevent future bruising. However, if your dark circles are caused by aging, you need a dark circles under eyes treatment.

Veralyze is an advanced dark eye treatment that is packed with potent peptides that will regenerate the collagen your skin has lost. Say hello to you young skin again!