Not sure if this is awesome or nasty

emmared1986 · June 2010

Other Uses for Breast Milk

Acne Treatment and Facial Cleanser Wash face with a mild soap, rinse, and gently pat a breastmilk-saturated ball of cotton (not a synthetic material) over the entire face. This process is great for removing eye makeup as well.

Burns and Sunburn Apply breastmilk gingerly to burns and they will dry up and look much better the next day. A burn treated with breastmilk and mashed-up blueberries will dry up within an hour, wrote one mom on a Midwifery Today online forum.1 Elena Michaels, PhD, CCH, LMFT, a traditional naturopath in Santa Clarita, California, told me that she often applied her breastmilk to her kids' sunburns. The soothing milk would stop the pain immediately," she said. "I believe the lauric acid found in breastmilk is antiviral, antibacterial, healing to tissue, and contains analgesic properties. Besides human breastmilk, virgin coconut oil is nature's most abundant source of lauric acid.

Chapped Lips Dab a bit of milk onto dry lips, leaving them wet. Apply often, and lips should take only a day or two to heal.

Cold Sores and Fever Blisters Place milk directly on a cold sore with a clean finger or cotton ball. This should speed the healing process and also help relieve some of the pain.

Cuts, Scrapes, Scratches Clean wound first using breastmilk if you don't have soap and water. Drip milk onto the wound, then let it air-dry. You can also use a cotton ball or a 4-by-4-inch gauze pad soaked in breastmilk. If the cut is on a baby's lips or mouth area, allow him or her to nurse. An upset child will be calmed by the gentle, loving act of breastfeeding, and the milk will help heal the wound. I'll never forget when my 15-month-old daughter was bitten by her grandma's dog right on her face." says Nancy Levesque, a former La Leche League leader. "I immediately put her to my breast and nursed her as we were deciding what hospital to take her to. I'm so glad that I was able to comfort her during this traumatic time, and I believe the act of nursing did help to begin to heal her wound.

Diaper Rash Gently pat baby's bottom with breastmilk, being especially generous when applying it to reddened or rash areas. Leave baby's diaper off for a few minutes and let the bottom air-dry.

Ear Infections Place a few drops of breastmilk in the ear; follow with warm (not hot) olive oil and garlic, or bottled garlic mullein oil (sold at natural food stores).

Red or Puffy Eyes Place two cotton balls saturated with breastmilk over closed eyes for a few minutes - works better than tea bags or cucumber slices!
Insect Bites With a clean finger, dab breastmilk on the bite; this will help stop the itching.
Skin Rash/Wounds Apply breastmilk on itchy spots - even chickenpox - for soothing relief. One woman claims that she used her breastmilk to clear up an elderly relative's leg ulcers. It's also possible that breastmilk helps heal skin wounds in nursing women them...

margeincharge2 · June 2010

I think breastmilk is magic! When DS was a newborn, he had a lot of red blotches on his skin. The LC had me put breastmilk on his face to get rid of them.

Lizard2022 · June 2010

I tried to get Dh to let me put BM in his ear when he had an ear ache and he freaked out. I do use it on my chapped lips.

BeanieWeanie · June 2010

Huh. Wish I'd known about the acne - DS had really bad baby acne (nearly got kicked off a plane coz they thought he had measles) and I totally would've tried that.

emmared1986 · June 2010

I did use it on my cracked nipples and my torn up cuticles. Some of those tips just seem weird though! I cant imagine using BM to remove my makeup!

sam19 · June 2010

I've heard of the ear infections and diaper rash before. That's cool that BM could do so much. Somebody should jar that up and sell it. lol

fairychick77 · June 2010

I think that's totally awesome. BM cures all!!

kes3237 · June 2010

Definitely awesome.

I remember one of my tree-hugging friends telling me this... I had forgotten all about it, though, until this post! Wish I had tried it on the rash!

jnk062602 · June 2010

I used it for dd's blocked tear duct and it worked! Then when she had a nasty cold and constantly was wiping the snot in her eyes and her one eye turned red I put a couple drops in there again and she woke up early that next morning with it cleared up.