Cleanser alone won’t clear your acne. Be sure to use a acne spot treatment [I use the one by Clearasil] along with a gentle, moisturizing face wash [Cetaphil is a great one, and it's cheap]. You can also get vitamins for healthy skin, hair and nails.

proactive pretty much work overnight. and nowadays they have proactive machines in the mall.

i like neutrogena products they really work. i use cleanandclear, acne stress control, and the wave. all great on myskin. feels and looks smoother, softer and no bumbs!!! or blackheads!!

I recently moved from a dry climate to a very humid climate. My skin went crazy! Back where I used to live, I never had to mess around with my skin too much. Witch Hazel alone worked great on keeping my skin clear, smooth, and radiant, so that’s all I used. I’ll quickly suggest Witch Hazel as a cheap, natural way to soft and radiant skin. I have sensitive legs and it works great on them as well.
Now that I am in a very humid area, I’ve had to make my skin regime far more complex.
First of all, you need to know that the only way to really get good skin is to test certain things and find out what works for you. Here is my little ditty of what I had to do to get my skin back to near perfection!
I tried Clean & Clear Acne Control Cleanser, which cleared up my skin a little bit but dried it out like crazy.
I then tried Clearisil StayClear Cleanser. It worked to clear up the breakouts I had, but it didn’t prevent them from happening. It did leave my skin very soft though. I tried the Clearisil Spot Treatment, which irritated the crud out of my skin. It works okay on big pimples, but I use it sparingly. (It’s been two months since I bought this stuff, and there is still plenty left. It was on sale too! You really get a lot for what you pay for.)
Now I have found that Neutrogena works the best for me. Benzoyl Peroxide seems to irritate my skin too much, whereas Neutrogena products use salicylic acid. They are also oil-free, which is great. I’ve saved up of my allowance money so that I could buy some products that seemed to work well for others.
Because of the humidity, I wash my face three times a day. If your skin tends to get oily in the middle of the day, you may want to wash your face three times a day as well.
In the morning, I start off washing my face with Neutrogena Acne Stress Control Power Cream Wash (there is also a foam wash, if you feel you’d like it more, though I think they are about the same). I then dab some SeaBreeze astringent over my face. In the afternoon, I do the same thing.
Before bed, I wash my face with Neutrogena AcneWash Cleansing Cloths. These things are the BEST! You only get thirty in a box, so I only use it at night. Trust me, these things work miracles.
I then use some SeaBreeze as before.
Then I use Neutrogena Rapid Clear Acne Pads. They say they work in 8 hours, and that is semi-true. They reduce the acne significantly in 8 hours, even the icky pimples that are under your skin. The first time I used them, I was shocked the next morning when most of the smaller pimples were gone, and the bigger ones had shrunk dramatically. All the little blackheads that were on my nose are now gone! I only use these once a day, because they tend to dry out my skin if I use them more often. There is also a spot treatment gel that is supposed to be pretty much the same thing, you decide.
I’ve been doing this for a good three weeks, and my skin is looking great again. I get some small blemishes on my chin, but by the next day they are gone.
It seems like a lot of products, but I tried to imitate the three step acne systems, just using more specific products that work for me.
Start with the cleanser, use the toner (astringent), and finish with the medication.

Try looking around online at different products. You can use a routine similar or just like mine, or create your own. Test around, not all acne products are the same, just like not all complexions are the same.

Also, try not to pop your pimples. It makes them loads worse. If you can’t help it, then squeeze until you begin to see blood. Right when it starts bleeding, put a little Neosporin on it. That should help it from scabbing and scarring.

Good luck! I hope this helps a bit, I made it pretty detailed.

The face wash that I use is Clean and Clear Morning Burst with shine control. It helps control acne and prevent breakouts. If you use it everyday. The tip of my nose gets shiney sometimes so this helps control it. It is like five or six dollars at Giant Eagle and i’m sure it’s the same price at other stores. It works. Trust me.