i burned it with toothpaste.!

[ana136]

Recently i heard that toothpaste works as a great acne cream. All excited i rushed to put some on the few pimples that I had and had decided to use it as a facial mask on the areas around my nose. I made a horrible mistake and had left it on overnight. My skin feels amd looks like I have really bad sunburn and have just came back from a trip to mexico. It's very dry around my nose and is starting to peel, i believe. What should i do, and will any scarring be involved.?

[loiloi]

Never use any medicinal product for a purpose other than its intended one.
Buy a gentle cleanser and moisturiser for sensitised skin until your face settles down. Eucerin make an excellent range and so do Roche-Posay.
When your skin is no longer irritated buy a good acne gel. I recommend either Freederm or ByeByeBlemish. Use these products according to the instructions. Using more cream or leaving it on for too long will not help your acne clear up quicker, it will just make your skin sore.
Check out the Acne Forum for more advice. Loiloi xx

[luckyblue]

I have used toothpaste on my skin before, same rumor going around my town, and from personal experiance there shouldn't be any scars, becuase the dry skin is just dead skin so nothing to worry about. If you put it on a large section (around your nose) and the dryness is emabrassing you then you can use a light face lotion, but the dryness along with the redness should dissapear and you can try washing your face with ice water to sooth the redness. I hope this helps....