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7. Forget toothpaste! Use spot treatments to treat pimples.

People have believed tubes of toothpaste were a savior for acne-prone skin. However are they really useful or halfway decent for your face? Baking soda, one of the main ingredients in toothpaste, is known for drying out pimples. It treats a breakout. However, this shouldn’t encourage you to squeeze out a dollop of toothpaste on your pimple. Toothpaste also contains preservatives and other ingredients like triclosan, which can irritate your skin.

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