# Baggy eyes, or dark circles under the eyes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baggy-eyes-or-dark-circles-under-the-eyes/169047>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 16, 2003, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baggy-eyes-or-dark-circles-under-the-eyes/169047 "2003-04-16T10:36:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baggy-eyes-or-dark-circles-under-the-eyes/169047/1 "2003-04-16T10:36:44Z")

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How do you reduce the amount of darkness under the eyes, or baggyness, if I keep going to bed early will that help, how long would it take for them to go away, if at all?

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baggy-eyes-or-dark-circles-under-the-eyes/169047/2 "2003-04-16T11:14:21Z")

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Yeah, you could try going to bed earlier, less of the “midnight oil” stuff. Or, you could try something like [this](http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/tuscan/page19.html) :

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> TO REDUCE BAGS UNDER THE EYES  
> (Also aids dark circles under eyes)  
> Place raw potato (grated) on eye area and relax for 15 minutes. Apply directly on skin as poultice, or place in soft cloth bag for easy handling. Repeat daily, until improvement is noted. -Or- Grate cucumber and place pulp on area once a day, until improvement.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baggy-eyes-or-dark-circles-under-the-eyes/169047/3 "2003-04-16T11:28:51Z")

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**Cecil Adams** on [Does Preparation H cure baggy eyes?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a990305.html)

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baggy-eyes-or-dark-circles-under-the-eyes/169047/4 "2003-04-16T11:36:10Z")

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> \*Originally posted by bibliophage \*  
> \*\ ***Cecil Adams** on [Does Preparation H cure baggy eyes?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a990305.html) \*\*

Dang. Missed that one! :smack: