Actionable Tips to Help Prevent and Get Rid of Crow’s Feet

Avoiding aging is impossible, but minimizing the physical effects of it does not have to be. 

One of the first areas on the face that reveals signs of aging is around mens eyes. The area of skin that surrounds your eyes is very thin and vulnerable to change. Over time, you may begin to develop wrinkles called crow’s feet.

Though these tiny wrinkles are natural and nothing to upset yourself over, it is entirely possible to reduce their appearance should you want to.

Today, Particle will be providing you with actionable tips to help prevent and get rid of crow’s feet.

What Are Crow’s Feet?

Crow’s feet are the small lines that stretch out from the corners of your eyes. There is a common misconception that crow’s feet develop from smiling too often, earning them the nickname of smile eyes. 

While the act of grinning can contribute to their development, this is not the sole cause. The real culprit is the contractions that occur when you make any facial expressions. 

There are two different types of wrinkles, dynamic and static, and crow’s feet can be both. Dynamic wrinkles are not permanently set in your face. Rather, they tend to appear only during muscle contraction. If your crow’s feet are dynamic, they may only be visible when you smile wide, or squint your eyes.

With time, our faces naturally lose collagen, protein production declines, and our skin loses elasticity, increasing the potential for your dynamic crow’s feet to become static wrinkles.

Static wrinkles are the opposite of dynamic wrinkles because they do not only appear sometimes. Instead, they are visible at all times. Therefore, if your crow’s feet are visible even when your face is at rest, you know they are static. 

It is valuable for you to determine whether your crow’s feet are static or dynamic to select treatment and know when to begin. While it is typically not necessary to treat wrinkles until they are static, prevention can begin before they are even dynamic. 

Treating & Preventing Crow’s Feet

While crow’s feet develop naturally, several existing methods exist for preventing and treating your crow’s feet. Here are some actionable tips for minimizing their appearance.

Moisturize

Moisturizing every morning and night is essential for maintaining your skin’s health. It strengthens the moisture barrier, which keeps essential water and electrolytes in but keeps irritants out.

Moisturizer is also beneficial for supporting your skin’s appearance and one of the most effective tools for preventing the development of crow’s feet. Moisturizing can improve the appearance of your skin by temporarily plumping your skin and diminishing the appearance of fine lines.

Using a moisturizer specially made for anti-aging purposes can do a lot to support and maintain the appearance of your skin by plumping, toning, and tightening.

We recommend Particle Face Cream, a premium 6-in-1 face cream that combines cutting-edge technology with high-grade ingredients to provide you with a handsome and healthy complexion.

The combination of healthy ingredients allows our face cream to reduce the appearance of your wrinkles, eye bags, and dark spots.

For example, the vitamin E oil in our product has soothing antioxidant properties that are known to promote optimal youthful skin appearance and health. It can help reduce irritations and hyperpigmentation of the skin.

The cream also contains niacinamide, a water-soluble vitamin that improves redness, elasticity, hyperpigmentation, and wrinkles. Niacinamide has also been shown to increase the skin’s production of ceramides and collagen, improving the skin’s protective barrier. This reduces the impact of environmental stresses on the skin, playing a large role in repairing any signs of skin aging.

These are only two of the several ingredients that make Particle Face Cream the ideal treatment option for your crow’s feet. A full ingredient list can be found here.

Additional research on treating crow’s feet may have informed you of the importance of also using an eye cream alongside your moisturizer. We are happy to report that the Particle Face Cream is an all-in-one product that functions as both.

After cleansing your face, apply a dime-sized amount of cream onto your fingers and massage a thin layer into your skin. Do this both in the morning and at night.

Face Masks

Face masks can be an easy and fun way to combat your crow’s feet. On top of that, there are additional benefits to using face masks like hydrating and moisturizing your skin, improving the appearance of your pores, and removing excess oil.

Every mask contains its own special benefits depending on its ingredients. That allows you to handpick your mask so that it is tailored towards your needs. For example, suppose you are looking to treat your crow’s feet. In that case, you may want to look for a mask that plumps or tightens the skin, improves elasticity, encourages collagen production, and rejuvenates the appearance of your skin.

The best part about face masks is that if you can’t find exactly what you’re looking for, you can make one yourself using the ingredients already stored in your pantry. 

Here are a few of the best ingredients to get you started:

• Berries: Raspberries and blueberries are high in antioxidants that can help repair skin cells, firm the skin, and reduce the visibility of wrinkles.
• Oatmeal: Oatmeal is useful for exfoliating, can help to calm chronic skin problems or irritations, and can lead to fresh, healthy-looking skin.
• Yogurt: Plain yogurt contains lactic acid contents useful for tightening pores and improving the skin’s overall texture.
• Aloe Vera: Aloe vera is useful for soothing purposes and can be used to calm skin problems and reduce scar tissue.
• Lemon: Lemon contains citric acid and is rich in vitamin C, making it good for reducing dark spots and brightening your skin. 

In case you still need a little help, here are a couple of example recipes to get you started. 

First, you can try a banana mask. Banana masks contain vitamins and natural oils that can boost your skin’s health. All you need to do is mash a small piece of banana into a paste-like consistency, apply a thin layer of the paste onto your skin, and then let it sit for fifteen minutes. Then, you can use warm water to wash off the mask.

A second mask to try is a cucumber and aloe vera face mask, great for hydrating your skin and helping to remove the lines around your eyes and lips. Mix aloe vera gel, a few drops of lemon juice, and two tablespoons of curd to form a paste to dip cucumber slices into. Apply the slices to your face and let them sit for a while before removing them and rinsing off the remaining paste with cool water.

If DIY masks aren’t your thing, we want to recommend Particle Face Mask instead. Our mask is engineered for men to help firm up the appearance of their skin and reduce the appearance of blemishes using premium ingredients like aloe vera and bentonite clay.

Particle Face Mask is safe to use weekly. Cleanse your skin and apply a thick layer of the product to your face. After 10 minutes, you can rinse the product off and apply your moisturizer.

Professional Treatments

When it comes to reducing the appearance of static crow’s feet, you are always welcome to consult with a dermatologist about professional treatments like botox and dermal fillers that may benefit you. 

Botox is a very popular treatment for reducing the appearance of fine lines on the face and smooths out wrinkles caused by repetitive muscle contractions in the face. Botox works by injecting affected areas with a small needle and freezing tissue in place so that they cannot move.

On average, botox will be able to reduce or eliminate the appearance of your fine lines for about three months.

Dermal fillers are a different type of injection that is also used to minimize the appearance of crow’s feet. The fillers contain either collagen or hyaluronic acid injected with a needle into the affected area to fill out your fine lines. 

The results of your dermal fillers will vary depending on what type of fillers you received but can last anywhere from three to 12 months.

Conclusion

Whether your crow’s feet are dynamic or static, it is never too early or too late to start treating them. Begin by moisturizing every day using a quality face cream, especially around the delicate eye area. Treat your skin to a weekly face mask for additional moisture and plumping. Finally, for more personalized advice, feel free to visit your dermatologist, who may recommend professional treatment options.

With a little self-discipline and patience, you should see progress in no time.

Sources:

A classification of facial wrinkles | PubMed

Principles of Moisturizer Product Design | PubMed

Botox in dermatology | PubMed