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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lara Owen

How to get rid of ‘milk spots’

This is what you should and shouldn’t do when it comes to milia (Alamy/PA) - (Alamy/PA)

They’re tiny, pearly and almost impossible to ignore once you’ve spotted them. Milia – often called “milk spots” due to their white drop-like appearance – tend to cluster around the eyes and cheeks, sitting just beneath the surface of the skin like stubborn little beads.

They look like whiteheads, but try to squeeze one and you’ll quickly realise they are something entirely different.

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