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[Robert_NL]

I tried it. Was almost clear for 4 months (1 or 2 whiteheads every now and then). Stopped with masturbation and 10 days after the last time I masturbated, pustules and whiteheads appeared on my face...My guess is that stopping masturbation gives you acne because your hormones aren't released anymore.

I think that masturbating too much is also not good, for myself it works best when I wait 4 or 5 days between masturbation.

[DrunkPickle]

Masturbation IS connected to acne. It makes your androgen go crazy, and they in turn cause skin glands to produce more oil. Don't believe the people who say "oh, it's probably just your imagination" or "oh, you're probably just stressing about it too much". These people are the ones whose acne isn't effected by masturbation. Everyone's body is different, and it will respond differently to hormones.

[MastaDamn]

Does this only apply to men? Or does it affect women too?

Actually the Taoist believe a woman is energized by sexual activity, while a man is depleted of his. Which is why a man more likely falls asleep. As we pass our energy to you.

However when a woman masturbates they lose some energy, but are more relaxed. Also the same with a man. Men constantly lose energy and the woman gains energy from sex. Probably why most women stay up thinking about things. If you were good, why you did not orgasm...etc?

So back to topic yes masturbation may cause acne, but only if you let it. Shaving causes breakouts, sweat, dirt, butt secks, and a whole myriad of things cause acne. Acne has been and always will be here ever since the Industrial Revolution.

When humans began pouring awesome amounts of toxins in the air we attributed acne. Fact haha, maybe. Makes sense right. Natives in tropical jungles do not have acne and they have some of the most oily skin I've seen. Ever read a National Geographic?

Yep acne is a man made phenomenon. Done. I lived in the forest of Nepal for a year when I was in high school, went in with acne, came out with clear pinchable skin. Came back to the city and bam mild breakouts again.

Don't masturbate, unless you're a lady, thats sexy and invigorating! Woohoo I've got to go take a cold shower now...and masturbate.

Edited by MastaDamn, 01 September 2011 - 07:43 PM.

[MintyDude]

As much as I'd like to believe there is no correlation, I can't. After ejaculation the body works to reproduce the sperm/semen you've just emitted, which means a raise in levels of testosterone, DHT etc. These have been linked with hormonal acne and there you have it.

This is a better explanation.

http://www.herballov...cle.asp?art=614

Edited by MintyDude, 23 December 2011 - 06:52 PM.

[steven m jacobson]

I tried it. Was almost clear for 4 months (1 or 2 whiteheads every now and then). Stopped with masturbation and 10 days after the last time I masturbated, pustules and whiteheads appeared on my face...My guess is that stopping masturbation gives you acne because your hormones aren't released anymore.

I think that masturbating too much is also not good, for myself it works best when I wait 4 or 5 days between masturbation.

That is way to short to draw any conclusions.

As much as I'd like to believe there is no correlation, I can't. After ejaculation the body works to reproduce the sperm/semen you've just emitted, which means a raise in levels of testosterone, DHT etc. These have been linked with hormonal acne and there you have it.

This is a better explanation.

http://www.herballov...cle.asp?art=614

Yes this is correct. Those hormones are responsible for sebum product, this is why the face has more oils after masturbation/sex/orgasm, the balance of the gland is off, and in turn causes acne. I a firm believe in this being a direct link.

[robmasta]

I feel like masturbation does cause oil which if you let it will cause acne. I think it has something to do too with your penis giving off hormones. Since when your having sex they would be getting transferred and when jacking off they are going back into you. And even worse if you rub your face or your body with the hand. Shower after a sesh and drink lots of fluids.

[Questioner101]

Well.. when i whack off 3 times a week i notice my skin gets more oily, resulting in more pimples. When i stop for a week or so, my skin becomes less oily and i dont break out. Ive been testing this theory for quite a while and i believe there is a correlation between masturbation and acne. Try to stop.

Ive tryed to stop and cut back but its really hard. Im 20 yrs old and im sadly addicted to it. And when i do successfuly quit for a week i end up getting wet dreams. <img src="style_emoticons/default/eusa_doh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="eusa_doh.gif" />

Well if ur theory is right and whacking off does kinda cause dick acne, I'll stop a few weeks and see what happens. Cuz recently I had no white head things on my dick and I go to bed, and the next day I notice some white headed thing on my dick. How can I tell if is really acne, I touch it and it doesn't hurt At all unless I squeeze the infected area. And this is all in the head of my dick.

[excelicious]

K this might sound disgraceful but I have masturbated for a week to see if it makes a difference on my skin. And nope it did not.

[Ghostunit]

WOah, I haven't masturbate for months.. I think I didn't even masturbate this year.. last year, I did a few times.. like a total of 10-15 times.
I never feel horny, even if I watch porn. I don't watch it anymore though at all

[Mister J]

My answer for this is yes, partially. I have tried to recall the times my face has been the clearest and I come up with 2 things. 1) in middle school, before I started masturbating, I rarely broke out while most of my class members had started getting bad acne around this time. 2) family vacations when I wouldn't masturbate at all, my skin was so so much better.

With that being said, it's pretty hard for someone who is used to masturbating constantly to suddenly stop for good. I personally find it very hard, so I'm unable to stop completely, but I have drastically decreased how often I do it. I used to do it several times a day, now I just go for as long as I can until the urge gets too strong, which is usually 2 times a week. I also noticed the more I masturbate, the more oily my skin is. I never used to have oily skin until I started masturbating a lot.

[Tom Rio]

Masturbating is not a cause, it is a symptom, of yes, an influx of hormones. It has zero affect on your acne, but the hormones in this case are the cause, that what you need to get rid of.