Uhm, it really just depends on the type of acne it is. Your best bet is to simply go to a dermatologist so they can assess your situation and treat it accordingly. I would never trust over-the-counter washes considering most of them are just filled with chemicals that are bad for your skin.

However, there's one fash wash that a lot of dermatologists recommend called Panoxyl, it's for face and body. Check that out if you can't go to the dermatologist.

I pay a $5 co-pay to see my dermatologist whenever I need to (skin cancer runs in my family so I go whenever I feel I need something checked). There's nothing special about having a dermatologist.

I use no treatment for my back acne and it has reduced dramatically. I just use the shower.

Plus I also use anti-dandruff shampoo.

Best advice ^

Just make sure to go for 2.5% solution instead of overly drying 5% & 10% solutions which is just as good.

& buy the one from acne.org

squeeze the pimples!!

I don't know where YOU are living. We in Germany just can go to a dermatoloist, after we have seen our main doctor He is giving you a reiceipt and then It's for free when you have a health care which you always have in Germany. It's even in here.

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That's what I did and my back is smooth as a baby's bottom now.

A lot of people mentioned benzoyl peroxide...I know a lot of people like that had acne and sensitive skin that Benzoyl Peroxide actually made worse. Both my past dermatologists recommended things like triclosan and other benzoyl-related products that did the same thing of drying the skin severely and aggravating the problem.

Benzoyl peroxide is the only thing that may work for some people, but I'd try sticking to glycerin or saliycic-based products first and upping their strength before moving on to benzoyl based products.

Besides the assumed stuff like anti-dandruff shampoo, taking showers soon after workouts, and washing sheets once a week regularly, Clearzine pills twice a day and Murad Body Wash works great for me.

THIS!

This literally. There's no surface product that adequately addresses the problem of oil production and cloggages deep in your skin, so don't listen to the muppets on the promo round for their fave overpriced skincare line because it has a pretty package.

Why did you italicise "main doctor" like that's a normal term for it? It's called a general practitioner.

Black soap or Dermatologist... but really when I had acne problems going to the dermatologist was just a waste of money I found my own remedies by trying everything until something worked.