The DIY beauty balm is famous online.

If you’re someone who scrolls late at night and sees ads or always looking for new DIY beauty treatments, you’ve probably seen these ads. The ads ask if you know what happens when you mix toothpaste and Vaseline. They hint that there is something special about the mix.

We’ll look at this skincare “hack” and other DIY beauty tricks using everyday items.

What happens when you mix Vaseline and toothpaste?

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Vaseline is a long-lived beauty staple. It has been popular for years for treating burns and soothing chapped lips. Most people have a tub of it in their medicine cabinet. This beauty hack is simple and looks enticing.

People say you can make something great with Vaseline and toothpaste online. Mix them by hand. The mix should be thicker than the two ingredients on their own, but still creamy.

If you’ve been interested in DIY beauty, many people use toothpaste to treat acne.

Some people also use a thick moisturizer like Vaseline to treat acne. They say it locks in moisture and repairs damage from chemical treatments.

Can toothpaste and Vaseline be combined to create the ultimate beauty balm? The answer is no. Those clickbait titles and creative videos on social media are wrong. The properties that make these two shine as beauty hacks on their own do not get magnified when they are combined.

Quora users say they become less effective when mixed.

Toothpaste’s abrasive and drying properties are lost when mixed with Vaseline.

Vaseline’s moisture-rich benefits don’t improve when combined with toothpaste, but the minty smell might be a plus.

If you want to try the toothpaste and Vaseline hack, you can ask the experts who spoke with NewBeauty. They said each product has a place in your medicine cabinet, but neither is better than a skincare product designed to treat your specific issue.

The next time you need a skincare remedy, go to the drugstore.