My sister had horrible acne growing up. She used proactive, and it totally cleared up. But now after she had her two kids, money is tight, and she cant afford proactive anymore, so her acne is back. But it did work when she used it.

I have been through real problems with this myself and finally figured out a good inexpensive system through trial and error.

First, he should change and wash his pillowcases at least once a week, in warm or hot water, more often if possible.

Then, I most highly recommend that he wash his face twice daily with this: http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=16823&catid=21222

It is important to get the skin cleanser Cetaphil, not the face one. The face one is too harsh to use twice daily. Sounds crazy, but a dermatologist recommended it, and once I tried it, I never looked back. It costs a bit, but you only need about a dime sized squirt so the bottle lasts a long time.

Last, try giving him 1000 mg of vitamin C twice a day. It speeds healing, and makes your body chemistry slightly acidic, which inhibits bacterial growth.

Hope this helps!! 

   For an  economical treatment for acne/pimples dissolve aspirin which is salicylic acid in water and dap on acne/pimples.  Also zinc supplements. Zinc is great for healing wounds and also promotes healthy hair. http://www.herballuxuries.com/zinc.htm