Not Washing or Water Only

I rinse and massage my face with pure water every night before going to bed. In the morning when I shower I use an organic all natural Ayurvedic flour to exfoliate my skin. I don't use soap and my skin is thanking me for it. Every acne sufferer makes the mistake of trying harsh products because we see acne as the enemy that needs to be killed. It's not, our bodies are trying to tell us something. And when our skin is in such a sensitive state using harsh products ultimately makes it worse! Just like how typical shampoos dry out and hurt our hair, these products are stripping our skin. It might sound counterintuitive, but it will actually prevent your skin from producing more oil---unlike after you've stripped it all off with toxic chemicals! Doing this has had the strongest effect on my skin quality. My breakouts are smaller, less red and don't last as long. It's not the only thing I do, but it's had the best effect. Give it some time, your skin might be greasier for a bit. Mine wasn't, but everyone is different. If you can't eat or drink it, don't put it on your skin.

THIS WORKS! This is the only thing other than Accutane and not eating carbs/sugars and starches that has worked for me. Things I've tried that do NOT work: benzoyl peroxide, antibiotics, salicylic acid and glycolic acid topicals, isolaz, salicylic acid chemical peels (had 2 treatments), aesthetician extraction and red-blue light therapy, acne washes (i've tried Neutrogena, Purpose, and Cetaphil), and the oil cleansing method (using Coconut Oil-broke me out everywhere after one month).

I wash my face with a pea size amount of purpose gentle cleanser once a week.

Cold water once a day is the only thing that has ever cleared my skin. I sometimes think that maybe I can do better and then I switch to like some Olay, Neutrogena or high-end acne product for a while and it never works. Always makes my skin worse, and if it has acids in it, they dry my skin out and break it out.

I'm still exfoliating my face every 3-4 days with a gentle scrub. My skin looks healthier every time i look in the mirror. Been on this regimen for a few weeks, good results.

I've had severe cystic acne since I was 20, it's been about 11 years now. I've tried everything under the sun, spent thousands of dollars and nothing worked. My skin is extremely sensitive. The last few months I have started washing my face with water and a clean white face cloth. With the white color cloth I can wipe off the coverup makeup until I dont see the makeup on the cloth. I have to admit it was scary in the beginning, so I took cephalexin (my face meds) for the first week or two. After that I ate healthy every day (fruits and veggies), drank water and washed my face with water and a face cloth 2x a day. After a few weeks I noticed that my face was no longer red and my face matches the rest of my skin tone! I have had a few minor pimples since then but they heal much more quickly. I highly recommend trying this method. I think since I no longer irritate my pores with chemicals they got smaller, no longer inflamed and were able to heal properly.

My acne was actually caused my irritation and I didn't realize it for years. If I use any facial wash besides just water, I break out. I just take a sea sponge, wet it with water, and gently massage my face with it. If my face is more oily, I just do it more often. My skin glows and feels lovely. My acne became terrible after using Proactiv. I started water only after that experience.

I have hormonal acne, being a teen. I tried to get rid of it with Benzoyl P and other topicals, but lets just say it didnt get better. After looking at my 3 siblings' relatively acne-free faces (they're about the same age as me), I realized that this could NOT be genetic, adn it was something I had done. I stopped using the benzoyl and facewashes, and even stopped washing my face for a while. I started drinking a lot of filtered (NOT tap, read about chlorine and copper) water, and I wash my face every couple of days, and my acne is almost gone/unnoticeable.

Suffered from the biggest breakout of my life when my acne finally reached around my cheek bones and my cheeks. Used Cleansers, AHA, B.Peroxide, Moisturizers on my face and left noticeable hyperpigmentation on my face. It was only then that i realized that all those chemicals probably contributed to the inflammation of my acne and caused hyperpigmentation. So, I decided just to only use water in the morning with luke warm water, mid day with luke warm water, and then take a shower at night. All i can say is wow.. these three simple steps finally cleared my acne and is slowly taking care of my hyperpigmentation. So, to all that have super sensitive skin maybe just water will do.

It's winter in Ulaanbaatar, with awful pollution and -20 celsius temperatures. I've been wearing makeup since summer, and acne issues hasn't stopped for me. I tried washing with soap as well as cleaning with a creme when the weather became colder - neither worked. The oily cleanser helped the dryness a bit, but acne (pustules) continued to appear. Then I stopped using all products, excluding a very thin layer of Pond's creme on my cheeckbones and top half of my forehead (where the skin is dry). It's been a week, and I can tell that I have no new pimples, and the existing ones are healing fine. Also, it's helpful to learn how to pop pimples properly - using a sterilized needle and alcohol wipes. I'm now looking forward to wearing makeup on my smooth skin for the holiday parties! Until then, no makeups! Is it better to have perfect skin and never wear make up, or occasionally mess up your skin by wearing makeup, and hence having to wash with harmful products?