How to get rid of acne easily (Or: How I do it, anyway)

[WhereInTheWorldAmI]

Disclaimer (because your lawyers will sue me if I don't include this): This is not meant as a substitute for any professional or legal advice. Don't believe everything you read on the internet folks. This works for me, but hey, I'm a different person to you.

Keep Clean. Use soap.

Wash your face at least once a day with soap or other soaplike product. If you have blackheads or something, use some sort of exfoliating, grainy scrub on them. Epsom salts work, just combine them with water.

Avoid consuming oily foods

Don't cut it out from your diet completely because then you'd have nothing but kale and that's pretty bland. But certainly don't consume an entire Macca's menu every day to yourself. Eat some fruit and don't touch your face after handling that greasy slice of pizza.

Get some rest

Don't know the science behind this one. But getting to bed early always seems to work.

Methylated Spirits (Or: other surgical alcohol)

This always works for me: dab a little bit of methylated spirits on your acne (especially the ones with pus, ew) and they dry out pretty quickly. Just don't get it in your eye, dumbass.

Moisturise (with a non-greasy moisturiser)

I don't really know if this helps but damn it makes my skin feel good and I reccomend it

That's all from me.

Bye.

[emmabee11]

Rubbing lemon on your face can clear up your skin, it helps even with bad skin conditions, my mums skin was pretty bad before someone suggested doing this on a holiday. Rub it on, leave it on for about half hour then wash it off.

[WhereInTheWorldAmI]

Sweet ! (or sour) Thanks for the tip! :)

[StarBrightNoLight]

Thought I would add something:
If doing this method, it`s best to avoid sunlight at all cost.

[emmabee11]

Haha yeh didn't think of that bit good point, i saw a prank video once actually of someone putting lemon in sun lotion and they just like burnt so fast xD.

[JessicaVi]

Acne sucks we all know that, you feel ashamed of yourself, you can't look at people's eyes and ugh it's hard, I know. Retin-A (Tretinoin) WILL cure you. In two weeks, three, or even months, but it will trust me. It just depends on your skin. Retin-a is the best thing that has ever happened to my skin. Well my skin is 40% cured in the last two days in the FIRST WEEK! I started retin-A 0.05 the first time round in October last year, it cleared me up completely by December and by feb most my hyperpigmenation was gone!! I was so confident and happy with my clear skin. I have no insurance and bought it online w/out Rx to save money. The website I buy it from is

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Hope this helps!

[TadCurious]

For those who are really dumb and might actually get the idea to try it --- Don't drink methylated spirits. I know there's a picture showing Jack Nicholson drinking alcohol, but that's pure ethanol. Methylated spirits is poison.

[YourFutureEx]

She is telling to apply it -_- not to drink it.

[lumos]

I hope you mean a neutral soap meant for the face, since a lot of soaps meant for your hands/hair etc are pretty strong, which means that they have the potential to make your skin really dry. The reason why sleep is good is because your skin cells do most of the repair work at night.
Another tip to combat acne is to change your bed sheets and towels every other week or so. Lots of dirt and dust are get stuck on the fabrics, and if you rub your face in it every single day/night, it will basically clog your pores lol. Staying hydrated with water is also good.

[lumos]

lots of dirt and dust get stuck*... don't know how that "are" got in there lol

[AnissiaXO]

I only like using natural cleansing products but it works for me and easy on a fixed income.

my 4 favs i recommend

Frank coffee scrub https://frankbody.com/ (works WONDERS)

organic coconut oil (as a moisturizer)

organic Apple cider vinegar/Witch hazel (for toner... also the apple cider vin smells really bad but it works for me, but after using i would give it a quick little wash after using with a cleanser to get rid of the smell:))

goodluck xo

[YourFutureEx]

I wash my face with soap 3-4 times a day and my mom applies random stupid creams on my face and IT WORKS!!! ^_^

I am guilty of consuming oily food and sleeping too late T_T

To add something to your Take, I 'heard' that applying lemon works too :)))

[TheReticentKnight]

Sleeping late... engineering student? :p

I should try lemons... nothing has worked for me yet.

[YourFutureEx]

@TheReticentKnight haha former non medical student :P
Good luck :)

[StarBrightNoLight]

What I use to get rid of my acne, is calamine lotion, which is great because it barely costs me $2. It helps with redness, acne, and getting rid of white heads (that appears on your face one morning). I also use antibacterial soap and moisturizer. Now I have little to no pimples or whiteheads and some blackheads. The only thing I have to deal with is my acne scars (they are slowly going away) and a blind pimple which is on my chin.

[Anonymous]

Could you tell me what i'm doing wrong then.
Here's what i do: everyday i get up well rested wash my face first time with soap second time i combine two soaps together then wash it off my face for extra clean. I also eat A HUGE VARIETY OF FRUITS I MEAN A LOT. Exercise a lot (soccer), yet i still have 6 acne scars on my left cheek. I avoid eating too many oily foods at most i will probably consume small amounts of bbq chips, granola bar, but that's about it. turning 17 tho.

[madispute]

How often do you wash your sheets and pillowcases? If you don't wash them often enough, they can absorb oil from your skin and clog your pores.

Do you moisturize? Dry skin can also be a big reason why people get acne. Don't wash your face too much (once in the morning and once at night is good enough) and don't scrub too hard. Moisturize after every face washing with an oil free moisturizer. You should also exfoliate once a week to get rid of dead skin.

Do you touch your face a lot? Oil from your hands can clog your pores if you touch your face often.

Try to drink the recommended amount of water each day too.

[Kiwedin]

all i did was go hclf vegan. no more acne lol. I wash my face with water, exfoliate with sugar, and moisturize with coconut oil.

[samantha_anne15]

I hear baking soda mixed with water works too

[WhereInTheWorldAmI]

Cool! I'll try it sometime :)

[BelleGirl21]

I love men..."soap or other soaplike product" lol.

[BelleGirl21]

Wait, a girl wrote this? I take back my sexist comment in utter humiliation and shame. :/ I do love men though ;)

[Conrad_Kelsiven]

Don't feel too bad. If it suds, it works.

[Anonymous]

I take vitamins and zinc to ease my acne and I use Clean & Clear to wash away the dead skin.

[Krushhbrownies]

HAhaha those pictures are hilarious!!