Are you making these mistakes each time you spot a
little
white little bump on your face?

Fixing those little white bumps starts with a small
dose of
education and ends with a big dose of prevention.
After
understanding the five reasons below, your little
bumps
should give way to clearer skin.

Reason #1: You have no clue what those little white
bumps
are anyway.

Little white bumps, or milia, are keratin-filled
cysts, or
simply little globs of protein under the skin. There
are
generally two types of milia. Primary milia may result
from
oil glands that have not fully or properly developed.
Secondary milia result from trauma to the skin.

Reason #2: You think all little white bumps are acne,
and
treat them that way.

Just because you have little white bumps on your face
does
not necessarily mean that you have acne. Milia, are
little
balls of protein beneath the skin that do not have a
pore,
or hole in the skin through which to escape.
Comedones or whiteheads are excess fats and wastes
that are
trapped in a hair follicle and so they clog up the
pore. In
short, milia are proteins trapped within the skin,
while
comedones are fats and skin debris trapped within the
pore.

Exfoliating the skin, or removing the dead skin cells
from
your skin with an abrasive product or chemical, is
beneficial. But brutally scrubbing your face with
soaps and
chemicals too frequently may actually create milia. To
avoid
this, remember that gentle exfoliation helps prevent
excess
dead skin cell build-up that could clog your pores and
cause
whiteheads, not milia.

This gentle exfoliation helps make eventual removal of
the
milia easier because the skin layer around the milia
becomes
thinner, with frequent, yet gentle exfoliation. In
short,
Exfoliate your skin to prevent milia, not to cure
them.

Reason # 3 You have no idea what causes those little
white
bumps anyway.

When you were a baby, you were probably covered with
milia
that disappear after a few days. Or, you may have
inherited
milia from your parents.

On the other hand, you may develop milia after
excessive
exposure to the sun. The reasons for developing milia
after
sun exposure are debatable. According to some studies,
the
active ingredients sunscreens like Parsol 1789 may
cause sun
allergies and later lead to a milia breakout. Other
studies
blame the sun itself for "damaging" the skin can thus
causing little white bumps.

Some people experience milia around the mouth. This
could be
the result of fluoride irritation from toothpaste.

Reason # 4: No one ever told you how to prevent milia.

The best way to prevent milia is to avoid treating
your skin
with excessively harsh chemicals and to limit sun
exposure.

To reduce creating milia around the eyes, use eye
creams
with the least amount of ingredients possible to avoid

irritating the delicately thin eye area. Also, gently
touch
the eyes and avoid rubbing the eyes vigorously so as
not to
damage the skin.

When brushing you teeth, try to keep the pasty foam
from
staying around your mouth too long. This limits
possible
fluoride irritation to the skin.

Use a sunscreen with the least amount of ingredients.
Extraneous ingredients like fragrances may irritate
your
skin. Additionally, purchase sunscreens that offer
physical
sun blockage that contain active ingredients like
titanium
oxide or zinc oxide.

Reason #5: You still want to know what you can do
right now
to get rid of milia

The key to getting rid of milia is realizing that they
have
no escape route, those little bumps are trapped under
the
skin. So, to get them out, you'll need to have a
professional like a dermatologist or aesthetician
extract
them. You can extract the milia yourself, but this
involves
risks.

Precautions
You need to ensure that you milia are not symptoms of
some
underlying disease or illness. Also, if you extract
the
milia yourself, you may have trouble completely
pulling out
the cysts, as the removable process may prove too
painful.

Otherwise, if you are confident with your health and
courage, you can cleanse your hands and face. Then wet
a
cloth with warm water and apply it to your face for a
few
minutes. Gently apply a sterile needle to the center
of the
little white bump to create a tiny opening in the
skin.

Wrap your thumbs in a clean tissue and, using your
thumbs,
proceed to gently squeeze the contents of the little
white
bump out. Finally, cleanse the area of the extracted
little
white bump with an astringent.

Now, you have no reason to walk around with little
white
bumps on your face. If you still think you do, please
consider the possibility that you're just telling
yourself
little white bumpy lies.

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