Laura Schober is a writer and editor specializing in health, food, wellness, beauty, and lifestyle content. Laura is also a seasoned communications professional who has previously worked in the ...

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 ...

For years, people have turned to toothpaste as a quick fix for whiteheads—mostly because older formulas contained drying ingredients like baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and alcohol. These gave the ...