If your eye is red, watery and itchy, you may have allergies or just some dust in your eye. But if your eye is very irritated, you may have an infection commonly known as pinkeye or conjunctivitis (which is very contagious). Here’s what to do so you don’t have to look so awful for so many days…
Once every day, make a poultice of grated apple or potato. Peel a small apple or potato (any kind is fine), and grate using the small holes on a grater or a small food processor. Take a piece of cheesecloth (or a coffee filter), and wrap it around the apple (or potato) to create a package big enough to cover your infected eye. Place your poultice on your closed eye, and let it stay that way for a half-hour, then gently rinse or wipe off. Do this twice a day, and within two days, the irritated redness should dissipate.
Caution: If the redness and inflammation does not show signs of improvement within a day or two (or worsens), see a health professional.
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