# masturbation and acne **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 25, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329 "2003-05-25T02:14:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/21 "2003-05-25T19:08:29Z")
And then my brain kicks in - you are talking about the past right? ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/22 "2003-05-25T19:11:46Z")
The past, big time! I saw dinosaurs, man. (Well, OK, but I saw Nixon). ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/23 "2003-05-25T20:19:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\*I hate it when I get ance. \*\* Yeah, especially in my pance. ---
**Author:** ![Salieri2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Salieri2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salieri2)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/24 "2003-05-25T20:24:37Z")
But what’s a gurl? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/25 "2003-05-25T20:39:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by manhattan \* > \*\*The past, big time! I saw dinosaurs, man. (Well, OK, but I saw Nixon). \*\* What’s the difference? ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/26 "2003-05-25T21:32:21Z")
It still kills kittens though, right? ---
**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/27 "2003-05-25T22:27:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Salieri2 \* > \*\*But what’s a gurl? > > 😕 \*\* The opposite to a boi. ---
**Author:** ![ragerdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@ragerdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ragerdude)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/28 "2003-05-27T14:45:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by manhattan \* > \*\*…I found the correlation/causation to be accurate. However, the causation ran the other way. \*\* This is absolutely the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time!!! I’ve been laughing for the last five minutes! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/29 "2003-05-28T13:02:09Z")
If masturbation caused acne the earth would be, not a small blue dot, but a big yellowish pustule. ---
**Author:** ![Nate\_the\_Great](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ea924/32.png) [@Nate\_the\_Great](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nate_the_Great)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/30 "2003-05-28T13:15:13Z")
By the way, May is National Masturbation Month. Not counting today, we have three days left. Make 'em count! On a serious note, here is a list of answers to the question, “Why Masturbate,” taken from [goodvibes.com](http://goodvibes.com), a site dedicated to sexual health and education. Because masturbation is immensely pleasurable, invigorating, rejuvenating and fun. Because sexual pleasure is each person’s birthright. Because masturbation is the ultimate safe sex. Because masturbation is a joyous expression of self love. Because masturbation offers numerous health benefits including menstrual cramp relief, stress reduction, endorphin release, stronger pelvic muscles, reduction of prostate gland infection for men and resistance to yeast infections for women. Because masturbation is an excellent cardiovascular workout. Because each person is their own best lover. Because masturbation with a partner can be educational and hot. Because masturbation increases sexual awareness. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/31 "2003-05-28T14:31:59Z")
Actually, I read that vigorous lovemaking (with someone else) is a good cure for acne. Ok, I read it in _Adrian Mole_ but I’m not about to try and find out if it’s wrong! ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/32 "2003-05-28T14:52:00Z")
Side note: an acquaintance of mine in high school convinced several girls that semen would help lessen, or even cure, acne. It’s unclear to me how he was suggesting that the … er … dosage … be administered, but I remember being at a party in which one of his… ah… patients shared this revelation with all of us, and was quite embarrassed when the theory was meant with much snickering and scorn. Needless to say, the curative properties I mention above are not true, a point I make now in the event that high school boys of today are as manipulative as their 1979 counterparts were. - Rick ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/33 "2003-05-28T15:12:36Z")
> [@](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Hmm…, any risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\*Only if you don’t use the proper grip. 😃 \*\* Or you could use a padded wrist-rest, or just take a rest every 15 minutes or so… ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329/34 "2003-05-28T15:57:15Z")
No no no people…breaking out about the lips and chin is a sign that the there is cunnilingus afoot…at least for those with facial skin sensative to/in close proximity of um…certain places. She’s not jilling off. She’s jacking Jill. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-acne/177329.md?page=1)