I finally picked up a cooling trick from a booth at our street festival.

Kevin Roberts · 2026-03-07T19:35:45.628279+00:00

At our street festival last weekend, I saw a skincare booth with a long line. The esthetician was showing how to use chilled cucumber slices to reduce puffiness around the eyes. What other easy at-home fixes do you all use for quick results?

the_anna7mo ago

That festival line was way too long for cucumbers.

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the_holly7mo ago

Ugh, I totally disagree with the whole chilled thing. Putting cold stuff on your face just tightens things up for like five minutes, it doesn't actually fix the puffy eye problem. It's a basic trick that doesn't do any real long term good. You're just shocking the skin for a tiny bit of change you can barely see. Feels like a total waste of time when you could just use a normal eye cream. I tried the tea bag thing forever and saw zero real results.

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gibson.holly7mo ago

Like those chilled cucumber slices, I chill used tea bags for my puffy eyes.

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