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What kind of acne and skin regenerative method(s)/product(s) actually work? Advice welcome as well.?

I have VERY oily skin; my face would become shiny and oily within minutes after I wash/clean/wipe it. I used to wash my face like 5 times a day until a friend told me that washing my face too much can actually cause it to be more oily, so now I only wash it twice a day -- still oily.

I had severe acne during my early teenage years, which left behind a lot of dark spots and scars (including craters). I still have moderate-severe acne problems.

I've tried almost every commercial acne products & even some Chinese herbal remedies. Products that I've tried include: Clean & Clear, Neutrogena, Clearasil, Oxy, Noxema, Cetaphil, Lancome, Proactiv, St Ives, Biotherm, & even oral & topical antibiotics. None worked!

I mostly get those BIG & PAINFUL acne. It gives me a headache when I get them around my sinuses. I have lots of BLACKHEADS that can't be removed with those "strips." I'd put on gloves and squeeze them out & same with pop-able pimples.

I also have acne on my back and chest. =(
RE: Smiley

Thanks for your response and suggestion. I tried Proactiv and I think I was allergic because my face became swollen within minutes after use. I found that happens to some people, too. I tried it again years later because my cousin was using it (she had a few of those tiny itty-bitty blemishes) & the same thing happened. =(

Isn't Neosporin oily?
RE: Cory C

Thanks for the suggestion. Sorry that I forgot to mention that I do use a moisturizer. I use Olay beauty liquid. It's oil-free, hypoallergenic, and light-weight. I must agree, it does help reduce my skin's oiliness, BUT face would turn into an oiled pan after a few hours. I'm no lying.
RE: evening.mood

I was using this clay-like mask called J.B. Element from a Chinese company called JenBeauty; the company is located in California, but it's mostly operated by Chinese people. The mask helped reduce my acne, reduce oil production, whiten/lighten dark spots, and kind of speed up healing, BUT it's expensive (in my POV). It's really weird! After I wash off the mask, my skin actually feels a bit oily...but in a soothing way. Usually, I cannot put any oil on my skin, but that mask was just weird. I know very little about that mask and couldn't find out much because it was all Chinese, and most Chinese commercials gloat about their products. Not all products from this company work, but that mask sure worked for me. Not exactly a miracle but better than everything that I've tried.
RE: Irie79

Thank you for the very detailed advice. I asked my doctor about Accutane, but she said my acne was not severe enough to put me on it. My acne always gets better when I'm about to go see the doctor, but once I'm home I'd turn back into a zit bomb. I was using both birth control and antibiotics at the same time, but it didn't really help. Like, it helped, but it didn't "clear everything up." I have PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). I'm not sure how that affects my acne or how it affects my doctor's decision when it comes to prescribing me medication. It's all so frustrating.