What causes women's dark circles? Even if you don't stay up late, you may still have dark circles.

When it comes to dark circles under the eyes, many people’s first reaction must be staying up late. In fact, staying up late is only one of the reasons why women have dark circles under the eyes. So what causes women’s dark circles under the eyes? Come and have a look~

What causes women's dark circles: lack of sleep

There are many microvessels around the eyes. Staying up late prevents the eyelids from getting rest, causing the blood vessels to remain tense and contracted, and blood flow to increase for a long time, causing congestion and edema of the blood vessels in the subcutaneous tissue around the eyes, leaving behind dark shadows.

What causes women's dark circles: cosmetic residue

If you often use cosmetics, often draw eyeliner and mascara, and do not remove makeup thoroughly, some dark cosmetic particles may penetrate into the eyelids, which may cause dark circles.

What causes women's dark circles: irregular menstruation

For women, if dark circles persist for a long time, it may be caused by dysmenorrhea or irregular menstruation. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea are caused by abnormal circulation of Qi and blood due to Qi stagnation and blood stasis as well as cold stagnation. Dark circles are the facial manifestation of abnormal circulation of Qi and blood. In addition, women with heavy menstrual bleeding or functional uterine bleeding are also prone to dark circles.

What causes women's dark circles: thin skin around the eyes

When the skin around the eye sockets is particularly thin and the subcutaneous tissue is particularly scarce, when blood flows through the large veins here, a blue-black halo will appear very close to the surface of the skin, which looks like dark circles.