Male acne at 22

[Max_V]

Hi everyone!

I’m looking for some advice. For about a couple months now, I’ve been noticing acne flare up on my face like it has never done before, not even when I was in prime teenage years. I know it isn’t my nutrition, I pretty much covered all bases there. 
I’ve got this hunch that what causes it is an increase in testosterone I’ve been having lately. Is it possible for stages of puberty to not finish until 22? I’ve been noticing my beard coming in only after one day of shaving and just all around feeling more masculine. What I definitely also think that is contributing is that I’m going to the gym more often (4-5 times a week), of course this also increases testosterone. (I don’t do steroids)

I’m looking for any thoughts on how this acne works and what I can do to get rid of it or minimize it.

Max 

[Leo Gura]

Food is the #1 culprit when it comes to acne. Radically clean up your diet and there's a good chance your acne will disappear.

Any food that comes from restaurants tends to cause acne. I eliminated all my acne by cooking all my own food.

Be careful with consuming protein powders, they are a huge cause of acne.

[LSD-Rumi]

For me it was food and masturbation. You need to cut down carbs and oils. But Also, I have noticed that everytime I masturbate, I get some acne immediately.

[Michael569]

Hey Max, 

It may potentially be related to late surges of DHT or just achieving your peak maturity a bit later, might certainly be the case. 

Theoretically could be a side effects of a gym if you go heavy on bodybuilding, take supplements stimulating muscle growthm then acne growth could be a side effect of that cell cycle stimulation, perhaps through a genetic predisposition....same way young guys who have surges of DHT and growth hormone get acne as a sort of side effect of this....but this is just a speculation, so take this with a dose of scepticism. 

As everybody said, diet is a common contributor, always worth having a critical eye on it, could sometimes be a deficiency of a certain cell cycle regulators (vitamin A, zinc, it D, essential fatty acids) rather than eating the wrong type of food. 

It might be worth booking a session with a dermatologist for them to have a look and maybe help pinpoint the main cause. Sometimes samples can be taken and examined. 

[Vido]

5 hours ago, LSD-Rumi said:

For me it was food and masturbation. You need to cut down carbs and oils. But Also, I have noticed that everytime I masturbate, I get some acne immediately.

THIS. also, glutton and dairy, especially dairy. Fucking hell.

 

I was on a no fap streak and then went all in on breaking it and boom, acne. Another tell tale sign is if you have acne in the lower part of the face, due to harmonal imbalance aka masturbation RIP

Quitting masturbation is like trying to quit cigarette but you have a pack in your pocket 24/7

 

[Leo Gura]

If jerking off gives you acne then you got something wrong with your biochemistry.

[LSD-Rumi]

17 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

If jerking off gives you acne then you got something wrong with your biochemistry.

Many guys complain of acne and backpain after jerking off, I guess like 10%.

[Vido]

48 minutes ago, LSD-Rumi said:

Many guys complain of acne and backpain after jerking off, I guess like 10%.

Yea, its not everyone but I think it does corelate. Might not be the cause.

 

Basically if there are harmonal changes.

If you eat too much sugar, that fucks with the harmone level as well

[Vido]

1 hour ago, Leo Gura said:

If jerking off gives you acne then you got something wrong with your biochemistry.

It's not just jerking off, but also like stress, body heat, etc that might also cause it

 

It's just that there might be a correlation but may not be the cause of acne.

 

 

[LSD-Rumi]

2 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

If jerking off gives you acne then you got something wrong with your biochemistry.

It is the way i jerk off. If I jerk off in a bad way, I get bad symptoms and acne. If I jerk off in a good way and have a full body orgasm, I get nothing but peace and happiness. It is insane how different I feel after masturbation depending on how good or bad it was.I used to get super depressed and fatigued after jerking off in some time of my life. It was like my body was reacting in the most obnoxious way to the point my face was full of acne and my muscles were so sore I could not sleep on my side. If I stopped masturbation, my face clears and my body goes back normal.

Edited July 13, 2022 by LSD-Rumi

[Leo Gura]

You guys and your jerking off problems... I just find it weird.

[UnbornTao]

It likely is a myth that masturbation causes acne. Acne is a recent disease in human history.

Otherwise individuals throughout history would have had acne too, but they didn't. Also, what about sex? Why would masturbation cause acne but sex would not?

It likely is a combination of factors: diet, stress levels, sleep quality, supplementation, etc.

Try removing gluten, sugar, dairy, flour, and ultra-processed foods (also hydrogenated oils!).

Edited July 14, 2022 by UnbornTao

[Arcangelo]

On 7/12/2022 at 9:57 AM, Max_V said:

Is it possible for stages of puberty to not finish until 22?

Yes absolutely. Look at the NBA players.

Giannis at 18 was 6'9

Now he is 6'11

[Danioover9000]

   Common to rare causes for acne:

Diet rich in sugar, salt, fat, corn syrups and other corn derivatives, inorganic wheat products and especially dairy, can cause acne progression and flare ups due to chemicals and preservatives and other substances in milk, yogurt and cheese as those can over burden one's lymphatic system. All those toxic build ups from junk foods over burdens the lymphatic system.

Hormonal system going through changes, can cause acne, when you're going through puberty.

Internal to external stress, also causes acne, as stress has a net negative to over all health.

certain types of skin like oily skin types, perspiration and not cleaning skin properly, causes pores to be blocked which can lead to acne.

Lack of sleep, and inactivity for too long can lead to some acne.

sleeping in a hotter temp room, leads to acne. Make sure to take care of sleeping conditions.

Over thinking sexual thoughts, leads to more acne. Masturbate when you have to masturbate, and move on.

Not cleaning yourself properly, after exercise or sex, leads to more acne.

 

 

 

 

[Javfly33]

Do NOT eat diary.

[Max_V]

Thank y’all for your advice and suggestions. 

I have been experimenting with adding a multivitamin supplement back in and that has shown some improvement. Next to that I’ve found that if I eat the same food a lot for a long period of time my body starts to reject it for some reason (which also causes acne for me), (interested what your thoughts are on this @Michael569); white rice is now out of my meal plans for a while. Thanks to these two solutions, my face has been starting to clear up quite a bit, big relief! 

 

[Michael569]

2 hours ago, Max_V said:

I have been experimenting with adding a multivitamin supplement back in and that has shown some improvement. Next to that I’ve found that if I eat the same food a lot for a long period of time my body starts to reject it for some reason (which also causes acne for me), (interested what your thoughts are on this @Michael569); white rice is now out of my meal plans for a while. Thanks to these two solutions, my face has been starting to clear up quite a bit, big relief! 

I've seen the same in my diet, if I eat the same thing over and over, at some point, I just can't stomach that thing anymore. Although I've never seen it cause acne although I'm sure acne could probably be caused by psychological reasons as well although I think with this one, unlike other issues, the cause is usually more biological. That's a long say of saying "I have no idea, Max  "