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[steven m jacobson]

Robert_NL, on 26 December 2011 - 12:18 PM, said:

I personally think dat getting 'horny' (meaning getting a boner for guys ) is already bad...because at that point your hormon level raises. That essentially means that every time you get a boner, you will get acne...I'm not religious or anything, but I seriously think acne and sex are related.

I must say that I made the mistake this afternoon, after 9 days of not masturbating I did masturbate this afternoon...in about 4 or 5 days I will see new pimples coming .

9 days is great, if you keep up that effort and space out your orgasms then it should have a noticeable effect if orgasm is your issue. Don't kick yourself man, 9 days is a great start, keep it up and just get around 14 days between orgasms. Good work!

dreamingofclearskin2011, on 26 December 2011 - 02:55 PM, said:

robert that sucks. thats usually what happens to me. im onl like day 15! haha and my acne does seem to be clearing up and hasnt came back yet

Wow, 15 days is a long time my friend, great work, and great news to hear that it is finally paying off. Personally orgasm does affect my acne, like you already know, however I can remain perfectly clear if I keep things at a 2 week maximum, one time every two weeks. Keep up your efforts.

Day 3

[dreamingofclearskin2011]

yeah dude 15 days is so not easy the mouse always wants to go to porno sites when im on the comp so i try to constantly look up things on acne.org to remind myself of the acne lol but imma tough it out! my new years resolution will be to have a 100% clear face before jan is over!

[steven m jacobson]

dreamingofclearskin2011, on 26 December 2011 - 03:44 PM, said:

yeah dude 15 days is so not easy the mouse always wants to go to porno sites when im on the comp so i try to constantly look up things on acne.org to remind myself of the acne lol but imma tough it out! my new years resolution will be to have a 100% clear face before jan is over!

best of luck, keep us all posted, very cool.

[-TC-]

Im on my day 41 now.Even if i still have pimples,still no nasty breakouts.I dont use any skin products yet.I feel that im much more ready to meet girls and also make new friends,much more mature feeling inside.Its fucking great to discover yourself again.After rebooting from porn i may masturbate maybe once a week,but not sure yet how my skin will change and energy levels,not going back to my old life anyway.

[steven m jacobson]

-TC-, on 28 December 2011 - 04:39 PM, said:

Im on my day 41 now.Even if i still have pimples,still no nasty breakouts.I dont use any skin products yet.I feel that im much more ready to meet girls and also make new friends,much more mature feeling inside.Its fucking great to discover yourself again.After rebooting from porn i may masturbate maybe once a week,but not sure yet how my skin will change and energy levels,not going back to my old life anyway.

great news, awesome isn't it?

[Cherryx]

I'd rather have clear skin then masturbate haha
I have control over my willpower

[DarkDragoon]

I used to always think the masturbation/orgasm-acne connection was bs. Never even considered it to be a possibility. I was one of the people who would shoot down the question with "no way because you release all the testosterone when you orgasm." Yeah, it doesn't work that way.

Then I was out of work for about a year. During that year my acne was, by far, the worst it had ever been. I couldn't figure out why, until about 8 months in, when I realized that since I stopped working I was masturbating every day, whereas before I was only masturbating 2 or 3 times a week. So , in a last ditch effort to get my skin back under somewhat control, I immediately cut down my masturbating to about once a week, and it worked. I've played around with it a lot and come to the following conclusions:

It's not just about the orgasm. For a while I was getting so horny that I would just masturbate and stop before climaxing. That actually broke me out worse it seemed. If you aren't going to finish, don't start. At all. It's better to start and finish than to start and not finish.

Try to make it as quick as possible. I know that for sex this isn't an option, but when masturbating try to cut it short. The longer you wank it the more testosterone you produce.

In my experience, complete abstinence is not the best solution. I found that if I went more that a week and a half without anything and then had sex or masturbated, it was worse than doing it at a more consistent rate. Maybe if you can actually COMPLETELY abstain, and not cheat, it would be one thing, but for me that was unrealistic.

I find that having an orgasm every 5 days is the best for me. I think keeping it consistent helps keep everything balanced. This is not a solid cure, but it's about the closest thing to it. It's really the only way to control the main, hormonal root of the acne problem.

People can deny it all they want. I was one of those people, until I actually tried it.

[TheComeUp]

I can relate in ways. I've had acne with nearly four years and last year it was it's worst ever. I used w*nk once a day. Then I stopped because I heard it could be causing my acne. I held off for 20+ days and my skin improved greatly. I caved in, then held off for over 2 weeks etc...repeated again and again.

Then last November I started my "fast" again and I was going for 2 weeks when I'd a bad breakout on my chin and around my mouth. I was p*ssed off badly so I w*nked. My skin improved somehow and the breakout cleared up fairly fast. I hadn't had a w*nk since until an hour ago and I think I'm going to break out because I'm stressed and stuff.

