Hey everyone! I haven't posted on these boards much, but now that I've found something that controls my acne I wanted to share for others out there struggling with stubborn/long-term acne.

I'm a 23 year old female. I have very sensitive oily/combination skin.

I've had acne since I was 12 and I've tried a lot of different treatments through all the years including over the counter, prescription topical retinoids/benzol, birth control, anti-biotics and chemical peels.

I've struggled with controlling this problem for over 10 years and tried almost every regimen including the Acne.org treatment which worked for a while, but sooner or later my skin would begin to get worse again no matter what I tried.

I finally decided to try a 'less is more' approach and it's worked out really well for me.

I was prescribed a topical clindamacin gel by my doctor about 6 months ago and changed my face washing methods.

In the Morning and night I wash my face with cetaphyl and then do a baking soda scrub. The baking soda exfoliates, but doesn't dry out my skin or irritate it.

For a few months I also used the topical clindamacin gel as well, but in the last three months have taken myself off of it to find that my skin is remaining really clear!

(You can premix baking soda and water before hand or you can just put a little dry baking soda in your hand and massage it onto your wet skin)

I've found this method to be so much more cost effective and more effective than anything else i've tried.

Last month I thought maybe I should try to use acne controlling washes again and found that washing my face with salicylic acid treatment washes actually made my acne flare back up. Since then I have just been using baking soda and it's back to being clear!

I would suggest that anyone out there that can't seem to clear their acne with other methods try this immediately!