Replace one problem with another

Despite my age I get acne once in a while. You know, one of these big ugly things that protrude, preferrably in your face (and no, I'm sure it has nothing to do with chocolate :). My cure has always been to drown it in soap to dry it out, and usually it's gone in a couple of days. Last time however I took too drastic measures and drowned it in too much soap, which resulted in half my cheek being really dried-out. I can now scrape dead skin off my face. Oh so sexy. I see only one resolution really. Alcohol. And to be clear here, alcohol in me, not on me.