Luckily I have been blessed with smooth skin that rarely breaks out but when I do, I kind of go overboard to clear it up. Some of the best things I found to work only work if you keep at it and make it part of your daily routine.
The first one being is a 3-2-1 ratio of water, soap, and lemon juices respectively. I find that real lemon juice works the best. I use this every time in the shower on my face as a scrub and it keeps me pimple free most of the time.
Another thing I do is a hot to cold facial everyday. Now as girly as it sounds, it?s the best. I think someone up above described it pretty well but I have a slight variation of it. So you?re going to want to do this in a warm-hot room (I find that after a hot shower is best, like before you open the door and let all the steam out). Dunk you?re face in warm-hot water so that your pores will open. Without touching your face spray hand sanitizer on it, (your eyes closed of course) They sell little bottles of spray hand sanitizer, it?s this new thing here so I wasn?t sure if you knew what it was. I would do this if you have naturally oily skin otherwise go with a more oil-based product if your skin is dry. Then plunge it into ice water, I?m talking actually ice in water, don?t be a baby now. :?P This will close up your pores and make it harder to get dirt in. If you have sensitive skin, use baby soap/shampoo because it?s the least harsh product out there.
Lastly, if you have a trouble zit, put a small dab of toothpaste on it before bed and it?ll flake off in the morning. This sometimes burns people with sensitive skin so you might want to adjust the time you keep it on.
Okay, so wow that turned out so much longer then I had planned on but I hope it helps.