How To Get Rid Of Eye Wrinkles Naturally

It is generally believed that wrinkles are a natural part of the aging process. The skin becomes thinner, dryer and loses its suppleness as the years pass. The delicate eye area is one of the first places to show this aging. Medical News Today notes that there are controllable factors at play too. Smoking, poor diet, heavy drinking, the constant use of facial expressions like squinting and smiling, and excessive exposure to UV light are big determinants of when a person will develop wrinkles, like crow's feet, around the eyes. Natural remedies can help to reduce the appearance of these wrinkles.

Step 1

Peel and then wash a papaya fruit. Puree the fruit until a pulpy mixture forms. Mix 2 tbsp. of the pulp with 1 tbsp. of oatmeal. This forms an exfoliating paste. Apply the paste to your eye wrinkles and massage it in gently. Leave it on for 10 minutes. The oatmeal will exfoliate the skin while the papaya's enzyme content will erode the top layer of skin, or the epidermis. This treatment works to reduce wrinkles and promote new skin growth.

Step 2

Soak a cotton ball or gauze pad in milk and apply it to your eye wrinkles. Particularly useful for crow's feet wrinkles, milk is high in glycolic acid, an alpha hydroxy acid. This natural acid will help cleanse the skin's surface of dead cells and debris while promoting collagen growth, which will help to fill in the crow's feet.

Step 3

Cut open a leaf from an aloe vera plant and scrape out the gel using a spoon. Apply the gel directly to the eye wrinkles and leave it on for several minutes before rinsing. Aloe vera is high in malic acid, which is found naturally in the body and is partly responsible for keeping skin smooth and firm.

Step 4

Create an avocado face mask. Simply puree an avocado and smear the mixture onto your skin. Leave the mask on for at least 20 minutes. Avocado delivers moisture and vitamin E to the skin's pores, acts as an antioxidant and prevents further cell degeneration.

Step 5

Eat salmon, mackerel, sardines or fresh tuna twice a week in order to ingest Omega-3s. These are very important fatty-acid supplemenst that the body needs to nourish the skin but which cannot be produced naturally.

Tips and Warnings

Glycolic acid can also be found in fruits and sugar cane. Aloe vera gel is a component in many over-the-counter skin creams. Malic acid can be found in its highest natural concentration in apples. Vitamin E is present in a variety of natural sources such as oils, vegetables, fruits, eggs and nuts. You can take flax seed oil as a supplement instead of eating fish in order to receive your required intake of Omega-3.
The Mayo Clinic notes that cosmetic lotions and creams have little evidence to support their claims of effectiveness. Likewise, there is little scientific evidence supporting the claim that natural remedies can reduce wrinkles. Applying natural remedies topically can cause skin irritation; before pursuing any form of treatment, it is advisable that you speak with your doctor first.