Does Toothpaste for Acne Treatment Work? – Dr.Berg | DrEricBergDC

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on one of my recent videos someone wanted to know  uh if it’s okay to put toothpaste on their pimples  

okay so i decided just to create a video on that  because if there’s more than one person thinking  

that um they need to get this information first  thing to know is that toothpaste is formulated  

for your teeth not for your skin there are several  ingredients in toothpaste that are not good for  

your skin first one is sodium bicarbonate that’s  baking soda the ph is nine it’s very alkaline your  

skin is acidic it’s five so anytime you start  to neutralize the acid on the on your surface  

of your skin you’re going to irritate it okay so  baking soda is not good to put on the outside of  

your body also it’s going to disrupt your  natural flora or your bacteria of your skin  

next one sodium lauryl sulfate this compound  actually can reduce plaque on your teeth  

so when you put on your skin it’s going to be  too harsh it’s going to remove the oil layer  

it’s going to irritate the skin it can actually  even cause a rash that might look like acne  

next one is triclosan certain studies show  that it may make your bacteria resistant to  

antibiotics but number four is probably the  most important thing to know the fluoride  

in your toothpaste could create a condition  called fluoroderma which looks just like acne  

there’s a real interesting book that i  read and i actually did a video on it  

i’ll put a link for the book and the video down  below and so if you’re rubbing fluoride on your  

skin or consuming tap water with fluoride or  taking a shower in water that has fluoride  

it may worsen your skin this is why i recommend  using a fluoride filter for your shower  

so if you want nice skin don’t use  toothpaste on your acne instead  

do these four things right here reduce  your carbs get on a ketogenic diet why  

because carbs increase insulin which  then increases androgens and too many  

antigens cause acne as in pcos polycystic ovarian  syndrome also doing fasting intermittent fasting  

is probably one of the most powerful things you  can do for your skin next one probiotics because  

if you don’t have enough good bacteria in your gut  it actually can affect the bacteria on the surface  

of their skin and actually cause not only acne but  all sorts of issues with the skin and last one is  

to avoid dairy since dairy does have certain  hormones like estrogen and that can throw off  

your hormonal balance and produce acne as well if  people are estrogen dominant they get cystic acne  

all right thanks for watching before you  go if you have a question about a product  

or you’re new to keto and you want to know  how to begin keto or you’re on keto and you  

need a debug because it’s not going as smooth i  have a keto consultant standing by to help you  

this is just for the people in the u.s  hopefully in the future we’ll be able to  

answer everyone’s call but i put the number  down below so you can call and get some help