How toothpaste changed my life.
When a person faces puberty, their hormones rises and those hormones alters the appearances of teenagers. During puberty, men will have a change of voice, pubic hair grows in certain areas and their height grows enermously. Women on the other hand, their breasts starts to grow slowly, they will have menstruation and pubic hair grows in certain areas. Men and women might have different effects on puberty but they share one great concern-- ACNES!
Yes. Every puberscent teenagers hate acnes. Who would care to love that greasy, gross, painful and ugly looking skin infection right? I too have not avoided that phase of puberty. In fact, it did not just ruined my face but made me lose my self-esteem as well. I can never forget how people criticized and ridiculed my appearance. No matter how much I cheer myself, telling myself that physical appearances do not matter but how you treat and respect people, I could never lift my spirit. That phase of my life, I believed that every single day is a battle ground. But at some point, it made me disgust myself too, felt anxious about what other people would think, believing I am ugly and what worse had happened, I was not capable of socializing anymore. I tried every remedy I could possibly do; changed to an unscented soap, slept early, stay hydrated, avoided oily foods, bought Belo's product and washed my face twice a day. All of those didn't work for me maybe because my skin is too sensitive that it needs to be professionally checked by a dermatologist? I basically lose hope and thought I was meant to have acne all my life. Until my cousin told me that she red an article on facebook that toothpaste is a solution for acne problems. I didn't believe her because as far as I know toothpastes are made for teeth not for the face and it will make our skin dry due to the elements added. It is not also clinically adviced by physicians. My cousin insists on telling me to try it since I would lose nothing if I do. And so I tried. On my first use, I can already feel the changes on my face. After washing, my face feels so cool, it's not painful and not irritating in the skin at all. Yes it did dried my skin and I think it's a good thing because I have an oily skin type.
After a week of using toothpaste as my facial wash, my face has brighten up and I can really see the changes. My skin glowed up, however my battle for acne has not yet ended. It was a long process, it took me months to have zero acnes and blemishes but everything was worth it. I gained back my confidence, I can now socialize with people, and I'm not shy anymore and I think I look beautiful. Up until this day, I still use toothpaste as my facial wash, hapee to be exact. I hope that I can help people with acne problems and gain their self-esteem back. You got me!
