Spot Remedy You (probably) Haven't Tried!

Like a lot of people I've been plagued with spot-prone skin since I was a wee babe. I started noticing my skin was changing in primary school - around year 5/6. My skin erupted in angry spots that didn't seem to improve no matter what; over the years I've tried Clearasil's products, facewipes, exfoliators, tea tree oil, changing my diet, drinking twice as much water as usual - the lot. My confidence plummeted as I thought I had spots because my face was dirty and therefore I was dirty, no matter what I tried. Tea tree oil did help considerably, for me, and it was the best thing I'd discovered since sliced bread!  I'd do this every night and it significantly improved the appearance of my skin, so my first suggestion is:

• Cleanse your skin with your go-to cleansing method and remove as much make-up, dirt, oil etc as you can. Repeat. I found repeating the process helped me maximise the usefulness of facewipes - yes, I know they suck but I'm not made of money! I used one to remove make-up and dirt followed by one to clean my actual skin. 
• Apply generous amounts tea tree oil onto the affected area. Avoid eyes, nostrils, mouth, any open scabs - it'll sting like a b*!

I did this every night for around 2 weeks last thing at night before I couldn't be bothered to keep it up. I noticed a significant difference the morning after so give it a shot!

How I'm getting rid of my spots now:
My mum randomly received some hand sanitiser samples from work and since she has no use for them she kindly donated them to me. My prior experience with the tea tree oil tempted me to try this sanitiser on my face, since they essentially do the same job.

I use two of Nivea's Refreshing Facial Cleansing Wipes (found here) to cleanse my skin first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

When I'm in the bath I exfoliate my skin using St Ives Naturally Clear Apricot Scrub (found here) twice again to ensure I nab all the gunk and dead skin cells but ou can use any exfoliator you prefer. The hand sanitiser I use is Kleenex Foam Hand Sanitiser (found here) and I find that a single pump is plenty to disinfect my skin.

Sanitising my skin every morning and every night has really helped with my pre-existing spots as well as preventing new ones. This process doesn't completely stop my spots but it has significantly improved the appearance of my skin and makes new ones less of a problem.

If you try this technique or have any other suggestions then let me know!
Laura