Acne tips. It is controllable.

Sup Chris,
how ya doing?

First man i just gotta say is chill with getting tense about acne, it IS controllable.

Well i'm almost your age at 21 and have had spots (i'd rather think of them as spots rather than pimples, that way it doesn't feel so bad) since i turned 13.

First off, i'd recommend making do without the razor for shaving. Some Acne prone skins are highly irritated by contact with metals especially those on razor blades, that despite being stainless steel still manage to get rusty???
Well instead of razors get a philishave or that norelco brand with thoae 3 rotating shaving heads. The lower range models (1000/2000) do a much better job than the higher end models.
Put on a bit of powder on the face though before using.
They last for well about a year and maybe 2 if you don't need a real close shave and they don't irritate the skin even if used everyday as in my case.

By the way incase of the philishave getting infected i'd suggest that neutrogena Acne face wash. I use it before shaving that way there's next to no chance of the philishave/norelco being infected.
The instructions on the bottle don't give the best results.
The way i use it is that i first wash my hands with a natural soap (eg. pears) and then apply one full bottle press onto the tip of my fingers on just one hand. Then i use the tips of my fingers on the other hand. NEVER rub the hands together, the bottle says work into a lather but the hands are not where the Acne is got it?
Then with i massage my cheeks with my fingers and the rest of the face. Think of your self having a face massage but if this is the first thime your doing it i would suggest doing it right after a full shower. Keep massaing the solution into the face for as long as possible, if done right (getting tense or trying to hard does not count) it should be real soothing and stuff. Most if not everyone feel their face getting dried up the first few times of use ans when that happens its better to give the skin a 2 to 5 day rest to adapt to the face wash. Although the face wash is not entirely effective it helps reduce pimples quite a bit and alsoreally disinfects the skin before giving a shave. The massage part is necessary for the face wash to work at its best and also helps circulation of the face and really lifts the whiskers up for a closer shave. You can use the face was atleast twice a day maybe 3 if the occasion calls for it. Don't forget to powder before using the philishave or norelco whichever the brand is called.

Well man about the diet i haven't really got any specifics on what ya eat. The acne face wash by neutrogena only helps reduce (control) the acne. I have noticed that i get flare ups aka more or less volcano's if i eat food containing cocoa (chocolate) or hydrogenated vegeatable oils.
As of now i am a pure vegetarian, meat does play some role in the cause of acne. Animal meat would contain oxidised animal blood and decomposed proteins, i may go into details in another post once i have enough info to explain myself more clearly.
Word of advice, the only oil in your food should be EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE oil. Well I can't go any furthur about food because I don't have any more details on your diet.

Well i better stop for now, this post has been longer than it could have been. To all readers, please post any questions or suggestions and i shall try to get back as soon as possible.

Thanx if you've managed to read this far :)