well, i stopped using this facewash crap and everything, just washed my face 2-3 times in the morning and in the evening with regular everyday soap.
what you mentioned, the huge red ones which hurt, and are hard to pop, and everything; i think that's impossible to get rid of them, they just come and go. (even if you're like 26)
try eat more vegetables, less fat, and drink a lot of fluid. the body has a natural de-poisoning mechanism, which needs a lot of that stuff. and eat regularly, not big meals but better less, and many times a day.
my brother's face was so bad, he went to the skin doctor, and he gave him some kinda really heard stuff, but it worked for him. so you might try going to a doctor if it's os bad, and these things don't help