Tfw 23

>do not touch your face
you think acne happens on the surface of the skin? lmfao

Good job on the water. As someone with god awful acne, I also:

Shower twice a day
Severely limit caffeine
Eat lots of veggies and little greasy foods
Wash my pillowcase every couple days and sheets every week

And most importantly:

GET ENOUGH SLEEP

exfoliate before washing + use a cleaner with tea tree oil + put a little bit of benzyl peroxide on each potential pimple

I highly recommend peeling gels for exfoliating

whats the difference?

>no touchy face
>stay hydrated
>take 50mg of zinc a day

>GET ENOUGH SLEEP
This can never be emphasized enough. Even better is to keep a window blind open before sleeping to let light in to help wake up naturally.

this shit right here.

OP i tried all sorts of facial creams and acne meds and such but the only thing that actually did anything for me was this:

Cut back on foods high in the glycemic index
Cut back on dairy
Don't touch your face
Don't scrub your face
Don't use any medicated acne creams of any sort, they are specifically made to make your skin dependent on them, once you stop using them, your skin goes into withdrawal essentially and you break out much more than when you started.
Make sure you are eating plenty of greens
Lower your stress.
Avoid alcohol - especially beer, wine, dark liquors

I went through horrible horrible pizza faced years in my early 20's, it has gotten way better since then, but I've mostly attributed it to my diet being absolute shit, and using all manner of variety of facial scrubs, cleansers, dermatologist prescribed shit. All of that made it worse. Get diet in check, and don't scrub your face, let natural oils rebuild on your face and let everything balance back out.

>shave your skin down to nothing and then scrub it HARD with a washcloth

If you listen to anything this guy said you are an absolute retard

bro don't wash your face 2 times a day. soap will cause you to overproduce sebum. just wash gently with water when you shower.

Fructose was my couse of acne. After i cut of fruits the acne started to vanish