What kind of acne? Dry plugs or do the heads become white pustules? If it's that deep rooted kind without a head to pop and a lot of pain, I wouldn't really know what to do other than make some drastic changes.
I thankfully just get either black head types which can be extracted using a disinfected metal cosmetic tool (don't know the name, just a loop on each end to force sebum out of the comedo). I pop mine and apply whatever acne product I have with salicylic acid, then apply some prescription salicylic/benzyl peroxide shit my doctor hooked me up with. Not sure of the name or what's available in the US but just plan BP works fine. Start with a lower concentration and if you can just leave it on the skin and let it dry the fuckers up. Be careful though because if you're sensitive you can get a nasty chemical burn.
One time my wife emulated my acne regimen and had a huge purple burn mark above her lip. Looked like an acid burned mustache that made me wanna puke just from thinking of her lol... but just pop that shit before bed if you have the kind of skin that can tolerate it. I do this and the next morning there's almost no inflammation or anything. Use rubbing alcohol if you have resilient acne that likes to keep flaring up. Regular dish soap can work pretty good too.
Oh, and don't forget to moisturize. Sounds faggy but dry skin will act up and sometimes even leads to excess oil production. A good noncomedogenic moisturizer like Cetaphyl is fucking awesome. I use that shit on my body in the winter and after you put it on it feels like it's completely gone. In the summer I don't dry out as much and the natural sun light really helps. I usually just have a zit or two on my body but if I get anymore I get extra vigilant so I don't break out. I had mad acne as a teen and don't want to relive a second. Any zits on my face and I meltdown like a bitch.
