This is an idea that came from my great grandmother, who was around in the days of the pioneers, literally, a child at that time.  But obviously, they didn’t have regular acne treatments and therefore couldn’t take the conventional paths we do now with benzoyl peroxide and all that.  But when she was a child and they suffered from acne, of course they did their best to cleanse their faces and skin.  But they also used a mixture of baking soda and water. 

It seems so simple I realize, but apparently it really worked more effectively than I would’ve thought before hearing it from her.  It can certainly be too harsh for some people, it was not too harsh for her though as our family tends to have hardier skin in general.  It’s very simple and it will save you a lot of trouble.  It has worked for some people I’ve heard of even in these days, though some choose not to use it just as they choose not to use Proactiv.  I personally wasn’t told about it until I reached a lower level of acne.  So I know it works for lower levels of acne, but I did not have a chance to test it on more severe acne.