I am a 18 year old female and have finally cured my acne with antibacterial soap- I used Protex but the same formulation is also known as Dial Gold. I use it twice a day and Retin-a cream at night.

My history- acne started about 18 months ago. I began to get pustules and some cysts which always left some depressed scarring that took ages to fill in and I was getting little icepicks as well. Differin helped for a few months and then the pimples came back. I switched to Retin-a but it didn't really make much difference. A derm gave me accutane but I couldn't manage the side effects (depression and anxiety). Benzoyl Peroxide was too irritating and made my skin more inflamed. Doxycycline upset my stomach too much so only managed a few days of that. Birth control pills made me moody.

When I went to college my acne became severe. One morning, with nothing left to try, I used some antibacterial soap on my face and followed it up with a non-comodegenic moisturiser. By that evening my skin felt much smoother. Each day my skin got better and better until within a short period of time my skin was clear. I can't believe that after hundreds of dollars spent on doctors and various medications the answer for me was an inexpensive antibacterial soap from the supermarket.

Hopefully this helps someone else.