Reddit reviews Baxter of California Oil Free Face Moisturizer for Men | Lightweight | Fragrance Free | All Skin Types| 4.0 fl oz.

Fun fact, if you're prone to getting scars there is such a thing as "acne scars."

If you pop your zits there is a high likelihood that you'll develop pox marks on your face and if your acne is really bad, your face will start looking like a pineapple over time.

So what I would say is this:

Before you shave

• Hot shower - before you get out, crank the hot water as to the hottest setting you can tolerate and thoroughly scrub your face with a wash cloth then hot water again on your face until you're ready to get out. The hot water opens your pores up and the scrubbing removes any extra dead skin and oil that's on your face.
  
  
• As soon as you get out of the shower, run hot water in the sink, as hot as possible and leave it running - the reason is that dipping your razor into a pool of dead skin and bacteria is adding debris and germs to your pores.
  
  
• Lather up with some quality shave cream, barbasol is my personal choice.
  
  
• When you shave, take your time, go from the very top of your beard line all the way down to your chin, and clean the razor after each pass by blowing the hair out of it with each pass then rinse it off. - don't do more than 2 passes on the same spot but if you have thick facial hair, then do your passes in smaller strokes.
  
  
• When you have the bulk of the hair off, pull your skin tight on your chin (look up at the ceiling, take your free hand and grab your throat just under your Adams apple and pull down to make it taut) and do short passes on any hairs you missed. Make sure you get the back of your jaw. The best way I've found is take 4 fingers and pull up towards your ears which will pull the stragglers onto your cheek bone and give you a tight flat surface to shave them on.
  
  
• Now that you shaved you should use aftershave
  
  You need to figure out if you have oily skin or of you have dry skin.
  
  > If you have oily skin (most likely because teen hormones) I recommend using "Proraso" aftershave. It's a classic aftershave that smells kind of like menthol but it's a manly smell IMO and you'll have a great "eau de homme" kind of scent for the morning.
  
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  > If you have have dry skin, then you should avoid alcohol based aftershave and go with a balm instead. My choice would be "Baxter of California." It's got tea tree oil and glycerin which will help with dry skin.
  
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• So when you're done shaving, rinse your face with hot water first to get the excess shaving cream off, then rinse it with cold water - The hot water will keep your pores open to rinse any shaving debris off and out, then the cold water make them slam shut.
  
  
• Finally apply your aftershave, not a lot of it by the way, just get it sprinkled on your finger tips by your 1st and 2nd pads. Do not rub it in. Just Pat your face and neck with it all over.
  
  
• Wait a few moments, maybe check yourself out in the mirror and fire off a couple finger guns while you tell yourself that you're going to knock the day's dick into the dirt because that's what I do.
  
  
• Use a clean towel to pat yourself dry
  
  If you do all of that exactly as I outlined it should drastically reduce the amount of acne you get. That routine is directly from my doctor when I was younger and it worked wonders.
  
  If you have questions, feel free to ask and report back in a week and update us on how it worked out.