How to Minimize Crow's Feet Around the Eyes

One of the first signs of aging among women is crow's feet, those fine lines around your eyes. Because the skin around your eyes is delicate and contains less moisture than other areas, lines can seem more visible. There are many steps you can take, though, to minimize the lines.

Things You'll Need

• Eye cream
• Sunglasses
• Eye makeup remover

Instructions

1. Dab an eye cream directly onto the lines. There are many types of eye creams out there, for different skin types, damage, and age ranges. To find a cream that's right for you, check out the user-reviewed-generated Makeup Alley. You can hear from real women of all different skin types and ages, and what worked (and didn't) for them, thereby avoiding pushy saleswomen. The link follows below under "Resources."

2. Wear sunglasses that protect against UV rays. Look carefully at the label. They should block at least 99 percent of both UVA and UVB rays.

3. Limit the amount of eye makeup you wear as you get older. While you might think as you can get older your features need more enhancing, bright, loud eye makeup will only draw attention to the lines around your eyes. Also, as your skin ages and becomes drier, makeup tends to cake inside the lines and creases.

4. Don't tug on the skin around the eyes when you remove eye makeup. Soak a cotton ball in an eye makeup remover, and swipe it off in one motion gently.

5. Seek out the advice of a dermatologist who can analyze damage due to stress, weather and sun. The physician might prescribe a strong wrinkle fighter like an AHA (alpha hydroxide acid).

6. Avoid sleeping on your side or on your stomach. This can pull on the delicate skin around your eyes, as well as the rest of your face. Try sleeping on your back, face-up.

Tips & Warnings

• Even before you see visible lines, you can use eye cream. It's never too early to start.

• Sunscreen is good for around the eyes, but try to find a cream that contains it. Even those formulated for the face can irritate the gentle skin around the eyes.

• Just because an eye cream comes with a hefty price tag does not make it better.

• Avoid dermatologist whom seem more intent on selling their own products and put pressure on you.