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Masturbation & Acne? Are they related?

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Contributor: Aryllen Aryllen
There could be if you masturbated, then rubbed your juices all over your face and left it to dry, clogging your pores.

//in the don't believe it at all group unless given some good scientific proof
08/01/2012
Contributor: SoloJoe SoloJoe
this is not true was told to keep kids from playing with themselfs
08/01/2012
Contributor: CadmiumKitty CadmiumKitty
Strange
08/02/2012
Contributor: gsfanatic gsfanatic
there's the correlation that both tend to start around the same part of someone's development cycle. That said, masturbation does not lead to acne
08/03/2012
Contributor: sexykiss sexykiss
i never heard of this until now i should have a clear face then!
08/03/2012
Contributor: Cinnyree Cinnyree
ah and that is why my skin has always been so nice!!
08/04/2012
Contributor: SepZet SepZet
A question that may be related to this is....was your health teacher religious? Because they may have been making something like that up to make you not...blasphemous or something.
10/13/2012
Contributor: hyacinthgirl hyacinthgirl
Well, I could use myself as proof. I had terrible, awful acne from age 12. The first time I masturbated was about two months before my 18th birthday, though I have never been a frequent practitioner. My acne cleared up when I was 20, not because of masturbation, but because I learned how to take care of my skin properly.
10/21/2012
Contributor: marshmallow marshmallow
wat? no
10/23/2012
Contributor: Abombadong Abombadong
Never heard of this before.
10/30/2012
Contributor: LoooveMonkey LoooveMonkey
I didn't mean to say I believed people who masturbate more have more acne, but I know for a fact that there is a correlation at least with me. Mine is a lot better when I'm masturbating often.
10/30/2012
Contributor: butts butts
Quote:
Originally posted by Coralbell
There could be some relation, but masturbating does not cause acne. The reason I say it could be related is because acne can be caused by high testosterone levels, which could also increase your sex drive.
yup! This, and actually masturbation and sex is GOOD for your skin, it increases blood flow to the face (blushing!)
10/30/2012
Contributor: Hubby80 Hubby80
Never heard of it before.
11/05/2012
Contributor: Mikemanz Mikemanz
it WILL make you go blind, though
11/05/2012
Contributor: chelly411 chelly411
I have honestly never heard this before
11/12/2012
Contributor: Luca77 Luca77
Weird. Stress, junk food, hormones, and sleep habits are more related to acne. you might masturbate because you're stressed or hormones (or sleep lulz) but the health teacher is going the wrong way here.
11/12/2012
Contributor: Pink Lily Pink Lily
Well, when I was a teen I didn't masturbate and I had tons of acne. Now I do and only have an occasional break out. Sounds like to me acne is caused by teenage hormones and exacerbated by stress.
11/13/2012
Contributor: atryonix atryonix
Never heard of this one before and it's rude for a teacher to say that
11/13/2012
Contributor: froggygal91 froggygal91
Honestly when I started masturbating i never had a problem with acne.
12/17/2012
Contributor: xcapricax xcapricax
Lmao that's so stupid.
12/20/2012
Contributor: Bittenflame Bittenflame
never heard of this
12/21/2012
Contributor: chicmichiw chicmichiw
The only connection I can think of is maybe just correlation... puberty and masturbation, of course!
12/22/2012
Contributor: octoberrain octoberrain
Quote:
Originally posted by Blinker
That's an urban legend old spinster teachers tell kids so they won't touch their genitals and go to hell.

If masturbation causes acne, then so does sex, and Paris Hilton has clear skin.
hehe
12/23/2012
Contributor: Bleu Bleu
Acne can be caused my stress...So I think if acne and masturbation were anywhere related it would be that masturbating can relieve stress which means not as many zits?
12/29/2012
Contributor: Ayumi Ayumi
The only connection I could think of is, the more orgasms, the less acne, because you aren't sexually frustrated which is a type of stress and stress does increase acne. Otherwise, I've never heard this before and don't believe it.
01/01/2013
Contributor: RedKyuubi RedKyuubi
No relation at all
01/15/2013
Contributor: Tibby Tibby
Quote:
Originally posted by sexysweetieshan
Okay, so when I was in 8th grade, I remember a health teacher telling me that kids who masturbate more frequently have a lot more acne. I think she ruined my view on it, because anytime I saw a kid with lots of acne, I kept thinking to myself, ... more
did she also say it caused you to go blind? and then you looked at blind people and said "wow you must have touched yourself alot!!!!"

joking
01/15/2013
Contributor: ginnyluvspotter ginnyluvspotter
Never heard of that before
01/15/2013
Contributor: Hermosura21 Hermosura21
Quote:
Originally posted by Coralbell
There could be some relation, but masturbating does not cause acne. The reason I say it could be related is because acne can be caused by high testosterone levels, which could also increase your sex drive.
So true couldmt have said it.better
01/15/2013
Contributor: Toy Fiend Toy Fiend
That's one way to scare kids into hating their sexuality.
01/15/2013