Hello everyone! I am hoping someone might be able to give me some advice. About a month ago I started breaking out badly on my cheeks and can't figure out why.

Here is some info about me: I am a 32 year old female. I have never had perfect skin but I would never say i've had acne. I have always been very diligent with my skin care routine and have been using Clinique's 3 step program for the last 15 years or more. I have occasionally tried other things if i'm running low on cash but always go back to it. I am not on the pill, I have been in the past and it was the best my skin has ever looked but I went off it about 8 years ago. Immediately following getting off the pill, I broke out badly and tried Proactiv. It worked but it almost seemed to start making my breakouts last a really long time, so I went back to clinique and started using just the treatment from acne.org. It helped greatly and once I ran out of it I started using regular Nutrogena on the spot BP cream. I have been doing this for YEARS. I usually break out a little bit right before my period and that's it.

So, about 3 months ago, I started taking Maca Root pills in the hopes that it would have a similar effect for my skin as the pill did and help to regulate my periods (I am a little irregular). It did seem to help regulate my periods slightly but I saw no other effects. A week or two before my breakouts began I used the new Nutrogena naturals makeup removing cleanser because I ran out of clinique and didn't have the money to get more. Immediately after the breakouts started, I stopped using the cleanser thinking it had something to do with it. I also stopped taking the maca, thinking that maybe it took a while to "kick in" and was now messing with my hormones in a bad way.

I didn't want to change too much too fast with my skincare so I started using the treatment from the regimine again along with some facial oils. (forgot to mention, the years of BP had made my skin a little dry so I would use facial oils for extra moisture- this never caused breakouts for me). I was using Tarte Maracuja oil but switched to Grapeseed oil because I read it was good for acneic skin. My skin seemed to improve slightly..it looks like it's starting to clear up and I get happy, then i notice a few bumps and it starts all over again. I am now trying jojoba and lavender oil with no noticeable change.

Since I always break out right around my period, at first I thought it was that...but my period is 3 weeks late. This isn't that unusual for me, I am usually around a week late every month and things like this have happened before...but I have never had this bad and consistent of a breakout. I actually thought maybe i'm pregnant and the chage in hormones caused this crazy change..but I am not pregnant. I am super careful and have taken a few tests that all came back negative.

I honestly don't know what could be causing this. I have been trying to wait until my period finally comes to see if it gets better after but I'm starting to get impatient. I don't sleep on my face, I don't put my phone against my face, I am a nazi when it comes to touching my face, I eat a healthy diet, I exercise, I haven't been eating anything different or wearing anything different. I take a multi, greens+ pills and biotin every day. (but have been for a long time). I don't smoke. I am super healthy!!

Could the maca have caused this? Would it still be affecting me almost 2 months after I stopped taking it? I was only taking 1 pill a day. If the Nutrogena cleanser caused it, wouldn't it have stopped by now? The only thing I can think of is that it's the same hormones that are causing my period to be so late. But I have been late before, and never had this happen. I don't know if I should visit a derm? Try proactiv again? I have been looking into Cod Liver oil pills or retinol, but everything I try doesn't seem to matter. It doesn't seem that anything I do topicaly is making a difference.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm losing my mind.