4 Skin Care DIYs You Should Stop Right Now (and What to Do Instead)

This DIY is tricky: Toothpaste does, in fact, have the potential to shrink pimples, and that's because, it dries your pimple out. That's it. All it does is dry your skin. But, a pimple is a build up of oil and dirt — it's an infection — and toothpaste does nothing to actually treat the real issues at play.

Toothpaste is for your teeth — it says it all in the name — and, so, its ingredients aren't formulated to benefit your skin. It's made with harsh chemicals, fragrances and additives that in the long run can f-you up, and lead to skin irritation, clogged pores, drying and scarring.

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