When I was in high school, I had a lot of things that I considered pretty genius-using codes when writing poetry for the boy I liked or putting a few toothpaste on any pimple that was dying out of nothingness.

If from this kind of poetry people give up in the second year when it comes to the silence of the past still many of us (including me) swear and we are confident that the "treatment" is perfect. The question is: Is it really the right solution?

"Toothpaste has historically been used as a popular remedy, if we can say so because most of them contain a triclosan, a contraceptive ingredient that kills the bacterium responsible for acne on the face." Joshua Zeichner, director of the clinic cosmetics and research at the Mount Sinai hospital in New York.

Dr. Joshua says that despite this, many studies have seen a link between triclosan and hormonal disorders, which is why many toothpastes are trying to remove the ingredient in question from their formula. Even if that happens, your toothpaste will continue to work, at least on the surface due to the baking soda and alcohol it contains.

"The pastry can have a deterrent effect, thus reducing the surface of irritation and rash. Sounds fantastic? Actually not: the concentration of these ingredients is much higher and tougher for the skin. The pastry is designed to wash your teeth, so if you use it on the skin it will irritate, dry and crack the skin. All this leads to an unpleasant chain reaction. Acne-prone skin will react to drought and irritation by producing more acne. So, as you try to cover and close one acne, open as much as possible. "

But if toothpaste is your only option (suppose) at least make sure the formula does not have any additional bleach or colorant to avoid irritation as much as possible.

Translated by Women's Health