Easy DIY Under Eye Patches From Ingredients You Already Have

LITTLE DIY
by LITTLE DIY
15 Materials
$5
20 Minutes
Easy

In this DIY, I’m going to show you three different cooling and brightening eye masks. With these DIY under-eye patches, you can say goodbye to tired-looking eyes and hello to eyes that look and feel refreshed and reinvigorated. Let’s jump on in!

Tools and materials:

  • Tomatoes 
  • Cucumber
  • Knife
  • Bowl
  • Blender
  • Sieve
  • Cotton rounds
  • Scissors
  • Turmeric
  • Buttermilk
  • Measuring cup
  • Spoon
  • Coffee
  • Potato
  • Ziploc bags
Slicing tomato

Cucumber eye mask


1. Cut vegetables

Cut a tomato and a few slices of cucumber.

Blending

2. Blend them

Then mix them in a blender and strain the mixture as we only want the liquid part, not the solids.

Cutting cotton rounds

3. Cut cotton rounds

Cut a few cotton rounds in half to create half-moon shapes.

Soaking cotton rounds

4. Soak cotton rounds

Soak the cotton rounds in the mixture.

Completed cucumber eye mask

To apply, place them under your eyes for 10-15 minutes. Cucumber along with tomato cools the eyes and lightens dark circles.

Mixing ingredients

Turmeric eye mask


1. Mix ingredients

Mix ¼ cup of buttermilk and 1 tsp of turmeric in a bowl.

Soaking cut cotton rounds

2. Cut and soak cotton rounds

Once again, cut the cotton rounds in half and soak them in the mixture.

Completed turmeric eye mask

To apply, place them under your eyes for 10-15 minutes. Buttermilk and turmeric work amazingly to soothe and brighten the under-eye area.

Slicing a potato

Coffee eye mask


1. Cut and blend potato

Cut a peeled potato into cubes and blend it to extract the juice. Then strain it to separate the liquid from the solids.

Mixing with coffee

2. Mix with coffee

Pour the liquid into a bowl, add a teaspoon of coffee powder and mix well.

Soaking cut cotton rounds

3. Cut and soak cotton rounds

Cut the cotton rounds in half and soak them in the mixture.

Completed DIY coffee eye mask

To apply, place them under your eyes for 10-15 minutes. Potatoes have great skin-brightening properties. The caffeine in the coffee helps to reduce the puffiness of the under-eye area.

Storing eye mask in Ziploc bag

You can store the eye masks in a Ziploc bag in the freezer for future use.

Completed DIY eye pads

And there we have our three, easy to make, DIY eye pads. These patches clear dark circles, reduce puffy eyes and brighten the under-eye area.


They also contain only natural ingredients that are full of natural goodness. Goodbye sleepy head, hello fresh and awake eyes! If you enjoyed this DIY, please let me know in the comments!


And if you enjoyed this DIY eye mask recipe, why not check out my tutorial on How to Make a Brightening Turmeric Eye Mask.

Suggested materials:
  • Tomatoes
  • Cucumber
  • Knife
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