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7 Reasons Why Breastmilk is the Best Face Wash

May 5, 2017 By Sydney Horton 8 Comments

7 Reasons Why Breastmilk is the Best Face wash

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In this post, learn the 7 reasons why breastmilk is the best face wash.

Let me just start off by saying, I know what you’re thinking.

Eww. Gross. Weird. Ummm never in a million years. Nope.

Trust me, those were exactly my thoughts when I came across the idea of using breastmilk as a face wash. I mean, breastmilk is a bodily fluid. It comes out of my boobies. Why on earth why I ever consider putting it all over my face?!

I first read about using breastmilk as a face wash in an article I randomly stumbled upon. The women who wrote it said after using it for a while she saw a big difference in the quality of her skin. I was honestly pretty grossed out by the idea when I first read it. However, my sister was suffering from a bout of acne at the time and I happened to have a very abundant supply of breastmilk. So, I thought maybe this could be the magical solution. In the article, the women testing out the breastmilk uses her sister’s milk. So I figured maybe it was a sign. I reluctantly suggested the idea to my sister and to my surprise she was quite willing to try it.

After trying it for a couple of days, she came to the conclusion that it was actually helping her skin. So I decided to try it out for myself. I took the manual breast pump into the shower with me and pumped away. Then I proceeded to pour the milk into my hand so I could wash my face with it. Now I am going to be super honest with y’all…I gagged. The thought of putting breastmilk on my face made me so queasy! I literally had to talk myself into it. I told myself if I could let my daughter eat it, for goodness sake, I could put it on my darn face!

SO I DID IT!

And it was wonderful! My first reaction was that I couldn’t believe how soft it made my skin feel, it felt truly hydrated. It had no funny smell. In fact, it was completely odorless. It didn’t sting or burn. It was a lot more liquidy than anything I had ever washed my face with, but I couldn’t really find anything else negative about it. I have continued to use it ever since then!

7 Reasons Why Breastmilk is the Best Face wash

I don’t use any other face wash but breastmilk once a day when I shower, followed by Babo Botanicals baby lotion that I steal from my daughter. As a result, I have noticed a big difference in my skin’s ability to regulate itself so it’s not too dry or too oily. If I do have a breakout (usually after wearing makeup, which I don’t do often) it clears itself up in a matter of days. Without me having to do anything special. Coming from someone who has always had some amount of acne on my face, I’m happy to say I finally don’t have to focus on my skin at all. There is a reason people call this stuff liquid gold!

And I am not the only one thinks breastmilk for skin care is a great idea. There is even a spa that offers breastmilk facials!

Now, even though it worked for me, I may not have you convinced yet. So let me bring some science and reason into the equation to maybe win you over!

 

Here are 7 reasons why breastmilk is the best face wash:

 

1. It’s made of living cells

Breastmilk contains something called Leukocytes, which are basically white blood cells that fight infection.[4] These white blood cells are made to help your baby build a healthy and strong immune system. Since acne is basically an overgrowth of bad bacteria, why not use a face wash made of living cells specially built and designed to fight infection? I don’t think you’ll find Leukocytes on the ingredient list of any face wash currently out on the market because white blood cells cannot be manufactured. Duh. That makes breastmilk truly incredible. One point for breastmilk!

2. It is full of vitamins

Breastmilk is like the perfect multi-vitamin for your skin. I mean, obviously, it’s made to provide babies with all their nutritional needs. Breastmilk contains vitamin A, D, E, K, C, B6, B12, Folate, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, and Pantothenic Acid. [5] Vitamin A is known to reduce wrinkles and brown spots, Vitamin D can regulate skin tone, and Vitamin E neutralizes free radicals and helps skin maintain moisture. [6] Just to name a hand full of the benefits. There’s a reason cosmetic companies fill their products chalk full with vitamins! What’s wonderful about breastmilk is that the vitamins in it are naturally produced, unlike the vitamins in most common skin care products which are, generally, synthetically produced.

3. It’s antibacterial and antiseptic

Apparently, it is widely known that breastmilk is naturally antibacterial and antiseptic. There are countless articles and essays out there praising breastmilk as a natural remedy for ear infections, sinus infections, cuts, etc. Breastmilk contains the antibody IgA, which helps prevent germs from forming as well as speed up healing. [7] If that wasn’t cool enough, breastmilk also contains a high amount of whey protein. Whey protein is known to have infection protection properties. [3] So many germs accumulate on your face throughout the day. Breastmilk is a natural germ-fighting liquid. Why wouldn’t I slather this stuff all over my face?!

4. It’s high in lauric acid

What is lauric acid you ask? Well, let me tell you. Lauric acid is a type of fat. The same type of fat found in coconut oil and shown to combat acne. In studies specifically designed to test the use of lauric acid as a treatment for acne, scientists found there to be no negative side effects. Because lauric acid is completely natural, it does not cause redness or burning like a lot of manufactured acne treatments do. [2]  Now I know what you might be thinking, “Why can’t I just use coconut oil on my face?”. Well, apparently most of the coconut oils miracle healing properties can be directly attributed to the lauric acid within it. So in order to get the acne-fighting benefits, you would need to use the lauric acid on its own. [8] But where can you find just lauric acid without the other components of coconut oil? Breastmilk! Whatda know.

