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Can putting toothpaste on pimples really help get rid of them?

Yoram Harth, MD
By Yoram Harth, MD | 2021-05-23

For years, toothpastes have been used as a home remedy to help provide relief to single pimples on the face. Unfortunately, using toothpaste on pimples can increase skin irritation, can cause more pimples (kinds of toothpaste that contain fluoride), and even leave white spots on the skin (teeth whitening pastes).

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