Masturbation-acne in males does exist!

I've actually read the beginning of this post and I'm convinced that it is the masturbating that has caused me all these scars and pimples. I'm 19 now and I still suffer from acne. What we all have in common is our ritual for whacking off. Honestly, ive tried everything - tea tree, accutane, minocin, Dalacin C, retinoic cream, even proactive. The only thing that seemed to help me out was getting Kenalog injected to EVERY SINGLE ONE of my acne. During my first time, I got about 100 pokes and little incisions. It hurts. 

I'm not a bad looking guy and thankfully I can still look alright even with acne but I can't help it. I feel as if everyone else is staring at me, looking at all my acne. Not to mention it does zero in on your self esteem. 

Anyway, after getting so tired, I was searching up this ritual my friend told me to try and it lead me to this forum. Not once had I thought that acne could be cause by masturbation. 

I started pretty early, say 11 or 12 years old which could also explain why I'm short (5'6). It has to be because I gave my body no time to adjust and stabilize when my body was maturing. Anyway, ive done it often and before i do it about 1 a day. Now I do it about 3/4 times a day depending on how bored and how much of a free time I have. And yeah, even with frequent derma visits, nothing changes. 

So as I scroll down, sympathize and read every single post here, I remember getting hospitalized for a week and not having any choice to abstain. Voila, I had clear skin. Post hospitalization gave me some time to relax and yeah, fapping marathon. Boom, back to acne I go.

Now, because everyone here has made a valid arguement, I decided to challenge myself and abstain. I know I can do it. At this point, I'll do anything to get the confidence I've been badly wanting. f**k masturbating for, say, 2 months. If this is really the cause of my acne, I'd even be willing to stop for years! 

It's January 23 now and its day 1 of NO JACKuary and hoping this will continue to Anti FAPuary. 

I got this. To everyone else, may the spirit be with us all. Hoping not masturbating is the answer cus I'm tired of looking for solutions and switching from dermas and over the counter products. if this is it then HA. LLE. LU. JAH. 

I'm with you, bro. I will abstain too, starting today (01/24). See ya!

Day 3. So far, no new pimples. The inflammation also seems to be much less compared to 3 days ago. I also started to spend some time to work out so that's a good thing and as much as I could, I would try to drink lots of water to flush out all the c**p in my system. So no complaints. So far, so good.

To the guy above this post, update us man. Good luck to us!

Hey danielth. I will try to update as much as i can.

I think this is a much more long term thing... i don't think it's a 2 week problem. For me, i guess it took a long time to develop.

If you start to do it less often, in the long term it will have great impact. Just think, masturbating 2x/day for six months and then abstaining for six months (really difficult), it's equivalent to masturbating 1x/day for the entire year. So i think it's better to calculate masturbation frequency over the long term (months or years), not days.

And please guys, QUIT PORN NOW!!! If you have doubts about it, just google "your brain on porn" and read the information on the website. Sex and masturbation (in moderation) are healthy, porn isn't!

See ya!

17 yrs old, its all true what they say, its all connected, i just masturbated and know tommorow will my skin be worse than today, its really hard to not masturbate. From this moment on ill try to cut it down to a minium and clear my acne problem already!

1 week of no Fap.

Looking much better. Even my dermatologist was surprised by the improvement, no kidding. So I'm continuing what was supposedly my 1 week no Fap to another week of abstaining. :)

Good luck to everyone out there!

Yeah.. but you know.. At one point you might get those wet dreams that will blow all your efforts cause you have to release the tension somehow and the body does it for you. At least that's my case when I tried to stop for 15 days.

Well i too experienced it and surfing of net on different sites says that  there will be a relationship between sex,masturbation, acne and pimples. Generally most of the teenagers do regularly as a result they will experience them. This is mainly because of sex and masturbation only (78% regarding teenagers), due to over doing of it Sebaceous glands will comes into highly active state and produses fattysubstance, sebum which is a mixture of (triglycerides, wax esters,squalene, and cholesterol) and cellular debris, which is discharged as sebum through the sebaceous duct connecting the gland to the hair follicle. Sebum helps to form the slightly greasy surface film of the skin. they will present on overall  body and a very huge number on face and scalp.

so coming to the point

One factor that makes sebaceous glands produce more sebum is hormonal activity. An increase in testosterone levels increases sebum production. A consequence of over production is that the pores could get clogged. Sebum could combine with dirt and bacteria resulting in the reddish swelling and inflammation that typically characterizes pimples.

Teens and Pimples

If you consider the explanation given above, it seems pretty obvious why pimple outbreaks are more common among teens. Adolescents tend to have more active sebaceous glands because they are in the stage of life where testosterone levels are higher. In some cases though, pimple outbreaks that emerge during puberty go away in the first few years of early adulthood. Of course, some adults continue to occasionally have a few pimple outbreaks.

It also seems apparent that overactive sebaceous glands during puberty are not necessarily something to fret about. While pimples can blemish a teen’s appearance and even lower the self-esteem, they may not require aggressive treatment unless determined by a dermatologist. Always remember that sebaceous glands play an important role in skin and hair health. Treating the skin aggressively to prevent or deal with pimples could lead to dry and unhealthy skin and hair.

Acne Treatment

Severe cases of acne may really require medication or even a clinical procedure. These however should only be considered when mild treatment options have no effect on pimples or appear to make pimples much worse.

