I'm 30 and have suffered with acne since I was a teenager, in varying states of awfulness. I did the Proactiv thing for awhile but it got HORRIBLE once I stopped using it.
Anyway, I found Maca actually helps quite a bit. I used to get those big, red, under the skin cysts (apparently it's a hormonal thing and topical acne products don't treat them) once a month or so, now I only get them when I do a cleanse (as my body is pushing out all the nasties) and can deal with them.
I also found MSM helped, though my acne got a little worse before it got better. After about a week of consistent use, my skin was glowing nicely and I hardly broke out at all.
Also: moisturize and use a salicylic acid toner to slough off dead skin cells, but you have to keep up with any salicylic acid products as it'll just blow up again as soon as you stop using them.
Side note: I gave up cow's milk and switched to non-GMO (organic) soy milk - I've noticed a great improvement in my complexion since I did that too. There's a reason we don't export milk to other countries here in the U.S., no one is stupid enough to want it. Not to mention that cow's milk is already loaded with natural hormones to begin with. I cannot give up cheese, yogurt, etc (well I choose not to), just not drinking milk seems to have helped.
For the record, my NBE routine consists of wild yam, fenugreek, maca and massage with cocoa butter/vitamin E.
Hope that helps!
Anyway, I found Maca actually helps quite a bit. I used to get those big, red, under the skin cysts (apparently it's a hormonal thing and topical acne products don't treat them) once a month or so, now I only get them when I do a cleanse (as my body is pushing out all the nasties) and can deal with them.
I also found MSM helped, though my acne got a little worse before it got better. After about a week of consistent use, my skin was glowing nicely and I hardly broke out at all.
Also: moisturize and use a salicylic acid toner to slough off dead skin cells, but you have to keep up with any salicylic acid products as it'll just blow up again as soon as you stop using them.
Side note: I gave up cow's milk and switched to non-GMO (organic) soy milk - I've noticed a great improvement in my complexion since I did that too. There's a reason we don't export milk to other countries here in the U.S., no one is stupid enough to want it. Not to mention that cow's milk is already loaded with natural hormones to begin with. I cannot give up cheese, yogurt, etc (well I choose not to), just not drinking milk seems to have helped.
For the record, my NBE routine consists of wild yam, fenugreek, maca and massage with cocoa butter/vitamin E.
Hope that helps!