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What are they? I've had them for ages.

Milia?

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Thanks, turquoise. That sounds like them.

I wonder if there is any genetic thing which makes them more likely, as my brother has them on his eyelids, too.

I never wear eyeshadow and rarely mascara so I don't use heavy creams etc to remove it - and AFAIK, he doesn't either.

How did you have them treated, Orinoco. They look so squeezable, don't they? But hurt like hell if I try.

Ok I am definitely NOT recommending you do this as they are on your eyelids but I get these on my cheeks now and then, and what I do is get a clean sharp needle and very carefully just nick the skin over the top of the whitehead, then when it scabs over if you pick off the scab the white thing comes off with it. Lovely.

ooooh, Lurvely

Don't worry. I won't try this at home.

Well, I might. But I won't tell anyone you suggested it.

Ok, just remember, don't dig at the white thing, or try to skewer it out like a pickled onion! I'd feel terrible if you hurt your eye! just nick the very top layer of skin over the white thing and pick off the next day.

I get them quite frequently and I find that they go away/don't form in the first place when I'm regular about using my Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanser. You rub the cleanser off with a muslin soaked in hot water. It's probably the rubbing with the muslin that's the key according to turquoise's link so perhaps you could do some (gentle) rubbing with a muslin or a rough towel every day.

I dont think you can get milia on your eyelids - the skin is too thin there for the little white plug to form. As you say your brother has them too this sounds like a genetic thing - I think these pale spots on the eyelids are a health indicator but cant remember what for (Am wracking my brains as we covered all this in our beauty therapy exams!!) Will have a rummage through my notes....

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bran. Oh good! I've just got some Liz Earle stuff, including the Hot Cloth Cleanser. I'll continue with that.

If it doesn't work I'll try Jamesy Banana's 'medical tips.'

And if that doesn't work I'll go and have my eyelids melted, or summat - a la Orinoco.

And if even that doesn't work I'll wait for binkle to look through her coursework for an answer.

I'll get the little blighters, somehow.

I had one sort of at the edge of my eye, I rubbed and scratched at it (man it was annoying!) and it sort of scabbed over, then the white bit came out with the scab bit (lovely, I know) and it was all gone. DH has one for two on his eyelid, upper bit more under his brow - think he's had them for years. No idea how they come about.

I had one on my eyelid, or just above, in my eye socket, sort of.

And one at the outside of my eye.

But both have finally gone of their own accord.

I reckon just leave off, and they'll go.

I think mine were caused by some eye gel that'd been open for too long, but I was too mean and skanky to just bin.

Bubble99, if you've just got the Liz Earle I recommend having a look at QVC when they're selling her stuff as they give a good demo of how to use the Hot Cloth thingy. I was much to heavy-handed when I first started using it.

"A Friend Of Mine" had one and poked it with a needle and squeezed it and it came out in a waxy lump

I would not do this on your eyelids

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Definately DO NOT POKE YOUR EYELIDS WITH A NEEDLE!!

Cant find the bit in my notes but I'm thinking it is linked to cholesterol in some way... Is it that your whole eyelid or the majority of it has little white bumpy bits on - not sore or really noticeable to anyone else but just 'there'?