Gently scrub acne with a mixture of chickweed herb and water to reduce inflammation. Apply garlic oil and cayenne extract, or a redmond clay poultice to draw out toxins and to heal the acne. Avoid eating chocolate, fried food, and refined sugar. Take B-complex and zinc supplements daily to strengthen the skin's resistance to acne. The herbs cayenne, garlic, ginseng, burdock, and sarsparilla taken orally can help rid the skin of blemishes. Avoid overwashing the skin, this dries out the skin and irritates it.