Before you run out and spend your hard earned cash on the next latest acne solution, why not try something way more simple? Reality check: acne isn't caused by what doesn't get put onto the skin, but what DOES get put onto the skin. So, piling on tons of so-called acne medicines isn't going to help your situation. Though many of the popular products show stunning results at the beginning, they don't keep producing such stunning results down the line.

The reason that many popular commercial acne solution products don't work is because they do not address the underlying causes and requirements of the body. The body is a highly organized work of nature, perfectly capable of caring for itself, repairing extensive damage even, if given just the basic supportive factors that it needs to perform these maintenance activities.

Therefore, the most important thing you can do for your skin is to provide the basic building blocks toward healthy skin. These are drinking plenty of water, eating fresh fruits and vegebtables, and getting an adequate amount of rest on a daily basis.

If you are a woman, you should shoot for drinking about two quarts (or liters) of water each day. For men, drinking three liters per day is optimal. Only by drinking enough water are we able to aid the body in cleansing wastes, from the cellular level on up.

As far as nutrition goes, it is not true that sugar or other foods make acne worse or more likely to happen in particular. However, eating less processed foods will affect the health of your skin positively. Foods high in sugar and empty carbohydrates are harder for the body to process. Effectively, these types of foods gunk up your system and cause the body to have to spend more energy to process these kinds of foods.

A simple acne solution includes the main factors above, as well as a basic cleansing regimen. Again, simple is best. Choose the simplest soap you can find, whether glycerin or as straight up as borax. Borax is actually a very gentle yet effective soap that even those with very sensitive skin can use. Plus, if you use borax, you're combining the cleansing and exfoliating parts of a complete skin maintenance regimen.

Simply massage the soap of your choice in thorough circular motions until the area feels stimulated. Then rinse with warm water and pat dry. If you like, you can also apply some undiluted lavender essential oil to the areas that concern you, or to the entire face or other large portion of the body. Just be careful to avoid the eyes. And remember that lavender essential oil can sting when applied to broken skin, but the sensation doesn't last long, as lavender is an effective pain killer as well.

Before attempting to make your acne situation better through using chemical acne solutions, try to simplify instead and see where that leaves things. Chances are you'll see results from simplifying that make the urge to try some commercial acne solution go away entirely. Health is about the whole body. Keep eating and resting well, and you'll continue to improve and be better able to cope with the illness that does affect you.