Dermatologist Shereene Idriss shows a pinch test to tell what's causing your dark circles. If the shadow fades, it's vascular and responds to vitamin K or caffeine. If it stays, it's pigmentation and needs retinol or brightening serums.
If you have dark circles like this and nothing helps you get rid of it, it's probably because you do not know the type of dark circles that you have. I'm a 40 year old board certified dermatologist and not all dark circles are created equal. So how can you tell the difference? Lightly pinch the area over here or press firmly for a few seconds over there. And if the shadow disappears, the discoloration is due to redness and your vasculature, that is your blood vessels. You want something with either vitamin K, arnica or even caffeine. And yes, tea bags will do because all those ingredients have anti inflammatory effects. And when you have inflammation, you have redness. Hello, Allergy season. Which contributes like in my case to worsening dark circles. So I look my worst in the spring and in the fall. My two favorite seasons. But if you have dark circles, lightly pinch over here and it doesn't disappear. That means your dark circles are due to discoloration and pigmentation. So you need a retinol or you can take them a brightening serum. Enjoy. Let me know if you guys have any questions below or in real life.
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