Does curdled breast milk help treat acne?

Question

I have a wonderful 17 year old daughter named Joanna who's been suffering from moderate to severe acne for most of her teen years. I think I read somewhere that if she put curdled breast milk on her face, it would help kill the bacteria.

I think I read in an article in Family Circle that you leave a jar of breast milk on the kitchen counter for a few days until it starts to curdle. That way, the enzymes in the milk are able to develop (kind of like in petri dishes).

I haven't had a baby in years, so I'm not lactating, but one of my girlfriends down the street, Brenda, just had a baby girl. She said she'd be happy to help and offered to donate some of her milk.

I sent Joanna over this afternoon to Brenda's house with an applesauce jar to collect the milk. Has anyone else heard if this helps though?

Answer 1

it only works on pimply nipples

Answer 2

Hi Anita, I haven't really heard of this and if you're not sure if this will really work, don't even let your daughter try it. Pimples and acne are really part of growing up, so she shouldn't think that this will run forever. But for the time being, what Joanna can do is clean her face with a medicated soap specifically made for treating acne, like acne aid. She may also want to try using Celeteque. And most importantly, she needs to visit a dermatologist so she prescribe a medicine for her. In fact, for severe cases of acne some people take oral medicine for it. Hope was able to help you a little.

Answer 3

My family had an old country remedy for acne that is similar to that. But instead of using curdled breast milk, we used "Milk of Magnesia". You take the Milk of Magnesia and dab it onto the affected area at night before going to bed and leave it on all night long. The next morning wash it off. I think it was more an issue of it drying out and drawing the oil out of the skin as it dried. It could have been some microbiology going on, I'm not sure. My family learned it from my Great Great Grandfather who worked in a hospital in about 1900 and they used it on patients to dry up bed sores. And I can honestly say that I have never seen any one develop acne scars that have used it. Milk of Magnesia, would have to be more sanitary than spoiled breast milk.

Answer 4

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3.1 TIMELINE OF ACNE TREATMENT
3.2 AVAILABLE TREATMENTS
3.2.1 Exfoliating the skin
3.2.2 Topical Bactericidals
3.2.3 Topical antibiotics
3.2.4 Oral antibiotics
3.2.5 Hormonal treatments
3.2.6 External retinoids
3.2.7 Oral retinoids
3.2.8 Phototherapy
3.2.8.1 Blue and red light
3.2.8.2 Photodynamic therapy
3.3 Less widely used treatments
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3.5 Preferred treatments by types of acne vulgaris
4 ACNE SCARS
5 See also
6 References
7 Footnotes
8 External links



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Answer 5

Curdled breast milk helps keep animals out of the garbage... perhaps you should put it there??? If that works, it should definitely scare the acne right off your daughter's face!

Answer 6

That would probably make it worse. Take her to a dermatologist. He'll prob prescribe her something to help heal from the inside and outside, like an antibiotic and retin A. In a few weeks her face will clear up.

Answer 7

While it took little less than two months for me to really see a difference, my acne, blackheads and whole lot of other skin problems I had such as eczema had completely cleared! It was totally amazing...

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Answer 8

have you smelled curdled milk?...its disgusting...you should just have to bring your daughter to a dermatologist and they will help you with the acne problem of your daughter

Answer 9

Wow...you sure do have some INTERESTING questions!!! But...I think the milk is better left for the babies...sorry! Besides...I don't think any sane adult would smear the spoiled milk from another womans boobs onto her face....then she would stink AND have acne!!!!! Just keepin it REALLLLL!!!!

Answer 10

no, definite not true, have your daughter drink tons of water eat vegetables and fruits and stay away from fast food restaurants.
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