Jennifer Love Hewitt allegedly uses this old wives’ remedy: toothpaste to dry up a pimple.

The verdict?

There isn’t any science to support this, but it does work — to an extent. My daughter would also agree, she uses it often.

A combination of common ingredients, such as baking soda, enzymes and zinc chloride, among others can contribute to calming inflammation, drying the infection and killing bacteria.

Natural toothpastes often have essential oils, tea tree and mint, which help, too. However, toothpaste sometimes contains whitening agents, and can cause discoloration and/or irritation of the skin, so use with caution.