has anyone ever tried tooth paste before or heard of using it? I had never really heard of anyone using it for acne before but my cousin uses it for mosquito bites and I got a bad pimple and tried it and it actually made the pimple alot smaller. Also what do you use to keep clear skin. I tried proactive and it does NOT work. Someone told me Ziana was really good.
2007-09-25 07:27:58 · 7 answers · asked by xoquincyxo 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
apply lemon juice and honey
2007-09-25 15:50:21 · answer #1 · answered by rajan naidu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I get a pimple I put toothpaste on it right away and it helps dry it out and shrink it. You shouldn't use it if the pimple is more than a few days old or the skin is broken though, it will turn the skin a dark color and make it hard to cover up. To keep my skin clear I wash my face in the morning and at night with a face wash that has 2% salicylic acid in it (good ones are Biore or Neutrogena). Also I use a clay mask once a week and once a day I put on 2.5% benzoyl peroxide (Neutrogena). Hope this helps.
2007-09-25 14:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by Audrey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The trick with the toothpaste has to be that its not a gel. Gels dont work. Use one thats like white and not see thru. And yes toothpaste is know to do that, but you might also try using Queen Helene on your face. Its a green mint mud mask meant for drying up zits... you can put it all over if you need to or you can just "spot" use it... and its cheap, probably better for your skin than toothpaste.
2007-09-25 14:44:34 · answer #3 · answered by VMG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proactive never worked for me either. Acne is a type of yeast infection of the skin. Sugar feeds yeast. Stop eating all sugar, it worked for me. Also you can go to the health food store and get an herbal extract called pau d' arco..it helps tremendously!!
2007-09-25 14:37:46 · answer #4 · answered by lovebug0928 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
toothpaste only helps when the pimple is a white head. it takes it right away. I have used it, but Ihave found that apple cider vinegar works. I know it sounds really gross, but it does work.. Also, another gross one, is preparation h.. put it on before bed, it REALLY works. it sounds terrible, but it does work. it also takes care of black circles under the eye
2007-09-25 15:09:52 · answer #5 · answered by sexijessica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry for a minute i thought you meant as in using it to brush your teeth! yeah, i think it's something to do with the mint in the toothbrush, it dries up the spot. As for keeping clear skin, i'm quite lucky in that i only get them just before my period, but i just make sure i wash my face in the morning and the evening and moisturise a lot.
2007-09-25 14:32:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
UH I DON'T KNOW ABOUT TOOTHPASTE. I'VE TRIED IT AND IT DIDN'T WORK FOR ME. PROACTIVE SUX I KNOW. I USED IT BEFORE AND IT WORKED AT FIRST BUT THEN IT STOPPED. USE DIANA STALDER PRODUCTS. THEY WORK SOOO GOOD FOR YOUR SKIN. YOU CAN PURCHASE ONLINE ON EBAY. THEY HAVE AN ACNE TREATMENT KIT AND IT'S WHAT I CURRENTLY USE. I LOVE IT.
2007-09-25 14:36:29 · answer #7 · answered by Mizz A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