So here's what happened: I was getting ready for bed, settling down for the evening, talking to my neighbors in the hallway, the usual. I grabbed my toothbrush and what I thought was toothpaste and set out to go brush my teeth. About 30 seconds into said brushing, I noticed that the toothpaste wasn't foaming like the charming lady in the commercials and my own personal experience told me it should. I figured I just hadn't used enough, at which point I reached for the tube to apply more. It was then that I realized I had grabbed a similar-looking tube that was actually a Clean&Clear spot treatment that my mom sent me a few months earlier. I immediately spit it out, rinsed my mouth out, and headed back to my room to get the real thing. I asked my neighbors who I had earlier been conversing with if I should call poison control. They, through their laughter, said yes, as long as I put it on speaker. I did so, got put on hold, but was eventually told by a very rude lady (apparently I had called New York poison control, not Illinois, because my google is still set for Albany) that I would be fine as long as I rinsed out my mouth. I was a bit put off by her attitude, however, I suppose it's understandable considering that a group of laughing college girls from the wrong zip code called her at 12:30 local time asking about brushing their teeth with acne solution. Clearly no one would be that dumb. In any case, I rinsed out my mouth, I feel fine, and all is well now that the spot treatment is clearly labeled, as you can see, "NOT TOOTHPASTE."
