Milk Of Magnesia Zaps Acne And Delivers Clear Skin

We have to admit, this little beauty tip blew us away. And it involved MoM, er.....Milk of Magensia.

But let us first explain how we stumbled upon the Mom treatment.

We were doing research on acne-fighter Retin-A. We have been using the retinoic acid cream for a year now. It has certainly cleaned up our break-outs, so that acne is a rare thing for us these days. And hopefully, Retin-A will start softening up our fine lines and wrinkles with continued usage.

But what we have noticed, are the vivid dreams that occur each night we apply Retin-A, and retire for the night. Lucid dream after lucid dream. Interrupted sleep because of constant dreaming.

Anyone else on Retin-A know what we're talking about?

We cannot find any research that claims its usage causes vivid dreams to occur. But we are still on the hunt.

Meantime, if you don't want a Retin-A prescription to stop acne, or nothing else seems to remove all your pimples, you might want to try dabbing on a little Milk of Magnesia, as a topical acne treatment.

MoM has always been used to treat occasional constipation. You drink the chalky-white liquid. We don't know what made curious folks apply MoM to their zits, but apparently, it works like a dream, getting rid of break-outs and softening or calming red skin.

We found that out in the PalmBeachPost.com. Joe & Terry Graedon of the People's Pharmacy brought forth that little skin care nugget:

"A letter in the Archives of Dermatology (January 1975) suggested that topical application of milk of magnesia nightly could help reduce redness and inflammation associated with acne. Other readers also have shared their success with this remedy."

Others have found that MoM is also good for treating rosacea, seborrhea, and other tough-to-tackle skin conditions.

Sometimes, home remedies can really make a difference.