My experience with Ortho Tri-Cyclen was that it made my acne worse. Things work differently for different people though. I'm on Desogen and it works great for me. The only reason other bcps aren't advertised as helping with acne is that Ortho Tri-Cyclen is the only one that actually did a scientific study to prove that OTC helps acne in some people. Other combinations of hormones in other bcps can help too, and others make it worse. It's really what your body responds to.