Dark Circles: Four Different Problems Wearing the Same Name

Under eye darkness is treated as one condition and sold one solution. It is actually four separate problems, and the cream that helps one does nothing for the other three.

Type one is pigmentation. Genuinely brown skin under the eye, common in South Asian skin, often inherited and worsened by sun and rubbing. Stretch the skin gently: if the brown stays, it is pigment. This responds to vitamin C, niacinamide and strict sun protection, slowly.

Type two is vascular. Blue or purple tone from blood vessels showing through thin skin. Press gently and it lightens, then refills. Creams barely touch this. Sleep, hydration, reducing salt and treating allergies help more than any serum.

Type three is structural shadow. A hollow or eye bag casting a shadow that looks dark in overhead light but disappears in even light. No cream fixes anatomy. Fillers do, and so does better sleep for the puffiness component.

Type four is post inflammatory, from rubbing itchy allergic eyes. Pakistani dust and pollen seasons create this constantly. Treating the allergy stops the cause, and the pigment fades afterwards.

The two habits that help all four: never rub the eye area, and wear sunscreen there daily, which most people skip. Vitamin C in the morning helps pigmentation types specifically, and the guide to choosing one is here: https://eltessa.com/blogs/news/best-vitamin-c-serum-pakistan-how-to-choose

EL TESSA vitamin C serum can be used lightly around the orbital bone for pigment type circles, alongside daily SPF: https://eltessa.com/products/vitamin-c-serum