Puffy Eyes Immediate Relief

Crying and lack of sleep aren’t the most common cause, though. ”Sleeping on your face is probably the easiest way to get puffy eyes” , You’re also more likely to wake up with puffy sacks if you’re menstruating or pregnant and retaining fluid. Ditto if you eat salty foods or drink anything--even fresh filtered water--less than two hours before you go to bed.
The fluid simply has to go somewhere, and sometimes it ends up in temporary pouches under your eyes.

DO’S AND DON’TS FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF

If you want to erase puffiness before you start your day, here’s what you can do.

Don’t rub

If you do, your eyes will get irritated and red--and stay puffy.

Employ a cold compress

Dunk a washcloth in cool water (or wrap ice cubes in a washcloth) and place it on your closed eyes. When the cloth gets warm, wring it out and repeat. Do this three or four times. “This takes just a few minutes, but it will help drain the puffs under your eyes”.

Apply a cold tea bag wrapped in tissue

Tea contains tannin, a natural astringent. “The tannin in the tea may help pull the skin taut and reduce puffiness”. Five minutes should be all you need.

It is a good idea to wrap the tea bag in tissue. Otherwise, the tea will stain your skin, creating a raccoon effect. And tannic acid (a derivative of tannin) can sting. So keep your eyes shut.

NO MORE PUFFINESS, EVER

So much for deflating puffy eyes today To prevent future episodes:

Raise your head with pillows

Two or three pillows will help keep fluids from pooling under your eyes. But it takes hours.

Avoid salty foods and alcohol

Increasing the amount of salty foods (like chips and pickles) that you eat and drinking alcohol make you retain fluids that can collect in the eye area (and elsewhere).