white bumps under eye! HELP!! - Beauty & Cosmetics Message Board

SwTpEa1988 · 06-01-2004, 07:32 AM

i have these small white bumps underneat my eyes and i dont know wat they are. i think they might come from putting makeup there. i use clinique concealer to cover dark circles under my eyes and these weird white bumps formed. i was thinking about going to a dermatologist but havent gotten around to it. does anyone have any idea what the bumps can be? any advice would be greately appreciated!

fiejenn1 · 06-01-2004, 10:04 AM

there is a couple of things it could be...it could be milia (whiteheads) from using heavy eye creams or putting ur regular moisturizer too far up. when you put on any kind of moisturizer, u shouldnt put it all the way up the eye, just around the bone underneath ur eye. the heat from your eyes will draw the moisture up. ur eye area does not have pores so it all becomes blocked. dont try to squeeze them though, it will damage the area.

it could also be a condition called xanthoma, this is abnormal blood fats or high cholest. the bumps may turn yellowish or be flesh colored. with this it has to be removed by a physician too.

so in other words i would see a derm bc u dont want to tear the delicate part of ur eye! hope this helped!

melly88888 · 06-02-2004, 03:39 PM

I had the same problem..it's from using oily creamy eye products. Try some that are oil free and you should see a big difference. I watched on the news once people who had these little bumps removed with a laser I think...I've been trying to find where to get it done. Has anyone else heard of that?

spikie · 06-07-2004, 03:34 AM

go to the derm, they can zap them right off i've had it done.

justme_ · 06-07-2004, 07:58 AM

OMG!! MY SIS SAID EYE CONTOUR CREAM WAS AGAINST THOSE THINGS... Sigh! I've been using the eye cream only because of that! And to decrease the chance of getting early wrinkles. Sorry bout that. So what do I use on my eyes to prevent early wrinkles then? I have pretty dry skin. I hate my skin, it's dry, it's oily,... So if I used moistorizers it would be bad for the dryness, if I used anti-oil products it would get even dryer.... What the ..... am I going to do with this skin!!! Sorry, ...