Natural Eye Care Tips
Posted in About Carol Clifton on Feb 12th, 2008
Eyes reflect one’s personality. They not only play a mirror to emotions and moods of an individual but also add to the beauty and charm of a person. Good healthy and sparkling eyes can make an individual stand out in a crowd.
Those who believe in preventive medicine and keeping all parts of the body in good shape use natural or home remedies. These natural and organic remedies not only keep the eyes healthy but also have safe treatment for some of the common eye ailments, including redness, puffiness, watering or even fatigue or tiredness in the eyes.
In the natural or home remedies, flowers and plants are an important ingredient. Most of the natural eye creams are based on extracts from flowers and plants. Natural creams have proven track record of not only been safe and effective but also a sure cure for itchy eyes, fatigue or tiredness of eyes, and eyes that are infected.
Can you guess the contents of such natural remedies or creams used in eye care? Cucumber or cucumber water are known to be rich in vitamins A and C besides magnesium which are all essential for good eye care.
If one puts cut slices of cucumber over one’s tired or fatigued eyes, relief is instant. Cucumber slices also reduce redness of eyes besides making the skin around eyes relax by regaining its natural vigor.
Other natural remedy for eye care is agrimony leaves or flowers. If you boil agrimony leaves and flowers and then use the solution for washing your eyes, you got immediate relief from swellings, redness or tiredness besides ending burning or itchy sensation.
Other common natural therapy for eyes comes from colorful Marigold flowers. Those who trust marigold flowers make tea from them and soak cotton plugs or pads in them after cooling the tea. Then these cotton pads are put on eyes for five to 10 minutes for relief from redness, itchiness or puffiness. Subsequently eyes are washed with marigold tea water.
It is not difficult to maintain good, sparkling and healthy eyes even if you wear glasses or contact lenses. All you need to do is go for a healthy diet, sleep properly and give your eyes proper care and rest. It is not only medicines or eye creams that you may need to keep your eyes healthy and glittering but a little extra effort and use of organic or natural ingredients that are available in abundance at general organic stores.
But one should not avoid going to an eye specialist in case the natural remedies fail to provide relief from common ailments of the eyes.