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Dark circles

The result of external circumstances – essentially lack of sleep, fatigue, stress, excess alcohol or smoking, etc. – dark circles can be occasional or permanent.

There are two types of dark circles:
- blue circles caused by vascular problems,
- brown circles caused by melanin.

Blue circles: With age or for genetic reasons, blood microcirculation under the eyes becomes less effective. The walls of the blood capillaries, mainly composed of collagen, become slacker. Their distension promotes “venous stasis”, a process that greatly slows “return” blood circulation in the vessels. Sanguine liquid is diffused outside of the vessels, pigmenting the skin.

Brown circles: As the epidermis and dermis under the eyes measure less than 0.6 mm in thickness, excess pigment easily shows through the skin, and particularly the accumulation of melanin pigments in the upper layers of the epidermis, which intensifies the color of dark circles.