Does masturbation cause pimples?

[TheCoolKid1337]

Hi, I am 13 and I love masturbating. But I've gotten a lot of pimples in the past month (Most on my face) and i've heard masturbating causes pimples/ance etc. So for the past week I have stopped masturbating but it is really hard! My question is, does masturbation really causes pimples or anything else? I'm trying everything to get rid of these pimples so please tell me! Bye! :confused:

[Greg1994]

I never heard that it does, pimples are just another thing caused by puberty... go to a target or something, there's tons of stuff for acne there.

[Tobias]

Never herd about masturbation couseing it. Only know about having long hair so the sun and air cant get to your forehead and eating salty or sugary foods couseing pimples...

[Short Circuit]

Acne is caused when tiny holes in the skin, known as hair follicles, become blocked.

Sebaceous glands are tiny glands found near the surface of your skin. The glands are attached to hair follicles, which are small holes in your skin that an individual hair grows out of.

Sebaceous glands lubricate the hair and the skin to stop it drying out. They do this by producing an oily substance called sebum.

In acne, the glands begin to produce too much sebum. The excess sebum mixes with dead skin cells and both substances form a plug in the follicle.

If the plugged follicle is close to the surface of the skin, it will bulge outwards, creating a whitehead. Alternatively, the plugged follicle can be open to the skin, creating a blackhead.

Normally harmless bacteria that live on the skin can then contaminate and infect the plugged follicles, causing papules, pustules, nodules or cysts.

Source: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Acne/Pages/Causes.aspx

[Stronger]

I have never heard of such a thing, the only thing to casue that is eating junk food, and etc..(i dont know), but anyway, just go to a simple drug store, or whatever and look for the isle with the soaps, makeups, meds and looks for the products that deal with getting rid of pimples and buy some (soaps, creams).

[Green Arrow]

To my knowledge there isn't a correlation between masturbating and pimples.

[TheCoolKid1337]

Well I do eat a bit of sugary foods. Thanks guys! Good to know I can jerk off freely again :D

[Bojan]

Nope it dosent cause pimples. There caused by oil in the skin getting blocked in and stoping masturbating won't stop that all u can really do is try and keep ur skin as clean as u can

[Fruity Drink]

YES!!!! Masturbation CAN INCREASE ACNE! You're releasing MORE hormones!!!

Please don't listen to people who OBVIOUSLY don't know what they're talking about.

Just like stress can cause pimples as well, trust me... I'm a doctor!






(not a real doctor, not medical advice, But what I said above IS true.)

[BrassMonkey]

I have never heard of masturbating giving you pimples. Acne is just part of puberty which really sucks. Acne is caused by dirt getting in your pores which causes the acne. Try some creams and stuff, if you have a serious case of acne like I did. I suggest going to a dermatologist. If you have a mild case of acne, try some creams and shower scrubs. I hope this helps.

[Fruity Drink]

I have never heard of masturbating giving you pimples. Acne is just part of puberty which really sucks. Acne is caused by dirt getting in your pores which causes the acne. Try some creams and stuff, if you have a serious case of acne like I did. I suggest going to a dermatologist. If you have a mild case of acne, try some creams and shower scrubs. I hope this helps.

Wrong, acne is not always caused by dirt, it can be caused by your own natural oil, and several other things.

Increase in testosterone, and estrogen can increase oil production, and other stuff... to potentially increase acne. (When I masturbate extremely often.. I usually break out.. after some reasearch, I came to this conclusion.)

[Sean4U]

I don't' think so I think it is all part of puberty, although I have seen older guys and even my dad get pimples, I think because of what has been said about oil production and dirt and stuff

[shahzaib92]

Me too even I wanted to ask this question I have a lot of pimples on my face oh my god it is so irritating and yes I wanna ask again that when u masturbate a lot u get pimples and by the way even I love masturbating a lot and its the same case here as of who asked the question

[Booker]

I seriously doubt that masturbation causes pimples directly, just avoid touching your face unless you're fairly sure it's clean. Generally, dirt and the large increase in the production of natural oil (because of your hormone levels) causes pimples.

[blondebeast]

it does on your penis...sometime you clog pores with lube or something else...but no where else

[RemoveMemories]

no i dont think so

[LatinaVivit]

It relieves stress so I would think that it would decrease pimples.

[Gigablue]

There is a correlation between masturbation and pimples, but masturbation doesn't cause pimples. As you start puberty, your sebaceous glands become active and produce more oil, which can clog pores and cause acne. The hormones released at the start of puberty also cause you to start masturbating. That is to say that puberty causes both masturbation and acne. Masturbation doesn't cause acne.

Just wash your face often to get rid of pimples, if it persists, see you doctor or a dermatologist.

Mastubation causing acne is a common urban legend but is completely false.

[tterbb]

Just start cleaning your face good!

[yankeefan]

dont think so