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[steven m jacobson]

I was thinking today about when I first got a zit and then acne after that and what I was doing differently. I was 14 years old when I got my first zit, and then acne at 15, all the way until I was around 21 (on and off). Two huge things struck me that I was doing differently, the first of which was MASTURBATION. All through high school and up till I was 21 I did it, not excessively, maybe once a day or every other day. However, the correlation between acne and masturbation/sex did exist for me, even with an early girlfriend at 17. Once I stopped both sex/masturbation my skin cleared and has remained clear till this day (2 years baby!!!). My sex drive is pretty much nil, but I have found that life is much much better. I would rather be happy for the rest of my life than be happy for 10 minutes each day with masturbation and acne.

Note, the other major thing that I started at that age was facial cleansers, which only made things worse. Once I stopped both I was crystal clear, my skin was like I was 10 years old again, probably why we all had clear skin when we were kids, no masturbation, no cleansers. Of course lets not forget everyday stress that comes along in school and work, once you learn to live with that you are a free bird. Good luck to everyone that is prolonging their sexual desires, and setting back their orgasms to once every week or once every other week, or even longer!!! We should all discuss the progress we all make here.

[CelloIsLove]

Use a much, much gentler cleanser and a moisturizer.


Masturbate less, get out more.

Done.

Just don't over-do it.

[LoveGreenSmoothies]

I think you got acne because you hit puberty which led to masturbation. You may have outgrown it since it seems you're 19 now. Your hormones probably settled down.

I don't think masturbation/sex causes acne, personally, the androgen spikes make you WANT to have sex/masturbate and it's the androgens that cause acne, not sex.

[steven m jacobson]

I think you got acne because you hit puberty which led to masturbation. You may have outgrown it since it seems you're 19 now. Your hormones probably settled down.

I don't think masturbation/sex causes acne, personally, the androgen spikes make you WANT to have sex/masturbate and it's the androgens that cause acne, not sex.

In my experience it does. If I think about sex all day and walk around with a boner I will not get acne. If I jerk off then I get acne.

[steven m jacobson]

Figure I would post this for some encouragement and support:

http://www.steadyhea...s__t111343.html

Many people have noticed the same thing as me, masturbation causes acne, and stopping it clears acne.

[Sunshine41]

Haha, so the Bible's right!

[bobbi364]

Masturbation was never a sin, it was only interpreted that way. As god demanded one of the apostles to impregnate a woman, the man spilled his seed and god killed him, thus being interpreted as a sin. Lust is a sin however, and sexual lust falls in that category I guess. I am not a very religious man, however religion does teach great morals. You can look at it in that light if you want to. Some people can masturbate/have sex numerous times a day and never get acne, because they do not have dht spikes from it, however it is different in everyone.