Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Emergency Zit Zapper

As I've gotten older my acne outbreaks are few and far between, but last week when I was on vacation I noticed a large pimple starting right next to my lower lip. Because I hardly ever have a problem I didn't bother to bring any treatment medicine. What to do?

I vaguely remembered reading that toothpaste could be effective in drying pimples up. Figuring that I didn't have much to lose I put a tiny dab standard white-colored toothpaste on the spot right before I went to bed.

When I woke up the offending area was much clearer.  I don't think I'd rely on toothpaste to clear up my skin on a regular basis, but it sure saved the day this time!


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10 comments:

  1. No kidding? Wow! I wish I'd known that before I played with the one on my cheek and now have a scab to show for it. I'll try to remember the toothpaste next time.

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    1. Sorry to hear you have a 'souvenir' of your pimple :-)

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  2. Very interesting. And the zit zapper stuff is the look and feel of toothpaste. Glad you decided to try it. Knock on wood, I haven't had one in a while.

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    1. I think getting fewer pimples is one of the advantages of being older.

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  3. Seriously? This is cool. I'll fire that news flash to my daughter right now.

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    1. I bet that even though not everyone can put their hands on acne medicine, they CAN find a tube of toothpaste.

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  4. I rarely have a full on break out, I always seem to have at least one zit. As soon as it clears up, another one takes its place. I'll have to try this!

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