Please help me out-Acne problems.!?!

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You could try one of the many over the counter cleanser/degreasers, most are based on peroxide, Panoxyl is a typical example. If this fails the next step is to see your GP for topical or oral antibiotics. Avoid tetracycline and oxytetracyline as they are awkward to take and not very effective, minocycline or lymecycline are better.

GP for more years than I care to remember

Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) is the bacterium responsible for inflamed acne breakouts. Try a natural Himalayan salt stone. Salt is a natural anti-bacterial. I use it. I have VERY sensitive skin and nothing else has worked. It will sting a little at first...maybe make skin a little red where you have a breakout beginning. Make sure to rinse on the small crystals off that form naturally before each use or you could scratch yourself. Rinse your face off with water and then use a light moisturizer to calm the skin afterwards. When I have felt a breakout coming. I have held the stone on that area for a few seconds (leaving a light coating a salt behind) and woken up in the morning with the breakout diminished or completely gone. If you don't want to use a stone directly you can also use skin care products with Himalayan salt in it like the scrub linked below.

http://www.shoptobegreen.com/solaydeodorantstone.aspx
http://www.shoptobegreen.com/solaydailydetoxfacescrub4oz.aspx
http://www.shoptobegreen.com/solaymoisturizingfacelotion2oz.aspx
http://acne.about.com/od/acnebasics/a/development.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_salt_water_good_for_healing_wounds

Wash your face twice a day with warm water and a good face wash.
You can buy good face washes just about anywhere, they're not too exspensive.
I recommend a wash with salicylic acid. It will work just fine with less irritation.
* Benzoyl Peroxide is also effective at treating acne, but in my experience it causes a lot of dryness and redness.

After you wash, make sure you moisturize your skin within 5 minutes.
* It's important to use a non-comedogenic lotion. These kind of lotions do not irritate the skin.
* Keeping your face moisturized will reduce dryness and your face will be less oily. It's very important.

Never touch your face or pop your pimples. Popping them will only make them worse, and they'll spread.
- If you must pop them, wipe your face immediately after with alcohol. This will kill the bacteria so they won't spread.
* Alcohol will dry your face out really fast so I wouldn't do this very often.

*Lemon Juice is used as a homeopathic treatment for acne. Lemon juice also contains one of the AHAs or Alpha Hydroxy Acids and can be used to slough off dead skin, promoting skin elasticity, and enabling new skin cell growth rise from underneath.

Keep your pillow cases clean. Wash them often. Once a week if possible.

This isn't a one time thing, you have to continue this over time to see a difference. Once you get in the routine it will become natural and your face will be flawless!

*** Products I use..

1.) Clean&Clear - Advantage (3 in 1 foaming face wash)
2.) Clean&Clear - Advantage (Acne control moisturizer)
3.) CeraVe moisturizing face wash and lotion
4.) Neutrogena ( On The Spot)
5.) Stridex pads (Sensitive)

- I use 1 in the shower, and sometimes before bed.
- I use 2 before bed on most night.
- I use 3 in the morning to make my face look nice. The lotion won't make your face look oily.
- I use 4 when I see a breakout starting.
- I use 5 when I get home from school, and randomly when I feel like my face is dirty.