lauramarie 0 Share Posted April 5, 2004 hey..i keep reading that toothpaste dries zits.. will it or is it harmful?? thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelin 0 Share Posted April 5, 2004 I tried that one when I was about twelve.. Didn't do a thing for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Veritable 0 Share Posted April 5, 2004 From what I understand, there is only one brand of toothpaste that is supposed to do anything for zits. I think it's regular colgate, no whitening, no enhnaced flavoring or whatever. I forget though. ultimately, I think it;s more of a myth than actual useful spot treatment. I tried it a couple times on a relatively small whitehead, and when I woke up in the morning, the whitehead was huge! :-k Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StillInTheCrate7 0 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Toothpaste is an old home remedy one might try if he/she has no chronic problem and gets like one little zit per year. If you have enough of an acne problem to be browsing acne.org, then toothpaste is useless to you. Except of course for brushing your teeth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Witness215 0 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Even though I have a mild case of acne, I still get about a pimple or two a week, and combined with vinegar or another topical, I find that toothpaste can be VERY effective in speeding up the drying process of a pimple that's already healing. You know the type, whether you popped it, or if it's healing on it's own, it still just sits there on your face, not even dry enough to be a scab. Try putting a tiny bit of toothpaste on the spot, but it can be very drying so be careful. -witness Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StillInTheCrate7 0 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Well if you're merely talking about trying to dry and shivel up a zit, yea sure... toothpaste, gasoline, rubbing alcohol, windex, vodka knock yourself out. It's no solution to a real acne problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
