A device for treating eyes, eyelids or both, in the form of a handheld housing is disclosed herein. The device has a first chamber configured as a fluid reservoir, a second chamber opened on a top end of a housing and configured as a steam reservoir, a hydrophilic material disposed within the first chamber, the hydrophilic material having a plurality of pours configured to allow the fluid to seep from the first chamber to the hydrophilic material, a heating element positioned adjacent hydrophilic material and the second chamber, the heating element configured to convert the liquid to a vapor and continuously regulate a temperature of the steam and a user interface disposed on an outside of the housing and configured to control a variable circulator, the variable circulator being positioned in an orifice at the top end of the housing, the variable circulator functioning to control the temperature of the vapor reaching the user. A method for treating eyes, eyelids, or both is also disclosed.