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Sun Jul 30, 2006 3:10 am  |
| hey guys- i heard from a mate that toothpaste can actually significantly treat your acne.. just wanetd to know if thats true.. |
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Sun Jul 30, 2006 3:31 am |
Toothpaste won't really treat acne, but it helps to heal blemishes faster. Putting a dab of old-fashioned toothpaste (white paste, NOT gel) on a blemish before you go to sleep helps it to dry up over night.
| mick wrote: |
| hey guys- i heard from a mate that toothpaste can actually significantly treat your acne.. just wanetd to know if thats true.. |
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Best, Jeannine (40s, fair skin, hazel eyes, sensitive skin). To fight the dread lemming sickness, I promise not to rave about a product until I have used it for a long while. |
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Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:53 am |
NEVER!!!
I know toothpaste can dry a blemish up and may seem like it works. but it's dangerous! It can cause an infection if not carefuly and leave scarring! one of my friends recently tried toothpaste, which ended up exacerbating the problem. i think the toothpaste ended up burning her skin, and now she's worried about a permanent scar 
use alternatives like tea tree oil and also you can use witch hazel as a toner for prevention |
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Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:15 pm |
| I never had luck with toothpaste. I used to try everything! That, and the few times I tried it, I felt tremendously silly dabbing toothpaste on my face. |
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Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:13 pm |
| It burned all the way down the entire skin, It was so dry, I had to apply layers of Petroleum Jelly to soothe it away. And you know, that clogs pores even more. So it was really.... really bad. Don't do it, at all. You will risk deep deep dryness and burning! |
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Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:13 am |
Toothpaste contains the active ingredient fluoride.. so you should be very caution when applying it to skin.
I have done this excessively and ended up with dents in my face where the pimple was.
You can apply a tiny bit if you have one of those huge monsters that are ready to burst, it helps dry up the flare. But otherwise.. it does more damage than good. |
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