FYI, Eurasian is a guy...

Pro-activ works, but really dries out your skin. My kid sister used it and it cleared her up, but she stopped the program early because it was too irritating. Nivea face wash is good, but I heard somewhere if you use too much of any kind of harsh face wash stuff around your hair, you could see some recession of your hairline.

Best bet for a pimple is to pop it, but don't let any of the goo touch anywhere else on your face, and wash your hands before touching your face again, as the goo can transfer bacteria to other areas and cause more pimpling. Make sure to squeeze all of the goo out, otherwise the wound will heal and any remaining goo will just replicate under the scab, then it will take longer for it to heal because you'll have to squeeze out the new goo, breaking the scab again.