Reducing the lines around your eyes

You don’t have to be a senior citizen to get “crow’s feet,” the wrinkles around your eyes according to LiveStrong.  These lines are also called “smile lines” because they form when you grin, wrinkles under your eyes can make you look older than your youthful years. Depending on the cause of the wrinkles, you may be able to eliminate or significantly reduce your under-eye wrinkles

Age is not the not the only thing that causes wrinkles under the eyes. Sun damage, squinting, smiling, smoking, acne, muscle movement, surgery, and injuries also cause facial wrinkles. If you notice more wrinkles under one eye, smiling or sleeping may be the culprit. You may smile brighter on one side of your face, or you may sleep more on one side than the other side, pressing that side of your face against the pillow, resulting in under-eye wrinkles.

Home Treatment

Over-the-counter wrinkle creams and moisturises may help reduce your under-eye wrinkles. With warm tap water, apply a gentle, non-soap moisturiser to your face twice a day. MayoClinic.com recommends a wrinkle cream with retinol, which works by neutralizing the free radicals that cause wrinkles. Retinol is a milder version of tretinoin, a prescription cream approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of wrinkles.

Medical Treatment

A dermatologist can help you decide if you need a more aggressive procedure to treat the wrinkles under your eyes. Resurfacing treatments remove your abnormal tissue and rough skin, stimulating the growth of new skin and the production of collagen and elastin. You cannot have a chemical peel around your eyes, but you can try microdermabrasion, which gives similar results. The doctor uses a tool to polish the skin with tiny crystals and then vacuums up the crystals and dead skin cells. Laser resurfacing works well around the eyes, but by itself, it cannot eliminate crow’s feet.

Prevention

You can help prevent wrinkles under your eyes by avoiding the harmful substances that cause them. Stay out of the sun, especially between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. when the sun is the strongest. When you are in the sun, apply sunscreen with a sun protection factor of at least 15. Wear sunglasses and a hat to help shade your eyes from harmful ultraviolet rays. Don’t smoke, but do drink plenty of water to keep your skin moisturised. Alternate the sides you sleep on to keep your skin from settling in one place under your eye.

Babor Skinovage PX Sensational Eyes Anti-Wrinkle Eye Fluid is a light anti-wrinkle eye cream with a special applicator.

The many benefits include:

Intensively firms and smoothes the eye area.

Significantly reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

An eye cream created to address dryness and fine lines in the eye area. A metal applicator stimulates the skin’s own production of hyaluronic acid and effectively reduces expression lines. Has a cooling effect during application.

The cream provides deep-penetrating moisture and smooths the skin. The skin appears fresh, youthful and smooth.

Apply to the eye area each morning and/or evening with the applicator, after cleansing, and gently pat in with fingers.

Active ingredients:

Alpine stem cells: DNA protection, preventative protection against light-induced skin aging.

OsmoTec: Catalyst, optimizes the processing of active ingredients in the cells.

Tetrapeptide: Activates the skin’s own production of hyaluronic acid.

Hibiscus extract: Reduces expression lines in the eye area.

Light-reflecting pigments: Reduce visible wrinkles (immediate effect).

Organic silica: Improves the tissue structure, tightens.

Panthenol, allantoin Moisturizing, calming effect.

Jojobaoil, macadamianut oil: Softens the skin.

Vitamin E: Protects against free radicals.