How do I clear up my skin?!

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Drink a lot of water! You probably read or have been told that water is important to your skin and health, you can't imagine how true that is. Make sure you drink enough water every day to keep your skin more healthy and acne free.

Eat lots of cucumbers - add them to your daily diet. You can add cucumbers to salads, or eat them fresh. Cucumbers can actually help you prevent acne.

http://www.ezmed4u.com/natural/acne_home…

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.

This is what I finally found that worked:
Wash with African Black soap- I got mine from amazon, the one with shea butter in it.
Toner- I use plain ole witch hazel. It's cheap, natural and found in the pharmacy.
Moisturizer- I use pure jojoba oil. Just a few drops. This replaces the skin oil you just washed away and tricks your skin into not making excessive oil.
Makeup- I use the Valley Girl foundation from L.A. Minerals. It soaks up oil, and has Allantoin to heal acne. I use a lot of their makeup cuz it's natural and doesn't irritate my skin.
For my T zone, I use L.A. Minerals Oil Control powder. It soaks up oil for hours!

Hope this helps.