Well I read that the reason for this, was that when you bust, you lose alot of zinc. And thats why the more you jerk, the more zinc you lose and you tend to break out.

But if this were true, wouldnt sex cause the same problem, and when I was with my gf I was just fine. and we broke up and I haven't gotten laid in sometime and my face is much worse..

I went like a week with out masturbating and my face got really dry but not in a bad way cuz usally my face is very oilly, so then i thought maybe masturbation just causes your face to get oily. Its very hard for me to go a week with out masturbation or sex but i have 2 find a way to completely stop masturbating, if u have any ideas or comments let me know.

obviously i;m not a guy but have to add my 2 cents

1. Why would masturbating make your face oily? Maybe you should wash your face afterwards?
2. Maybe you should try retin A which should clear up your acne and then you can still masturbate or have sex or whatever

Hi guys, I'm 23 and have been suffering with acne since I was 13/14 years of age. I currently go to University and I still have acne. It is quite hard for me to go to class and sometimes be the only person with zits on their face. When I see someone else with it, I really feel for them.

It's not as simple as some people say. "Ohh, stop eating chocolate and start washing your face."
Ok.....thanks. I guess I was so STUPID that I haven't tried that in the past 10 years.

My acne is quite odd, once I get rid of a zit, another one will pop up. It's like there has to be one on my face at all times or they'll get pissed off and pop 3 of them up just to spite me.

Anyways, for the past 3 years, I've pretty much just given up. I'll wash and just put some cream on here and there, but I have stopped actively fighting it. Then a few weeks ago something happened and I decided that enough was enough.

I went to bed one day and right before I went to sleep, I could feel it. Something was brewing on the tip of my nose. This was going to be bad, I thought. I slapped cream on like a mad man, anything to prevent it. But to no avail. I woke up with the BIGGEST zit known to man on the tip of my nose. It was there, like a beacon. This wasn't one of them pimples you can just pop. It was red and underneath the skin, in a protective bunker, not willing to move an inch.
Worst part of the story? I had classes all day that morning with a room of 30 people. 30 people that I know and would see me the moment I walked on. 300 people I could blend in and hide; 30 people? No such luck.
23 years old, University student, going into law, and having the nose of Rudolph. I can't live like this anymore.

So I was browsing around and I saw someone say that not masturbating helped them. I thought what could it hurt. So I decided to try it. I lasted about 1 day. Let me tell you something, on a BAD day, I masturbate ATLEAST once. On a good day, probably 3 times a day. Its just something to do and relaxes me. So I decided to put some really willpower into this.

As of this writing I have not masturbated for 7 days. In these 7 days, I have not gotten ONE pimple. Not one! Trust me, everyday I would wake up from bed and expect to see a fresh new friend to greet me. Not having one is remarkable for someone like me, especially within a week. MAYBE its a coincidence, but it would have to be the hugest coincidence in the world. No, I'm not taking a new drug, not using a new soap, not drinking more water. I have been just staying on my same routine.

But I have to take into account that maybe it's a coincidence. I can't blow it off, so I plan on sticking to this for a month. A month. How I am going to do it for a whole month is mind boggling but I have to do it.

I know people here will say "Ohh, there is no correlation between acne and masturbation."
Maybe this is true, but I also believe everyone is different, thats why there is no one cure for acne. That's why this probably won't work for everyone either. But honestly, if you're like me and you've tried everything EXCEPT this, then honestly, what do you have to lose? If you have the willpower, just try it for one week. If you don't see results by the seventh day, then it probably won't work for you, but I hope it works atleast for another person like it did for me.

Thanks everyone and I will update this thread in 3 weeks and tell you guys everything. Writing this post has made me very happy and I just hope to God after a few more weeks time, I have some positive results to post!