• Wash face.
• Place the cucumber slices on both eyes.
• Ensure that the dark circle’s area is covered too.
• Let the slices remain for at least 15 to 20 minutes.
• You can rest on a couch or bed and let the cucumber do its work.

How Often Should I Use This?

• This can be done on a daily basis.

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2. Cucumber with Lemon Juice:

Cucumber for dark circles works remarkably well with lemon juice and makes a superb combination. Lemon juice has skin lightening properties and the citric acid helps to make the under eye skin firm. These two work well on dark circles as they can reduce swelling and reduce the impact of dark pigmentation under the eyes.

Ingredients:

• Few slices of cucumber.
• One Lemon.
• Cotton balls.

How to Prepare?

• Grate a cucumber and press through a strainer to obtain cucumber juice.
• Squeeze the juice of a lemon and place in a separate container.
• Now take a bowl.
• Add into it cucumber and lemon juice in a 4: 1 ratio.
• Store the mixture in a refrigerator.

How to Apply:

• Cleanse the face.
• With the help of cotton balls, dip cotton into the juice mixture.
• Apply under the eyes in the region of the dark circles.
• Let it remain for 15 minutes.
• Rinse your face with cold water.

How Often Should I do This?

• Daily usage of this remedy is effective.
• The remaining liquid must be stored in a refrigerator and can be used later.

Precautions:

• Take a lesser quantity of lemon juice if you find that it makes your skin very dry.
• Invest in a good moisturizer and use it.

3. Cucumber and Sandalwood Powder:

Sandalwood is said to contain natural skin lightening properties. It is an anti-bacterial powder that can fight bacteria that affect the skin, can exfoliate, soothe sunburn, remove tan, and slow down the aging process by preventing wrinkles. A cucumber mask for dark circles can be made with sandalwood as it helps in maintaining the elasticity of the skin.