I am writing this in hopes that it will help someone. I suffered for acne for about three years and I know what it is like to feel depressed and unattractive because of it. At the beginning, I went to a dermatologist who diagnosed me with rosacea and something else and said I would have to take medication on a daily basis for the rest of my life if I ever wanted to have a clear face. Dumb idiot...I left the office crying. Then found out a local spa offered acne laser treatment, but that was expensive for me to afford and never did actually get any treatments. I did however buy microdermabrasion packages, that does seem to help you minimize your outbreaks. But, when you are not getting any treatments then your breakouts come back again. I never tried proactiv because my sister who also suffered from severe acne did and I never noticed a difference on her. Anyways, I did try the avon clearskin blemish clearing foaming cleanser and that did nothing except waste my money. If you have money, I did once purchase a SkinCeuticals product called blemish+age defense paired with their SkinCeuticals retinol 0.5 and it works great. The retinol paired with that actually prevent you from getting any more breakouts and the retinol resurfaces your skin and peels away your old one. No complaints there except the price. I purchased both for over $150. I think one of them alone was $78 and the other like $60? Don't really remember but I never really did go back to purchase again. Anyways, then my mom told me about aloe vera, using the actual plant. I tried it but didn't really help me. Then she suggested I use lemon on my face....which I did. I did prevent the breakouts but it was leaving my face red! As soon as the lemon would hit my face it felt like it was burning it, same feeling I had when I tried windex on my face. (Oh windex did sometimes prevent breakouts too, just don't try toothpaste because although it does prevent the pimples it actually leaves the dark mark) Anyways then I saw I youtube video of a homemade scrub, which is awesome! You basically, put sugar and honey and lemon in a container and use it as a facial scrub. At the beginning my face was so bad that I didn't notice any results and was going to leave it when I started to notice results. I use it every three days, and it is now fading away my acne scars that were left on my face. I haven't had any breakouts in a long time. Be patient and use it consistently, it will work. I prayed for a long time, and was depressed forever, I'm writing this hoping it will help someone. May God bless you guys and help you get over your acne like he did to me!

I'm a real skeptic when it comes to using abrasives.Even if it is as benign as sugar,honey and lemon.Because from my own personal experience anything which scrubs my facial skin definitely breaks me out.Because my face is like more sensitive than a man's phallus.

From last couple of months I was also suffering from acne which comes in every week on my face,, I am 20 yrs old. I consult my doctor for that he was saying its normal thing for a guy of your age. He prescribed me some gel and moisturizers. But I was getting an average results. A firend of mine helped me to prepare some homemade facial mask and scrup... I got a very good result by using the homemade products..

Heres the procedure for the preparation,

For Homemade mask: cup of dry oats and 3 Tablespoons of honey.

Facial scrub : cup of cornmeal with 2 tablespoons of honey.

If you need information on other homemade tips,,, *Moderator edit, URL removed - read the board rules*