Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Toothpaste can irritate and dry out the skin, worsening acne. Triclosan in toothpaste is less ...

Some things, like bad poetry, are best left behind in seventh grade. Yet for some reason, lots of us (myself included) still swear by a dab of toothpaste as a pimple treatment. Which begs the question ...

Chances are that you've dabbed toothpaste on a zit in hopes that it would shrink. But dermatologists say this cheap and seemingly quick fix is actually not effective for reducing acne. Putting ...

Gigi Hadid revealed she uses toothpaste to dry out pimples in a Vogue video released on Thursday. A dermatologist told Insider using toothpaste on acne is actually a bad idea. Toothpaste contains ...

Chances are good that at some point you've put toothpaste on a pimple in an attempt to obliterate the thing. While it's a pinch-hitter for drying out skin when legit acne spot treatments aren't handy, ...

Some toothpastes contain ingredients like hydrogen peroxide or baking soda that can help shrink the pimple, but they may also dry out the skin.

An expert has debunked six common beauty myths - as it's revealed four in ten women fall for hair, skin and nail hacks online that are ultimately ineffective . From age-old remedies to modern trends, ...

As weird as it sounds, toothpaste was once a well-known hack for clearing zits. Now, the InnBeauty Project Pimple Paste is bringing the old school hack back with more skin-friendly ingredients — and I ...

There is nothing worse than waking up with a giant spot in the morning and not knowing how on earth to deal with it? One common myth is using toothpaste to get rid of the spots, but it can actually ...