So I'm gonna start this fast again. So Day 1 will be the 7th of January for me. I'll report back every so often. Atm my skin is not bad, only a few spots, although I've loads of red marks from previous breakouts. Okay good luck everyone

[acnekiller2012]

Started having acne- 7th grade
Started masturbating- 7th grade

Started dermatologist- This summer
First: Epiduo once at night ( no help )
Then: Duac with Retin A (0.04%) (good)
Then: Duac with Retin A (0.1%) (great)

I did a test with masturbation and seeing how it causes acne here are my results:

December 24th- Masturbated
December 25th- Did not masturbate, 1 new pimple
December 26th- Did not masturbate, 1 new pimple
December 27th- Did not masturbate, no pimple
December 28th- Did not masturbate, no pimple
December 29th- Did not masturbate, no pimple
December 30th- Did not masturbate, no pimple
December 31st- Masturbated, no pimple
January 1- Did not masturbate, 1 new pimple
January 2- Did not masturbate, no pimple
January 3rd- Masturbated, no pimple
January 4th- Did not masturbate, no pimple, however other pimples irritated (possibly due to Retin-A though)
January 5th- Did not masturbate, no pimple
January 6th- Did not masturbate, no pimple
January 7th- Masturbated, no pimple
January 8th (today)- Did not masturbate, 1 NEW PIMPLE

So as you can see, most of the times when I masturbate I get a new pimple within 1-2 days.
Is this the reason? I don't know
But I do know my face GOT A LOT CLEARER when i did not masturbate!!!

EDIT: BEFORE I DID THESE TESTS I USED TO MASTURBATE DAILY, AND LITEREALLY A NEW PIMPLE ALMOST EVERY DAY, MOST OF THE TIME MORE.

Edited by acnekiller2012, 08 January 2012 - 08:37 AM.

[Chestercool]

^ those results are shocking, if you are telling the truth, basicly you breakout one day after masturbating, how about masturbating every day for a week and stop it the next week? could you do that experiment?? would be very helpful

To all of you, remember that science is based in a method where evidence if fundamental. It is bases in reason and observation. People such as casablanca shows evidence that masturbation has no impact on acne. However, didnt science claimed 30 years ago diet doesnt affect acne? now new evidence appeared, showing diet, stress and an unhealthy life are the CAUSE of acne. Science makes mistakes too, its about time it explains everything, there are so many things science cant explain yet, such as telekinesis, feelings, girls, etc.

To conclude, no matter evidence say, if masturbating affects your acne somehow, work on it and find a solution

[Irespectyoubro]

I don't know the exact science behind it but I do know the benefits of not masturbating.
For me honestly if I don't do anything sexual for about 10 days I could have my skin 90% clear.

If you think about it your whole purpose in life is to reproduce. When your masturbating all the time your body thinks that you must have no problem getting action. So it sort of lets itself go and you develop acne. When you don't masturbate your body thinks I better work on his looks because he is having trouble getting action. Plus the confidence and energy from not masturbating is worth it even if i still have acne.

[pulz]

It was the walking. I've tested this for a whole month and what I concluded was that every day I took a step I got a pimple. The days spent hibernating I was absolutely clear.

[acnekiller2012]

January 9th- Masturbated; 1 new pimple
January 10th- Masturbated; 2 new pimples
January 11th Masturbated; 1 new pimple

I'm going to try to stop now. For me, I think it causes acne and it really isn't worth it.

[-TC-]

Yes try to stop it. Dont allow yourself to say that its okay to masturbate 1 more time, last time. Brain is used to have this easy pleasure, but later on these neuropathways will be weakened. After 2 weeks or so you dont feel that huge urge.Im on the day 56 now. Started to use little BP too again,skin is deffenetly better that when i masturbated.

[matt f]

pulz, on 11 January 2012 - 04:24 AM, said:

It was the walking. I've tested this for a whole month and what I concluded was that every day I took a step I got a pimple. The days spent hibernating I was absolutely clear.

Haha best post so far.

I don't believe masturbating affects my skin as I only really get spots on my forehead....The trouble with topics like this is we don't know the severity of everyone's acne. One person here may have mild acne and may not be getting results compared to someone with severe acne whose skin is improving etc.

[acnekiller2012]

Comparing my acne to some pictures on here I am VERY mild. Maybe 1 whitehead at a time with some small bumps/red marks that are barely visible.

[Piggie822]

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Edited by Piggie822, 09 May 2012 - 01:26 PM.

[Robert_NL]

I didn't masturbate for 14 days now (stopped on 1 january) and my skin isn't as oily as before and my acne seems to clear up a bit. The first 7 days were very hard, but it gets easier now. If masturbating causes my acne then I'm willing to give up masturbating and sexual activities. Sex isn't that important for me (saying this as a 21 years old male).

[acnekiller2012]

January 12th- Did not masturbate, a few new pimples
January 13th- Did not masturbate
January 14th- Mastrubated expecting the worst tomorrow & monday

[dreamingofclearskin2011]

yeah theres a few of us on the other forum doing this experiment come join us over there i think its called masturbation; join me somethin like that
any ways i first started this got to about 20 days and my skin was clearing up really nicely then i wanked and i got a few more new ones then i started again now im on day 11 or 12 something like that and my skin is looking better again i believe it totally has a connection messing with your hormones!