5. It’s extremely moisturizing

If you try breastmilk as a face wash for one reason and one reason alone, do it to see how freaking soft it makes your skin feel. The reason for this is because of all the things I listed above. Breastmilk contains natural moisturizers. [1] It’s filled with so many vitamins, fats, and nutrients to hydrate your skin to the max! Most face washes contain alcohol, benzoyl peroxide, or other skin drying agents. You know when you wash your face with something and it feels like you got a face lift? I hate that feeling. Breastmilk doesn’t do that at all. It just makes my skin feel supple and soft!

6. It’s all natural

Breastmilk is 100% all natural. It is not manufactured or synthetically produced. It doesn’t contain toxic chemicals or other additives that most commercial face washes do. Because it’s not going to be sitting on a shelf, it is free of preservatives as well. I mean, come on its breastmilk. How much more natural can you get?! There are, in fact, many natural things you can use as a face wash. Like honey or baking powder, all of which I have tried by the way. What’s great about breastmilk is that is pre-made. You don’t have to mix any products or come up with any concoctions. It’s naturally a pre-made perfect substance!

7. It’s free

I cannot finish this post without pointing out one of my favorite benefits. It’s free! I challenge you to find a face wash of this quality for under 10 bucks let alone for free. It’s not possible. Face washes full of vitamins, all natural, and with similar benefits come at a serious price. So you are basically getting a high end, nutrient-rich, anti-aging, brown spot healing, essentially magical liquid completely free. And you have your baby and body to thank for that!

7 Reasons Why Breastmilk is the Best Face wash

 

I cannot promise you that using breastmilk as face wash will work for you. Or that people won’t think you’re crazy. I also understand this face wash belongs to an exclusive group of breastfeeding mommy’s with babies still nursing. Unless you’re willing to buy breast milk from a bank. Which is totally an option if you feel comfortable with it! It takes out the free component, but it would still have so many benefits! I also realize someday I won’t be able to use my breastmilk as a face wash. A thought that makes me kinda sad. So I am going to enjoy it while it lasts!

Still, there really is no denying the 7 reasons why breastmilk is the best face wash. Did I convince you? Let me know what you think in the comments below!

 

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Learn 7 reasons why breastmilk is the best face wash! We all know breastmilk has many uses, in this post you’ll discover why using breastmilk as a facial cleanser could be the answer to clearing your acne prone skin! #breastmilk #breastfeeding #facewash #breastmilkuses #momlife #acne

Resources:

[1]  earth911.com

[2]  telegraph.co.uk

[3]  americanpregnancy.org

[4]  medscape.com

[5]  verywell.com

[6]  prevention.com

[7]  ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

[8]  healthline.com

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Comments

  1. Megan Horton says: May 16, 2017 at 11:43 am

    If I wasn’t convinced before… I am now! But this just means you need to start giving me more milk so I can really try out your theory!
    I would love to take advantage of the Free component while I can, just saying!
    Great read and thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
    • MeandLily says: May 16, 2017 at 10:02 pm

      I’ll start pumping away! Thanks for reading. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Kelly says: October 8, 2018 at 2:51 pm

    Would you still be able to use breaskmilk if it’s bad? I produced an abundant supply. More than my daughter needed so I have frozen brestmilk that isn’t good for her to drink anymore and a few bottles that aren’t good as well.

    Reply
    • Sydney Horton says: October 9, 2018 at 12:43 pm

      Hi Kelly! To be honest, I’m not sure. To take a wild guess I would say no. Just because the reason the breastmilk is so powerful and healing it’s because it’s basically alive. If the milk is old, I would just assume its lost some if not all of it’s potency. I’m sorry I couldn’t be more helpful. Have a great day and thank you so much for reading the post! 🙂

      Reply
  3. lee says: September 13, 2019 at 2:57 am

    WOW! thanks for sharing your insights about this discussion. It is great to be informed

    Reply
  4. Nayadee says: January 8, 2020 at 6:54 pm

    This is wonderful! How do you actually use it as a wash? Do you soak a cloth in it and then wipe your face? Or just splash and rub with your hands? Cotton pad?

    Reply
  5. Johana Ramirez says: April 12, 2020 at 2:46 am

    omg going to try it!I just had a baby almost 6 weeks ago and I am exclusively breastfeeding.

    Reply
  6. Ali says: November 16, 2020 at 6:57 pm

    Makes me so sad that someone who had to deal with and touch semen to get pregnant (and just through being sexually active long before and after that) is disgusted by something like breastmilk, especially because I’m sure you’ve handled dairy products in your life before and likely give them to your children and that’s all milk! We shouldn’t disgusted by something so beautiful. We need to normalize it again. I was never around breastfeeding mothers, but having a BS in animal science I learned about it in depth and knowing what it is made of it isn’t gross at all to me (chicken eggs on the other hand I can never eat the same way again haha). I mean this in no condescending way, I am just amazed how many people are disgusted by breastmilk and it shows we have a long way to go with its normalization.

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