Beauty

[vac]

I wish I could figure out what's causing my milia. My dermatologist removed several a few months ago, mostly around my eye area, and more are already cropping up in the same place. I was advised a long time ago to use an eye cream with retinol and have done so for years, but I seem to be getting milia more frequently anyway. I just switched to Ole Henriksen eye gel in the hope that stopping the creams would help. It hasn't been long enough to tell any difference.

I avoid any product with oil listed anywhere in the ingredients, but that has not solved the problem.

[magemay]

Considering that certain glycols, such as Propylene (PG) and Butylene (BG) are penetration enhancers and accelerators that are also used as solvents, it makes perfect sense to me. Especially PG, which is the strongest of them all. They can used as fillers, too.

It may not happen to everyone and don't give a rat's caboose who tries to refute or debase my findings with whatever "data", these glycols were, without a doubt, the cause of mine.

[magemay]

On 1/15/2015 suzyQ3 said:

I'm one who is not convinced that milia is easily caused by creams or potions. Milia are not break-outs and don't form in pores. Here is an excellent explanation:

Milia

I'm convinced that it's caused by what's in creams and potions. Could that be the only cause, who knows?

Was that easy to determine? No

Is it easily caused or do they even develop easily or is it hard for them to develop? Who knows?

[Shelbelle]

Try something oil free, avoid mineral oil, coconut oil and petroleum.

[untitled]

On 1/15/2015 suzyQ3 said:

I'm one who is not convinced that milia is easily caused by creams or potions. Milia are not break-outs and don't form in pores. Here is an excellent explanation:

Milia

I agree with you suzyQ3. I was blessed with healthy very normal skin, but my beautiful daughter not so much. She started getting milia when she was like 15, she is 22 now. And she was not using any heavy creams. I took her to the derm and they said it was a lack of cell-turnover. They would remove them but it was so painful for her. And then they would come back. They gave her some Retin-A but that caused her to peel alot and she didn't like all the flaking. I felt so powerless that I just couldn't fix things for her. She lives in NY so I don't get to see her as much. But I think about her skin and keep searching for some solution to help her...

And btw- that was a good link.

[suzyQ3]

On 1/15/2015 untitled said:

On 1/15/2015 suzyQ3 said:

I'm one who is not convinced that milia is easily caused by creams or potions. Milia are not break-outs and don't form in pores. Here is an excellent explanation:

Milia

I agree with you suzyQ3. I was blessed with healthy very normal skin, but my beautiful daughter not so much. She started getting milia when she was like 15, she is 22 now. And she was not using any heavy creams. I took her to the derm and they said it was a lack of cell-turnover. They would remove them but it was so painful for her. And then they would come back. They gave her some Retin-A but that caused her to peel alot and she didn't like all the flaking. I felt so powerless that I just couldn't fix things for her. She lives in NY so I don't get to see her as much. But I think about her skin and keep searching for some solution to help her...

And btw- that was a good link.

Thank you. One misconception is that milia are clogged pores, but milia don't even form in the pores.

The same information that is in the link that I provided can also be found on several other very credible sites.

BTW, on most sites, they do recommend a retinol product and/or exfoliation as possible prevention, but I don't think there's any guarantee that it will prevent milia if one is prone to them.

[kdbrown9]

I used to get them under my eye as a teenager. I didn't use any creams or moisturizers back then because I had oily skin and didn't need them. Some resolved on their own. I have a few on my forehead, and I don't use moisturizer there either (only on the rest of my face). Seems there may be a genetic link because everyone in my family has a few, including my 7 year old son! I like PCA Skin's Perfecting Protection moisturizer. It soaks in quickly, doesn't cause breakouts and certainly isn't contributing to the milia problem. It's also very affordable. My aesthetician recommended exfoliation to prevent them. I use a Clarisonic 2x per day, the PMD once per week, and Retina-A. This regimen has yet to resolve any that I currently have, but it may be preventing new ones. Let us know what you try and if it helps you. I'm always curious to know what works for everyone else in the hopes that I find a product that will make my skin smooth and acne/imperfection free (it's a pipe dream, I know)!

[untitled]

On 1/15/2015 suzyQ3 said:

On 1/15/2015 untitled said:

On 1/15/2015 suzyQ3 said:

I'm one who is not convinced that milia is easily caused by creams or potions. Milia are not break-outs and don't form in pores. Here is an excellent explanation:

Milia

I agree with you suzyQ3. I was blessed with healthy very normal skin, but my beautiful daughter not so much. She started getting milia when she was like 15, she is 22 now. And she was not using any heavy creams. I took her to the derm and they said it was a lack of cell-turnover. They would remove them but it was so painful for her. And then they would come back. They gave her some Retin-A but that caused her to peel alot and she didn't like all the flaking. I felt so powerless that I just couldn't fix things for her. She lives in NY so I don't get to see her as much. But I think about her skin and keep searching for some solution to help her...

And btw- that was a good link.

Thank you. One misconception is that milia are clogged pores, but milia don't even form in the pores.

The same information that is in the link that I provided can also be found on several other very credible sites.

BTW, on most sites, they do recommend a retinol product and/or exfoliation as possible prevention, but I don't think there's any guarantee that it will prevent milia if one is prone to them.

Yes- I just keep sending her stuff, different exfoliators and retinol products and plus she has like kdbrown said a PMD device and clarisonic and the luna mini. It is just such a sensitive subject that I have to tread very cautiously in any questions about her skin. But she hasn't complained either. Thanks suzyQ3.

[theatrebiz]

Thank you all for your responses. I am wondering if my not using a retinol product is the real problem!

I had been using a Neutrogena retinol, that I really liked, but it was discontinued. I was using it at night and using Dr. Gross during the day.

Maybe I need to go back to using the Dr Gross Serum. A few months ago I stopped use it replaced it with the Kate Summerville Dermaquench in the daytime, and the Algenist serum (not the retinol one).

I seem to go thru phases where my products are discontinued or I try new things thinking the next thing will be better.

Michele

[Katcat1]

I disagree with the Milia article. I do not have sun damage nor burns and I was getting Milia from a moisturizer I was using. When I stopped using the moisturizer so did the Milia stop. I have read other articles on Milia that were different from this one regarding the cause.