Preparation H for Bags Under the Eyes?
Believe it or not, this was a fairly popular and cheap home remedy to bags under the eyes before companies started coming out with all the high tech skin care products dubbed “cosmeceuticals” starting from the year 2000 and on. Preparation H, the popular hemorrhoid cream that is used to soothe hemorrhoids are used primarily on hemorrhoids as an anti-inflammatory and swelling agent, so that hemorrhoids are not as painful and do not “get in the way” as much.
If you think about it, it does make sense that Preparation H can help with bags under the eyes, since it is an anti swelling agent for hemorrhoids. But, should you really be using something that is meant for your hind quarters on your precious facial skin?
Well, unfortunately Preparation H may not be all that great of an option for under eye bags and maybe even do a little good as an anti-wrinkle measure, as attention was drawn to this home remedy when other harsh ingredients were explored in the formula which could be potentially damaging to the delicate tissue under the eyes.
I would probably steer clear of this home remedy, since our under eye skin is one of the most important areas of our face. Looking young and fresh in this area can literally take years off of our face, and we don’t want to screw that up simply to get rid of some bags!
A better home remedy might be putting cucumber slices under the eyes, or ice cubes for a short time, just to naturally relieve the under eye swelling. At least these are all natural and soothing, and you do not risk the possibility of damaging this precious area of skin!