If the pimple outbreak is not too severe, you can simply settle for washing your face with lukewarm water and mild soap. This is the best way to treat your sebaceous glands. Basic skin hygiene as a form of pimple treatment will ensure that your skin stays properly moisturized.

Food and Pimples

It has been determined in the past that the link between food and pimple outbreaks is a myth. It is also true though that some foods are factors that increase the activity of sebaceous glands. Food with too much oil for example can speed up the production of sebum. You may therefore have to avoid fatty and oily foods if you have a bad case of acne.

A Pimples appearance has a lot to do with the sebaceous glands. This however, doesn’t make the glands evil. They are crucial for skin health so you should treat your pimple condition in the mildest method possible.

 

Hi,

Having Masturbation and Ejaculating releases a hormone called  testosterone , which stimulates production of an oil gland called sebum, sebum is required when it is produced in required quantities and after having Masturbation and Ejaculation this Oil produces in large amounts. With Dust and other bacteria present in atmosphere they form cysts and pimples in areas mostly on face,scalp, even on back.The only solution is take medication such as Tretiva which stops excessive sebum production and reduces these effects

I have experienced this by experimenting with it.When i abstain and do not masturbate i have visibly clear skin.The redness is reduced,also itching is minimal.But what really frustrates me is when i get a nocturnal emission,or it so happens that after a week or 10 days i am so charged that sometimes i just get an ejaculation due to my tight underwear or i don't know what...And then its all the same.Ejaculation leading to acne.Acne is a monster,it spoiled my life.I'm 20 with no romance in my life.I avoid social occasions,why? Because i hate looking at my face when i have a big pimple rearing its ugly head.My confidence is zero.Acne has made my face like moon's surface...full of craters and holes.

Can anybody please suggest me a way by which i can possibly avoid a nightfall(nocturnal emission) ? Or if i can't then what's the alternate remedy to this seemingly never ending problem.My parents told me acne would gradually go away on its own when i'll hit 20s.I'll be 21 this June and i don't see any signs of acne going away.It keeps coming over and over again.

Life is a hell,if you have acne.

AcneIsACurse, I cannot agree with you more in acne being a curse. I've had it since 7th grade and I still have it at 22. I use to wonder why friends who would masturbate 2-3 times a day would have clear skin. While I rarely masturbated and my face would look like a crater(like you mentioned). Though in many respects, I attribute loneliness towards acne, I can't help but make the best of a bad situation. When the break outs occur after masturbating, and man are they voracious. I pick up a guitar, read a book, or do exercise. Anything really to clear my head. I believe acne at this age is both physical and psychological. I refuse to acknowledge acne imposing itself in my life. I can't offer a remedy for nocturnal emissions, because at this point, they seem to relapse every-time I go two weeks without masturbating. I think It's a test and like most times I fail it. My recommendation would be to abstain from anything sexual 45min-1hr before you go to sleep. I personally do as many pull-ups and push-ups that I can before bed. I feel that this clears my head and it really works. On a final note, I would like to part with a few words. I believe It took me over 8 years to get over my problem with acne, as there are plenty more hurdles in life, then something as petty as acne. I honestly don't think it's a battle I can win, but I'm not gonna let acne dictate the course in my life. ACNE does not manage the course of your life, YOU DO! Now if you don't mind I'm gonna go masturbate now. f**k acne!

I have struggled with acne for 4 years before I realized masturbation was my problem.

I would stop masturbating for almost a month and be clear, but then I would relapse and masturbate 5 times in 2 days.

Soon I just wasn't able to bring myself to stop.

 

So I found an ALTERNATIVE!

 

What I do is drink at least 3 liters or more water EVERY single day, with NO OTHER BEVERAGES!

I also still use a face wash.

But I found that drinking nothing but eater has helped a LOT with my acne.

It would normally be severe after masturbating, but now it's just moderate.

 

What it does is clean out your body from the inside so your body won't feel the need to push dirt out through your face.

It may help body acne too but I'm not certain as I have mostly had a problem with facial acne.

 

But you have to make sure you drink that amount or more every day with no other beverages.

i am 18 m getting pimples i jerk my penis 4 times a week is it the reoson

MY CURRENT THEORY!!

hey, please some of u do the following things:

 

- take vitamin b-complex

- take fish oil caps for a good balance in fatties (for maintaining hormones)

- drink more water

- and now the most important thing: take bitter herbs as powder!

it needs to come in contact with ur tongue.

this should clear ur liver which is weak due to hormones. this toxins come out to ur skin which can cause acne

 

try several herbs and combine them.

 

 

 

 

PIMPLES OCCURS DUE TO :

1. HORMONAL IMBALANCE[TESTOSTERONE,CORTISOL].

2. BACTERIAL INFECTION[PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNE].

3. GENETICS .

TO GET RID OF PIMPLES .......IF YOU THINK IT IS DUE TO 1 ,THEN NEVER SLEEP ALONE ;SLEEP WITH YOUR PARENTS .IF IT IS DUE TO 2 ....THEN USE COTTON WHILE POPPING A PIMPLE ............DON'T USE ORDINARY SOAP USE SOAPS CONTAINING VEGETABLE OIL OR TEA TREE OIL .

I AM SUFFERING FROM PIMPLES SINCE 5 YEARS ........AND IN MY CASE IT IS DUE TO 1,2 AND 3.

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