Where Do Crow’s Feet Come From And What Can I Do About It?

You can use creams and relaxing massages as well as relaxation techniques to care for the eye contour.

In our article we would like to inform you about the causes of crow’s feet and how you can counteract this aging phenomenon.

They come with age: the crow’s feet! Small wrinkles at the outer corners of the eyes that look like real crow’s feet.

At first, crow’s feet only appear when the muscles are tense. The most common causes of crow’s feet include the frequent “squinting” of the eyes when glaring, laughing or ametropia.

The actual causes of crow’s feet are more related to the  loss of elasticity of the skin. We mean the increasing age. Because then these wrinkles remain as visible lines on the face.

But there are tricks how you can prevent the development and soften crow’s feet that have already occurred:

Causes of crow’s feet and measures against them

Relaxation for the eye

If you keep squinting your eyes, you shouldn’t be surprised at crow’s feet. Sunglasses or glasses to correct the ametropia help to reduce the constant squinting of the eyes and strained blinking.

But only if you wear them and don’t put them in your hair decoratively!

The ring muscles, which make our eyes squint, can also become tense, for example through strenuous work on the screen. You screw up your eyes even though there is no real reason for it.

Stress is the most common contributing factor to this muscle tension. A soothing massage around the eyes provides relief.

To do this, gently tap and stroke around the eye with warm hands. Not too tight! This massage stimulates the blood circulation in the muscles and skin and helps to relax the muscles and to smooth crow’s feet caused by tension.

With steam for a moisture boost

Anyone who comes out of the sauna or hammam is happy about their own reflection: rosy cheeks, minimized wrinkles, good circulation.

The warm, humid air causes the skin to swell, gently plumping up the wrinkles. For the “quick facial sauna in between”, simply pour hot water into a bowl and hold your face in the rising steam.

The muscles relax and wrinkles are minimized in two ways.

Adjust the lifestyle

It’s no secret that smoking, alcohol, lack of sleep, and poor diet are all causes of crow’s feet and wrinkles. So some people look older than they are.

Those who do without nicotine and alcohol, get enough sleep, eat a healthy and balanced diet and drink a lot, help their beauty sustainably from within.

You don’t need expensive beauty dragees or other miracle pills: the skin needs water to be firm. If you lack this, you cannot plump up small wrinkles from the inside.

You should therefore ensure that you drink enough fluids with calorie-free drinks. Teas, whether hot or cold, are a good source of fluids. Unsweetened, of course!

Shield UV light

UV radiation ages the skin and wrinkles, which is why sunlight is also one of the causes of crow’s feet. If you spend a lot of time outside without sun protection, your skin ages faster.

The day cream should therefore always contain UV protection, because even when the weather is overcast, even more UV rays penetrate the thick cloud cover than is good for our skin!

Also a good pair of sunglasses should from harmful UV rays protect. So pay attention when buying – it’s good for the eyes and crows’ feet!

Soothing care

Especially in the heating season, the skin is stressed by dry air: the heating air inside is dry, as is the cold winter air outside. Even strong sunlight in summer can dry out the skin.

Dry skin leads to wrinkles from dryness that make crow’s feet even more intense. It is therefore important to provide the skin with sufficient moisture not only from the inside but also from the outside.

The older you get, the richer the face cream should be. A nourishing eye cream is then useful. Pure oils that are gently massaged in around the eyes have a particularly caring effect.

The precious, Moroccan argan oil, for example, is ideal for this. A face mask is also a good way to provide the skin with extra care.

Warning: not every face mask is suitable for the delicate eye area!

In the kitchen there are many home remedies that can be used to make such masks: Avocado, for example, but also the famous cucumber slices bring moisture to the skin.

Be careful with makeup!

You can’t just “make-up” on crow’s feet, but you can use targeted eye make-up to ensure that they are visually minimized.

In any case, you should make sure that neither makeup nor powder settles in the wrinkles and thereby emphasizes them additionally!

Some concealers also dry out the skin and thus increase such wrinkles. A good foundation or BB or CC cream with light reflective particles is a good idea.

So there is a lot you can do about crow’s feet!