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Best Treatment for Puffy Eyes

Best Treatment for Puffy Eyes:

Japanese Green Tea and Ceylon Tea

Some of the best treatments  for puffy eyes are the tea bag treatments,  using either japanese green tea, or black ceylon tea. The castor oil treatment, which is listed below, is also very effective in soothing puffy eyes. Of course, these are not applied at the same time. You need to use them separately.

How to use tea bag eye packs for puffy eyes:

  • Use  cold, wet tea bags applied to the eye for ten minutes to reduce swelling and relieve tired, puffy  eyes. Using cold, wet tea bags over the eyes actually sharpens up your vision too, as the tannin and other minerals in the tea help to nourish the nerves and tissues of the eye retina, as well as the surrounding tissue.  Use the cold wet tea bags  of either japanese green tea, or ceylon tea for your eye packs.

Castor Oil Treatment for Puffy Eyes

Castor oil is the secret ingredient which is used in expensive eye ointments and cosmetics. It is an especially healing oil. Because it is a relatively heavy oil, it has the ability to stick to the tissues of the eyes without running off, which lighter oils, like olive oil, tend to do.

To make an eye-pack with castor oil.

  • Use a small piece of linen or flannel. Fold it so that it is just large enough to cover the eye area. 
  • Pour over a teaspoon of pure castor oil onto each wad of cloth. Lie down, and place over the eyes. Leave on for 10-20 minutes. Store in a screw top jar so that you can use the packs again.

Cider Vinegar for Puffy Eyes

Of course, this MUST be diluted heavily. Never use cider vinegar on the eyes straight from the bottle.  Here is how to make a soothing pack for tired puffy eyes:

  • Put one teaspoon only of organic apple cider vinegar into half a cup of water.
  • Take a piece of linen and fold it into a wad. Dip into the  diluted apple cider mixture. Wring out lightly, and place over the closed eyes. Leave on for 10-20 minutes.

Potassium and vitamins from the apple cider vinegar will feed your eye tissues while you leave the moistened pack on. The acidic nature of the vinegar works as an astringent, which will help those tired, puffy eyes.

Green Tea Benefits Teeth

Green Tea and your Teeth.
Japanese style green tea is so good for you,  and good for your teeth too.
Research has been done by the University of California, Berkeley, which indicate many benefits from drinking Japanese
green tea. Isao Kubo, who has led the research at Berkeley, has shown that the compounds found in green tea work best
in their naturally occurring combination within the tea itself.
Natural green tea  contains compounds which help kill some bacteria such as  Streptococcus mutans:  this bacteria is the one which is responsible for eroding tooth enamel and  causing cavities.

The tannin found in green tea, and also good old ceylon tea,  also has a useful function:
The tannin in tea helps inhibit this tooth- bacteria’s production of glucans. As the name implies, glucans are a glue-type substance
which many  acid-forming bacteria use to stick to the teeth. After the bacteria have latched on to the teeth, they are thus enabled to eat  their way into the teeth.
More green tea in your daily diet means a cleaner, fresher mouth which will deter bacteria from setting up house there.

Use green tea as a mouth wash to help the gums and the teeth stay healthy.
Source: Science News (141,16:253)
More green tea will promote a healthy digestive system.
Gastrointestinal upsets, and acne, often respond to green tea therapy, as green tea compounds  work as an antiseptic. Green tea compounds can kill many yeasts, molds and bacteria which cause digestive ailments.
Drinking green tea will give benefits to your eye-sight and sharpen your brain.
Green tea improves the digestion of your food, helps restore the liver, kidneys and heart

Green tea helps to  keep cholesterol levels regulated, and aids the elimination process.
Coriander, sage and thyme have similar compounds to those found in green tea, and can be used for similar therapeutic
effect.

Bloodroot juice will dissolve plaque on teeth. It contains a substance called sanguinarine, which inhibits some
bacteria and has the capacity to dissolve plque within eight days. Toothpastes which contain this ingredient,
if you can find them, are therefore likely to reduce plaque build-up on the teeth.
Source:The Lawrence Review of Natural Products (November 1990)

Isao Kubo has also found that an oil found in cashew nut shells is also effective for reducing plaque and discouraging
cavity-causing bacteria in the mouth.
Science News (139,12:191)