Milia Treatments & Cures

For those who suffer from what they think is milia, little white bumps on their face, or who have been misdiagnosed with syringoma, here are a few of the treatments that people have recommended that have worked for me:

1) Use serums instead of heavy creams, esp. in your most sensitive areas where milia form the most.  If you have sensitive skin, heavy creams prevent your skin from exfoliating dead skin cells especially where skin is the thinnest on your face -- around your forehead, under your eyes, and chin.

2) Apply a hot pack:  Run a face towel under really hot water, and then apply it to your problem areas.  The steam will open up your pores, which allows your skin to exfoliate the trapped dead skin causing the milia.

3) Apply an aspirin mask:  These are all the rage now.  There are even videos on YouTube on how to do this.  But it's really simple.  Take a few generic white aspirin tablets (I usually use four), and put some drops of water on them until they start to dissolve into powder.  Then get rid of any excess water, and add Cetaphil and milk or honey, and mix.  Apply the mixture to your face, let it sit for 15-20 minutes, and then rinse off, and apply moisturizer.  Do this about 1-2x a week depending on your skin type, and so your skin doesn't become used to it.  The aspirin contains salicylic acid, which we all know, is used to treat acne.  And actually, salicylic acid, I found, is one of the few chemicals that can really penetrate deep down into your pores.

These treatments really worked for me.  I stopped applying heavy creams to the sensitive parts of my face, and started using serums there only, and found in doing so no new milia formed.  That was a great relief to me.  Even just using the hot pack, when I only knew about that, really helped to reduce my existing milia.  And now that I also use the aspirin mask, I can see and feel a much greater reduction in bumps.