For one thing, you got to drink alot of water and get good sleep. My boyfriend has what's called Adult Acne and it's the worst kind you can get! He uses this certain kind of lotion and he's never looked better (his skin is extremely sensitive to EVERYTHING!). It absorbs right into the skin. I actually tested it out this month because of my period. I've never used it around that time but this month I decided to test it out and see what it can do for my face. I usually break out around that time every month. Well, this time I used it on my entire face after my showers and I didn't get ONE single breakout so now I know that it REALLY works well. It has a patented nutritional component in it, that's what makes it work. The company that makes it is the only company in the world that has this patented component. Sorry, I can't say the name here. (profile) Anyway, it's NATURAL and I just LOVE it! There is another thing I use with it also, it's a gel formula from the same company and it works REALLY GOOD also. It kicks neosporin's butt for healing the skin! Those two together and you've got a really POWERFUL combination. By the way, a GOOD natural way to get rough skin off is sugar and honey, watch out for the ants! (kidding)