# Bags under the eyes...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bags-under-the-eyes/61805>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 13, 2001, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bags-under-the-eyes/61805 "2001-04-13T09:19:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![RAWisSYDNEY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@RAWisSYDNEY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWisSYDNEY)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bags-under-the-eyes/61805/1 "2001-04-13T09:19:54Z")

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Is there any effective way to get rid of bags under your eyes? without make-up or just extra sleep?

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bags-under-the-eyes/61805/2 "2001-04-13T13:19:48Z")

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Barring [this](http://www.click-here-now.com/vitaminpower/thatlookeyelidsurgery.htm), I’ve heard that if you steep a teabag and then apply it to your eyelids (after it has cooled of course 🙂 ), this takes down the swelling.

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**Author:** ![dave316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dave316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dave316)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bags-under-the-eyes/61805/3 "2001-04-13T20:39:40Z")

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i read somewhere that preparation h will work

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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bags-under-the-eyes/61805/4 "2001-04-13T22:18:32Z")

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> \*Originally posted by dave316 \*  
> \*\*i read somewhere that preparation h will work \*\*

As you might have guessed, Cecil answered this:  
[Does Preparation H Cure Baggy Eyes?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/990305.html)