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Black Eye Home Remedies

 

 

Ice Pack

Nobody likes a black eye and here is a home remedy.  They can be painful and embarrassing.  Even if it’s a simple accident; people sometimes assume someone has hit you.  As a home remedy for a black eye, I have a basic suggestion.  After you have been injured in the eye area, get an ice pack and immediately hold it over the area.  Try to do this for at least ten minutes.  Then wait abut five minutes before reapplying the ice pack to your injured eye area again.  Keep repeating this pattern for a while until you feel that the pain has subsided, and the swelling has gone down or has stabilized.  Again, the quicker you get ice on the potential black eye, the better it will be.

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If you have been injured in the eye, you need to put an ice pack or a beefy semi frozen steak on the area within 30 minutes of sustaining the injury.   This is important because you are keeping the injured area well below the normal body temperature.  You can also take some ice cubes and put them in a plastic bag to hold against the injured area.  You need to cover the injured area at least for an hour.  If you can do this, it’s likely you’ll avoid getting a black eye. The use of ice is pretty common, but the use of a semi frozen steak may surprise you.  The steak is in my opinion, the best home remedy.  The reason I say this is that the steak not only provides the coolness to help with pain and swelling: but, it also has vitamins in the meat. 

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If you are a person that never seems to get proper sleep at night, you’ll likely have a black eye appearance.  You might think that you are getting restful sleep because you’re not dreaming; but, a deep and restful sleep is necessary to get rid of your black eyes.  If you try taking sleeping pills, this will only make your black eye appearance worsen.  The only cure is to try an alternative type of remedy.  Before you go to bed, spend about fifteen minutes with a clear mind, not thinking about anything.  You can also practice some meditation at this time.  This is going to take some discipline for you to do this every night before going to sleep.  If you can do this, you’ll sleep better and lose that black eye appearance.

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Witch Hazel Natural Home Remedy for a Black Eye

One time I had broken my nose.  My doctor told me to get some Witch Hazel pads and to put them under my eyes at night and during the day as I could.  This will take away the pain and your black eyes will go away.  At first your black eye will become light green and can even turn slightly red before the discoloration goes away.  The Witch Hazel seems to extract the discoloration out in addition to taking away the pain.  This remedy will work on any kind of bruise.

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There is a supplement you can take that helps to take away the appearance of your black eye.  It is bromelain.  You should take one or two grams mixed with water before you eat your meals.  Also, fresh pineapple is a great natural source of bromelain.

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Parsley Black Eye Natural Home Remedy

Here is a good black eye home remedy.  It involves combining parsley and water.  Take a cup of parsley and mix this with about two tablespoons of water in a blender.  After doing this, pour the contents into an ice cube tray and freeze it.  When the parsley cubes are frozen, wrap them in a soft cloth and apply them under your black eye for about 15 or 20 minutes.

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There is an old Chinese home remedy that is good for treating a black eye.  This remedy is called vitamin K.  Vitamin K helps prevent the bruising appearance of the blood clot from spreading further.  You can get vitamin K in your diet by eating alfalfa sprouts or you can buy alfalfa tablets.  However, be careful and avoid doing this if you are pregnant or take a blood thinner like Coumadin!

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There is a botanical approach to treating your black eye.  There are some herbal experts that say that you can take creams and gels from the flowers of the arnica plant and apply them to the bruised area.  This will help take away your black eye appearance.  You can find these creams and gels at your local health food stores.

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Cayenne

If you have had your black eye for a few days; there is an old Chinese remedy you should try.  The remedy is to take one part cayenne pepper and to mix it with four to six parts petroleum jelly.  You need to heat the petroleum jelly to mix it with the cayenne pepper.  Once you have your mixture prepared; put it around the black eye area. Do this once a day until the black eye and swelling goes away.  By doing this, you are flushing out the stagnant blood that has accumulated under and around your eye. Be careful not to get any of it in your eyes.

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When you have a black eye, it can turn into discoloration.  If you take vitamin C and/or eat foods containing vitamin C this will help with eliminating the discoloration.  Don’t worry about getting too much vitamin C, this is not a problem.  You can eat oranges, or drink orange juice to get vitamin C.  Also, leafy vegetables or any of the other foods that are rich in vitamin C can be very useful to include in your diet. 

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Black Tea Bag

Here is a home remedy to treat your black eye. You can reduce the swelling and the discolored appearance of your black eye by taking a black tea bag and holding it under your eye.  There is a chemical in the tea that will reduce inflammation.  Also, the caffeine is a natural diuretic which will help with the process of getting the swelling to go down.

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If you get a black eye, you need to avoid taking an aspirin.  Aspirin will stop the blood from clotting and this will allow the bruising and discoloration to keep spreading.  You should stop taking aspirin for a few days unless you are taking it because of a heart condition or some other serious reason.  If this is the case; then you should consult with your doctor first before discontinuing your aspirin use.

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