10 Everyday Habits Making Black Women's Eye Bags Worse After 60

Why do eye bags get worse after 60, even for Black women who sleep well and stay out of the salt shaker? Janet walks through ten everyday habits that make under-eye bags and puffy eyes look bigger, starting with the one a church makeup artist caught at a Sunday dinner: concealer painted right on top of the bag. -- Here's How To Go From Hair Coming Out Everywhere To Long Hair Again, With 3 Things From Your Kitchen: https://www.janetmercer.cc/kitchen -- From there it's the box hair dye and nail polish that can swell the eyelids, the rich night cream packed up to the lashes, rubbing that darkens the skin under our eyes, allergies left to run, long days sitting in a chair, a pile of pillows, bare eyes in the sun, water saved for the evening, and the salty supper. You'll also get the five-minute morning routine for puffy eyes that an old church mother kept at her kitchen sink, with cold spoons, a cold cloth, and black tea bags. Janet is honest about what eye bag remedies can and can't do. Puffiness from fluid comes down. A fat pad that runs in the family doesn't, and the sixty-dollar eye creams and under-eye filler sold to Black women like us won't change that either. She also covers the hemorrhoid cream trick, the frozen spoon, and the signs that puffy eyes need a doctor, kidneys and thyroid included. Sources: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2023 procedural statistics. Average surgeon fee for lower eyelid surgery $3,876; hyaluronic acid filler $715. National Kidney Foundation. Black Americans are about four times more likely to develop kidney failure. American Academy of Ophthalmology. UV-blocking sunglasses and wide-brimmed hats to protect the eyes and eyelid skin; EyeWiki, Complications of Hyaluronic Acid Fillers (malar edema after tear trough filler). Mayo Clinic. Bags under eyes and dark circles under eyes: causes, rubbing, fluid retention, and lifestyle remedies.