rhd323 ([personal profile] rhd323) wrote2007-01-18 11:05 pm
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Anyone have any tried and true secrets for reducing red, puffy eyes? I've never been able to find anything that works and I'm not looking forward to a meeting with 5 undergraduates and my advisor tomorrow looking like . . . well, like I do right now . . . and I'll only wake up looking worse.
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[identity profile] hollow-warrior.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
cucumbers on the eyes.

[identity profile] baristababe.livejournal.com 2007-01-20 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
Dammit. I have none. I shall buy some tomorrow . . .

[identity profile] painkillereyes.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Get a washcloth wet with cold water and leave it over your eyes for as long as you can stand it. That will help take the redness/puffiness away. And take a couple ibuprofen (or any other anti inflammatory) to help with the swelling.

[identity profile] baristababe.livejournal.com 2007-01-20 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
And the result was probably as good as I was going to get it this morning. I never actually thought to take ibuprofen for the puffy eyes - it just so happened that I also had a headache this morning (last night was that kind of crying), so I took 3 Advil. With the cold for several minutes it seemed to make me at least look presentable enough for the undergraduates . . .

[identity profile] jessacord.livejournal.com 2007-01-19 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm second the cold washcloth idea. And nap: naps always help whatever ails you.

[identity profile] baristababe.livejournal.com 2007-01-20 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, hopefully I will be getting more of the latter. Couldn't sleep last night, so I have hopes for tonight . . .
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