Gosh it's tempting to leave this unanswered just to see you kill your own thread PMSL!

I haven't used either.. but I can vouch for handmade soaps (and I would think the same of any non-chemical soap/cleanser) for clearing up DH's awful awful acne. He makes his own soap and hasn't had a problem since.

So I'd go for whichever has the least chemical sounding ingredients! It'd probably be miessence. The main culprit that people avoid is SLS (sodium lauryl/laureth sulphate) which is a surfactant, this strips the skin. There are so-called plant-derived surfactants.. but you're best to even avoid them. Best thing is to get a soap (I know.. the word soap has been sullied by horrible commercial soaps with loads of crap in them.. REAL soap won't hurt your skin) that is full of lovely natural oils and use a natural moisturiser too. DH has never looked back, and friends with acne & eczema etc have used his soap with success too. (we used to sell soaps but we're too lazy to do all the work anymore LOL)