Genetics, ageing, sun damage, dehydration, and more can all cause bags under your eyes, puffy eyelids, and dark circles under your eyes. Those can give the impression that you're exhausted or haven't slept well even though you feel well-rested.
As facial volume diminishes, we begin to see lines and wrinkles, hollowing around the eyes, sunken temples, flattened cheeks, jowls, and deep folds. In general, skin appears drier, thinner, and less vibrant. All these factors combined can make us look tired, prematurely aged and out of sync with how we feel.
THE BEST TREATMENT: Aim to log about seven to nine hours of sleep per night. For added anti-aging benefits, apply a night treatment with an ingredient like retinol to boost collagen production while you doze. To maximize moisturizing power, swap in an extra-nourishing overnight face mask weekly in place of night cream.
Dryness. If you have dry skin, your skin can appear dull and lifeless. This happens mostly during the winter months when the air lacks moisture or in places with low humidity. However, your skin may also turn dry due to improper diet, ageing or unsuitable skin care products.
Sleep deprivation in both men and women was related to looking significantly more fatigued, having more hanging eyelids, redder eyes, more swollen eyes, darker circles under the eyes, more wrinkles/lines around the eyes, more droopy corners of the mouth, and being perceived as more sad.
When you're low in B vitamins, the opposite happens. Your skin starts to look dull or dry. You may notice flaky skin as the skin struggles to lay down new cells fast enough. B vitamin deficiency can also make it easier for the skin to become irritated; acne, rashes, and cracked skin is common.
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Not only will it help perk you up, a study in the Journal of Nutrition found it increased oxygen and bloodflow, which also help give you energy and more of a glow to your skin.
The deficiency of vitamin B12 can cause specific skin manifestations, such as hyperpigmentation, vitiligo, angular stomatitis, and hair and nail changes [1].
Vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency can lead to tiredness. This sign is often overlooked. Studies have also highlighted the link between vitamin D deficiency and tiredness or fatigue. Sunlight is one of the best sources of vitamin D.
Dehydration, unhealthy diets, and stress might all make us look tired regardless of how much sleep we get. Below, Hafeez and a few other health, skincare, and wellness experts provide tips for how to help.
Dehydration
Many of us have a goal to drink more water every day—a goal that seems shockingly hard to meet. Dehydration is not only dangerous for our health and a total productivity killer, but it can also make us feel tired and lead to tired-looking eyes, even after eight hours of sleep.
Tired eyes can have many different causes, including lack of sleep, overuse and reduced blinking. When we concentrate on a task, we tend to blink less. As blinking refreshes and moistens the eyes, they become dry and tired without it. Symptoms of tired eyes include soreness, red eyes and blurry vision.
Vitamins E, C, B3, B5, B6 and a complex based on seaweed protect against wrinkles, give skin cells energy, increase their ability to resist stress, general fatigue and early aging. Natural oils and extracts of medicinal plants stimulate the synthesis of ceramides, strengthen the skin barrier.
Skin becomes loose and sagging, bones lose their mass, and muscles lose their strength as a result of time spent living life. Most people begin to notice a shift in the appearance of their face around their 40's and 50's, with some also noticing a change in their 30's.
“The fat pads of the face shrink and deflate, resulting in laxity and the gathering of skin around the lower part of the face.” This results in a “hollowness of the cheek”, a “gaunt appearance” and a “jowls” effect.
Too much sun exposure can break down our skin's elasticity causing it to be thick like leather or thin like tissue paper. Not only that, UV rays can damage collagen proteins in the skin, leading to sagging or loose skin, and speed up the production of melanin (cells that give the skin its color) causing dark age spots.