Might be good for her skin as well....! "Pearl Necklace", anyone?
"you likely heard claims that semen is good for the skin–from companies bottling it up and selling it as face cream {wasn’t that from Sex and the City?} to your boyfriends and husbands touting the unending benefits of the sticky substance. Meanwhile, you actually may have been wondering not if semen is good for the skin, but if it could actually be harmful to your skin–will it irritate? Will it make you break out? Are there dangers involved?
What are the components of semen?
Semen is composed of seven basic types of chemicals: acids, bases, sugars, enzymes, hormones, proteins, and salts.
Acids? That sounds irritating.
The acids include organic acids, like citric acid and amino acids. At low levels, these chemicals have very little effect on the skin. The bases include amines, which need to be alkaline to make sure the sperm has a fighting chance to get where they are intended to go. But alkaline doesn’t do much for the skin. {It’s the opposite effect you get from alpha hydroxy acids.}
Sugars? That sounds sweet.
The main sugar in semen is fructose, which is the primary energy source for sperm cells. While it functions well as an energy source metabolized by cells, it won’t do much sitting on the surface of your skin. At best, it could provide some humectant properties to bind moisture to your skin; at worst, it leaves a sticky film.
Hormones? As in hormone therapy?
Prostaglandin hormones are helpful in procreation because they suppress immune responses caused by foreign bodies–in this case, semen. But there really isn’t any benefit to applying these hormones topically.
What else is in there?
Other components of semen include mucus and texturizing proteins that, in theory, could form a film on the skin that would act as a moisture reservoir. But, to have any substantial effect, they would have to be spread in a uniform layer across your entire face. {Ewww!}
The Bottom Line
Scientifically speaking, there isn’t really anything wrong with putting semen on your face. {Although we wouldn’t recommend doing it casually–semen is a carrier for STDs!} There may even be some minor moisturizing benefit to be had, but there are also no definite advantages {despite what your partner might tell you}. A good face cream {the ones you buy at the store} will do a much better job!"
~Ashley Taylor
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