Forget the gimmicks and the late night infomercial trying to get you to spend money on their lifetime guarantee of having clear skin. Throw away your bottles upon bottles of acne cream and sandy soaps...follow these steps, and you should see results very soon.
First off, you aren't going to get anywhere by not letting your skin breathe. Stop picking, and stop scrubbing away the natural oils that your skin needs with all of the commercial soaps and heavy lotions. Did you know that your skin repairs itself in the middle of the night while you are asleep? Let it do its job. Start cleansing your face with hot and cold water each night. If you are a female go ahead and use your make up remover, but don't scrub (it irritates the skin causing more pimples), most of the make up you had on during the day is in your pores or has melted off. Turn on the water to warm/hot, hold a wash cloth in the water and then place the wash cloth on your face. You are opening your pores. Use the wash cloth to wipe(not scrub) your face clean. Do this for about 5 minutes. NEXT, Turn on the cold water, soak the washcloth in the cold water and place it on your face, this is closing your pores, they are clean now since you have been steaming your face with the hot washcloth. Results wont happen right away, but with time your skin will just keep on getting clearer.
Step2
In order to maintain clear skin you need to drink lots of water. Water detoxifies your body, along with your skin. It also helps to eat healthy. If you are constantly eating junk, its storing in your body and releasing toxins. These toxins also build up in your skin, causing acne.
Step3
You also need to moisturize. A great product is the Clearasil moisturizing lotion with salicylic acid. It isn't over bearing and is oil free.
Tips & Warnings
Drink lots of water
Eat healthy
Exercise
Eliminate SCRUBBING your face
If you have really bad acne results may take longer