You’ve had a hectic day at work, working on a major presentation and also have an evening party to attend, which you can’t give a miss. Leaving late, you end up staying late at the party, and you know you have to be up early again tomorrow to fine tune the presentation. In all of this, not only are you stretching your body beyond its limits, you are also tiring out your poor eyes, the windows to your soul are plagued with dark under eye circles and puffy eye bags before you know it.

Things you can do to take good care of your eyes:

• Whenever working for long hours on the computer, periodically close your eyes and think of a beautiful green landscape for a few minutes, and then go back to work. This will give your eyes a much needed break and refresh them to take on all that you are subjecting it to. 
• Try some home remedies for a quick refreshment of the eye. Dip cotton in some cool rose water and place it over your closed eye lids for a while. You can also place cool water soaked tea bags or slices of cucumber on your closed eye lids for instant refreshment.
• Use a good light textured under eye treatment daily for reducing your dark circles and puffy eyes. Apply it preferably before going to bed. For optimum results, try getting at least 8 hours of sleep post application of the treatment. 
• Have a healthy, nutritious diet – consume sprouts, unprocessed foods, beans, fresh fruits and vegetables on a regular basis. 
• Over the weekends, reduce your dependence on all kinds of screens – computer, blackberry and television. Give your eyes a break; try going away to a picturesque location surrounded by greenery. 

Auravedic Rejuvenating under eye Therapy is an intensive therapy for the under eye area, a must have for tired and puffy eyes. Containing the goodness of pure extracts of arrowleaf sida, it helps nourish, firm and refresh the sensitive under eye area

If you scan the ingredient list for nutritive values of fats, carbohydrates and proteins while buying food items, why not extend the same diligence to ingredient lists on the cosmetics you buy. Branded and well advertised beauty products do not necessarily mean they are harmless.

Learn to read the labels on beauty products you intend to buy, even those touted as ‘natural and organic’.  Environmental groups caution against ingredients such as parabens (which are used as preservatives), petrochemicals and their by-products (often found in skin creams, foundations, and lip balms), mercury (in mascara); lead (in lipsticks), dioxane (in shampoos and body washes); and phthalates in nail polishes and hair sprays.

Real natural and organic products are free of these chemicals and contain the extracts of fruits, plants and herbs with essential oils. As a test, also try sniffing the products. For e.g. check if a strawberry flavored product has a cloying artificial candy smell. If it does, that is one way of knowing that the product is not 100% natural or organic.

If you are paying a substantial amount for your well-being, the least you can do is find out more about the company and the ingredients they claim to have put into their products.

Be smart, buy smart and be beautiful always!