White dots under makeup.

Dec 19, 2015

Milan M.

White dots under eyes, could it not be milia? Because the surface is flat it's just under skin and not flattering under makeup😕😕

Dec 19, 2015

Lara R.

Do you have a balanced diet?? Those dots are symptoms of anemia

Dec 19, 2015

Shelley W.

I have them. Two on my face and a couple on my inner thighs. Perfectly harmless. It's called tinea versicolor. It's caused by malassezia which is a harmless yeast that resides on the skin. It's common on individuals who reside in hot/humid climates. It's not contagious and it's harmless. If your body is experiencing extreme malnutrition in which its void of vitamin d/e and calcium you can have white spots on not only your face but body as well. I've seen that on young children when I did church mission work years ago in Kenya. And I highly doubt that is your situation. There is hypopigmentation (just the opposite of hyperpigmentation) in which you experience a depletion of melanin of the skin but those start out much larger than dots on the skin. Anemia...I had that as a kid and it just results in an all-over pallor to the skin...no white dots.

As far as the tinea versicolor goes I just make sure to keep myself well hydrated, keep myself in cool environments during the hot/humid months and wear loose clothing to keep from more popping up. Mine doesn't show thru makeup though and I don't anything special to try and cover them up because someone would have to be all up in grill to even see them.