Table of contents:
- Recognize the signs of stye
- Why do the eyes get stye?
- How to quickly get rid of stye eyes
- 1. Compress warm water
- 2. Compress with a tea bag
- 3. Aloe vera
- 4. Coriander leaves
- 5. Salt water
Almost everyone has experienced a stye. While they may not seem so serious and the bumps that appear are small, stye eyes can be very disruptive to your day-to-day. Especially if you have an important event and have to meet lots of people. Wow, stye eyes can be a big problem. For that, you need a quick, effective way to get rid of stubborn eyes with simple ingredients that you can find in your own kitchen. Look carefully at the following five tricks.
Recognize the signs of stye
The stye, also known as the medical term hordeolum, usually appears gradually over a few days. Initially your eyes will feel uncomfortable, like something is stuck or as if your eyes are twitching something. Then on your eyelids you will see a small, reddish bump that looks like a pimple. This lump is filled with pus and will swell in about three days.
When you get a stye on your eyelid, your eye will usually feel watery and a little sore, so it's tempting to rub your eye with your hand. This is of course very annoying because you will feel uncomfortable, especially when blinking. In some cases, stye can make you more sensitive to light.
Why do the eyes get stye?
Your eyes have oil glands that can become clogged with dead skin cells, dirt, and excess oil. If the oil glands become clogged, various bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus will grow and cause infection. This is what causes the eye to stain. Dirt that clogs the oil glands usually results from dirty hands touching the eyes. In addition, you will increase your risk of developing a stye if you have blepharitis or inflammation of the eyelids. Stye is not a serious disease. Usually the symptoms will subside on their own within a week.
How to quickly get rid of stye eyes
Although the stye does not cause complications and will go away on its own, it must be very disturbing even if it is only for one day. The reason is, if your eyes are uncomfortable, working and carrying out daily activities will become difficult. Staring at a computer screen or blackboard for a long time becomes even more tiring. As a result, it is difficult for you to concentrate. You may also lose confidence when you interact directly with other people. So, you need to treat the stye as quickly as possible with the following natural ways.
1. Compress warm water
This method has been known for a long time to get rid of stye eyes. Get a soft cloth that has been soaked in warm water (not too hot, but preferably much warmer than room temperature). Apply the compress to your stye for 15 to 20 minutes. You can repeat this compress three to four times a day until the stye is gone. A warm compress can help drain the stye naturally so that the infection does not spread.
2. Compress with a tea bag
For a faster and more effective effect, you can replace the warm water compress with a tea compress. A compress of green tea or chamomile tea has been shown to be best for treating stye. This is because green tea and chamomile tea have antibacterial functions that can reduce infection. Soak your tea bag in hot water for about three minutes. Remove the teabag and let it cool down (but stay warm) and the excess water has seeped out so that the compress won't get too wet on your eyes. Apply the compress on the affected eye for about 15 minutes and repeat the compress several times a day.
3. Aloe vera
Aloe vera is rich in minerals, vitamins, enzymes, and various other compounds that are useful as analgesics or pain relievers, antibacterial, and antiviral. So, aloe vera is an effective solution to get rid of stye. Prepare an aloe vera leaf and split it to extract the sap or mucus with cotton bud . Then apply the aloe vera sap on the stye that appears on the eyelid. You can apply it several times a day until the infection clears or goes away.
4. Coriander leaves
Cleaning the stained eye with coriander leaves is effective in relieving infection and inflammation. Coriander leaves have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties so that the stye caused by dirt and bacteria will disappear more quickly. Boil a pinch or a teaspoon of coriander leaves in half a cup of water. Then drain and wait for it to cool slightly. After that, rub the cilantro over the affected eye. To heal stye eyes faster, you can also drink the cilantro boiled water right away.
5. Salt water
Salt contains magnesium, which can kill bacteria and reduce pain due to infection in the stye. To use salt as a natural antiseptic, dissolve the salt in warm water and mix well. Then dip a soft cloth or cotton ball in the salt water solution and place it on the affected eye like a compress. Let stand for 15 to 20 minutes and repeat until the stye subsides.
