What Causes Milia? These pesky little white bumps are suprisingly common and sometimes tough to get rid of, that is of course if you haven’t yet discovered diathermy and me! Often intially misdiagnosed as a whitehead you soon discover this is not the case. Whether you have suddenly discovered one of these hard little lumps or have lived with them a while and have more than a few you will no doubt be wondering how to remove them. They don’t feel like your typical white head and thats because they are not,  these small white spots are pockets of dead skin i.e keratin Milia tend to develop around the eyes,