Everyone has their favourite home remedy or old wives' tale they call upon to ease their aches and pains.
Despite being a bitter old cynic, when I was much younger I had warts all over my hands and come hell or high water, nothing would get rid of them.
One of my friend's mums heard of my plight and told me she rubbed potatoes on her daughter's hands and buried them in the garden - according to an old wives' tale she heard, it got rid of warts and that's exactly what worked for me.
To this day, I can't explain how or why my warts disappeared but I just know that rubbing potatoes on them and burying them in the garden had a big part to play in it.
My ramblings aside, another home remedy has come to our attention that isn't so harmless as rubbing potatoes on your warts.
Instagram queen Farah Dhukai, known for her unusual homemade remedies to bigger lipsand masks for your hair and face, recommended putting wasabi on your whitehead spots to dry them out.
Swearing by the spice, Farah told her followers about getting fast results in just 2 minutes for your spots, but according to Refinery29, it could be doing more bad than good.
Jeanette Graf, dermatologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York spoke of the dangers of putting wasabi on your face.
"Application [of wasabi] to a pimple can create itching, burning, and irritation...There are so many good over-the-counter spot treatments that make more sense."
If you're feeling the pinch and really want to keep your beauty natural and DIY, Jeanette recommended using white vinegar or apple-cider vinegar and a q-tip to eradicate a pimple.
"It can be helpful since vinegar has antibacterial properties."
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